Consortium secures 97.9% of Sweden's Lasernet in SEK 30-per-share cash offer

What's the deal? Tabellae BidCoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has closed its recommended public cash offer for Sweden's LasernetDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, securing about 97.9% of the company's shares and votes. The offer, priced at SEK 30 per share in cash, is backed by a consortium of Tabellae HoldCo, Mission Trail Partners, and Aktiebolag GrenspecialistenDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.

Why now? The offer, first announced on June 4, 2026, moved through two acceptance windows. It was declared unconditional on July 23, then extended to August 7 to give remaining shareholders another chance to tender.

The numbers: During the initial period, shareholders holding roughly 61.6% of Lasernet accepted. The extension added about 6.0%, bringing total tendered shares to 19,797,685, or approximately 67.5%.

Combined with the 8,592,878 shares already held by Mission Trail Partners and Aktiebolag Grenspecialisten and contributed to the offeror, Tabellae BidCo now controls 28,703,998 shares.

What's the endgame? The consortium has declined to extend the acceptance period further, and the offer is closed. With near-total ownership, the buyers are positioned to take Lasernet private.

The signal: The deal marks another take-private of a listed Swedish company by a private capital consortium, a pattern that continues to reshape the Nordic small-cap market.

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