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LeadDesk Oyj has acquired Loxysoft

November 2020 — LeadDesk Oyj has acquired the Swedish Loxysoft AB and the Norwegian Loxysoft AS from FutureMind AB, Great Lake Capital AB, and the investment funds Almi Invest AB and MIC Invest AB.

LeadDesk is a fast-growing and internationalizing software company, operating in the cloud-based software market in Europe. The company offers the LeadDesk cloud service for high-volume sales and customer service and has grown to be a leading vendor in the Nordics. LeadDesk’s shares are traded in the Nasdaq First North Finland market. The company has offices in seven European countries and its services are used by over 1,000 customers in 34 countries.

Loxysoft is an established SaaS company focused on customer service and sales. It develops and provides cloud-based contact center services as a service (SaaS) branded as ProConnect, as well as inbound and outbound contact center services. Its loyal customers include, among others, banks, insurance companies and energy companies. Loxysoft has more than 25 years of experience in delivering business-critical software and 43 employees in Stockholm, Oslo and Östersund.

Our role in the transaction

Oaklins’ team in Finland acted as the exclusive financial advisor to the buyer in this transaction. The acquisition strengthens LeadDesk’s position as the leading SaaS contact center software vendor in the Nordics, which supports growth in Central Europe.

Parties
“I’m super thrilled about our first acquisition outside of Finland as a listed company. This is already our third acquisition of the year. As a true growth company, we are not afraid of investing in expansion.”

Olli Nokso-Koivisto

CEO, LeadDesk Oyj

Talk to the deal team

Samuli Siljamäki

Senior Advisor
Helsinki, Finland
Oaklins Finland

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