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esignatur has been acquired by Scrive

July 2021 — esignatur has been acquired by Scrive, a portfolio company of Vitruvian Partners. esignatur and Scrive both specialize in digital signing solutions and complement each other with strong geographical and sector reach.

esignatur offers user-friendly software as a service (SaaS) solutions that allow customers to digitally sign documents and optimize data distribution and workflow procedures with a high degree of security, e.g. by mass-signing large numbers of orders with one login. esignatur has more than 1,300 customers within its Danish database and an increasing focus on international markets, currently with users in more than 10 countries.

Established in 2010 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Scrive has customers in more than 40 countries and employs over 150 people. The company has developed a robust and flexible infrastructure for transforming businesses by improving data quality and customer experience through electronic signature and digital identity automation. Since June 2020, Scrive has been majority-owned by Vitruvian Partners. Vitruvian Partners is a leading international growth investor and in the Nordics has supported success cases such as Just Eat, EasyPark and Trustpilot.

Our role in the transaction

Oaklins’ team in Denmark was engaged by the owners of esignatur as the exclusive financial advisor. The team in Sweden introduced the buyer and supported the transaction.

Parties
“We could never have done this on our own. Oaklins displayed a deep understanding of the SaaS way of thinking and an amazing international reach.”

Aiman Rafii

CEO and Shareholder, esignatur

Talk to the deal team

Daniel Sand

Partner
Copenhagen, Denmark
Oaklins Beierholm

Adel Koubaa

Managing Partner
Stockholm, Sweden
Oaklins Sweden

Nicolai Audon

Director
Copenhagen, Denmark
Oaklins Beierholm

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