Bridgepoint acquires a majority stake in UMag Solutions

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Global private equity group, Bridgepoint, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UMag Solutions, a Danish defence technology company specialising in drone-based real-time subsurface threat detection on land and sea. Plesner acted as legal counsel to the shareholders of UMag Solutions.

Founded in 2018 as a spin-out from the Technical University of Denmark and headquartered in Birkerød, Denmark, UMag Solutions has become a leading provider of advanced magnetic sensing technology for autonomous defence applications. The company's proprietary hardware, software and detection algorithms enable the real-time detection and mapping of subsurface threats, including landmines, unexploded ordnance, naval mines, submarines and unmanned underwater vehicles. 

Bridgepoint acquires a majority stake in the company, partnering with its founders, who will remain significant shareholders and continue to lead the business.

Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Plesner's core M&A team on the transaction was Henrik Rossing Lønberg, Christian Frank Madsen, Morten Boesgaard and William Hellmann.

Read Bridgepoint's press release