Thoma Bravo Acquires Mercell Holding ASA
August 16, 2022
Thoma Bravo, through its acquisition vehicle Spring Bidco (Norway) AS, completed the acquisition of Mercell Holding ASA, a Norway-based provider of e-tendering and procurement SaaS platforms. The transaction (completed August 16, 2022) takes Mercell private to support product development, strategic acquisitions and further geographic growth across Europe and beyond.
- Buyers
- Thoma Bravo, Spring Bidco (Norway) AS
- Targets
- Mercell Holding ASA
- Sellers
- Former minority shareholders of Mercell
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Norway
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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