Accent Equity acquires Helkama Bica, a global provider of high-quality specialty cables within marine and telecom

• Accent Equity has signed an agreement to acquire Helkama Bica from the Helkama Emotor group
• Helkama Bica is a Finnish company providing high-quality specialty cables for marine, telecom and industrial applications
• Management will invest alongside Accent Equity, and continue building and developing the company to reach the next stage of its growth journey

“Over the past year, we have become very impressed by the company and the management team of Helkama Bica. The company has a strong market position, a deep knowledge and understanding of the environment they are operating in, a broad and customer focused offering, as well as a service-oriented business model, all of which have made it a leading provider of high-quality specialty cables and cabling solutions. Together with the management, we see a number of growth opportunities both organically and through acquisitions and are very excited about the next development phase of the company”, says Claes Bodell, Partner at Accent Equity.

“We welcome Accent Equity as a new majority owner of Helkama Bica and look very much forward to our future growth. Together, we will be able to continue this growth path we have embarked on during recent years. We have a strong position globally in marine and telecom cables supplying a large number of well-renowned customers. We also see a lot of additional business opportunities going forward – together with our staff, and with Accent Equity by our side, the management looks forward to capitalizing on these opportunities”, says Mikko Mattila, CEO of Helkama Bica.