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KKR : September 3, 2026 | KKR to sell minority stake in Nordic Bioscience to Founder Claus Christiansen
KKR : September 3, 2026 | KKR to sell minority stake in Nordic Bioscience to Founder Claus
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Copenhagen, 3 September 2026 - Nordic Bioscience, a global leader in biomarker development, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that KKR has entered into an agreement to sell its 10% minority stake in Nordic Bioscience to the company's founder and majority shareholder, Claus Christiansen. KKR invested in Nordic Bioscience in 2021 through its Health Care Strategic Growth strategy, supporting the company as it continued to expand its biomarker capabilities and strengthen its position across R&D services, clinical diagnostics and drug development. Kugan Sathiyanandarajah, Partner and Head of KKR's European Healthcare Private Equity and Healthcare Strategic Growth teams, said: "We have been proud to collaborate with Claus, Morten and the Nordic Bioscience team over the past five years. During that time, the company further strengthened its position as a leading biomarker business, building on its differentiated expertise in the extracellular matrix and expanding its capabilities across R&D services, clinical diagnostics and drug development. We are pleased with the value created during our strategic partnership and believe Nordic Bioscience is well positioned for its next phase of growth." Kugan Sathiyanandarajah will remain on the Board of Directors of Nordic Bioscience until the next ordinary general meeting. In connection with the transaction, Chair Håkan Björklund has decided to step down from the board, and Claus Christiansen will assume the role as Chair. Claus Christiansen, Founder and majority shareholder of Nordic Bioscience, said: "KKR has been a valued strategic partner to Nordic Bioscience, and we are grateful for their support and expertise they have brought to the company since 2021. Over this period, we have doubled revenue and become even more profitable, while continuing to strengthen our position in biomarker development. I would also like to thank Håkan for his leadership as Chair and his valuable contributions to our strategic direction and continued growth journey. Nordic Bioscience's business model, built around three complementary business areas that all leverage our unique expertise in the extracellular matrix, provides a strong foundation for continued growth and long-term value creation." For more information For more information please contact Morten Karsdal, CEO, [email protected]. About Nordic Bioscience With more than 25 years of research and over 850 published scientific papers, Nordic Bioscience is a pioneer in the field of extracellular matrix (ECM). Nordic Bioscience focus on using its unique ECM expertise to discover and develop biomarkers for use in R&D services, clinical diagnostics and drug development. Nordic Bioscience has a broad patented ECM portfolio of over 150 biomarkers covering major disease areas such as liver, cancer and obesity. More information at www.nordicbioscience.com About KKR KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR's insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR's investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR's website at www.kkr.com. For additional information about Global Atlantic Financial Group, please visit Global Atlantic Financial Group's website at www.globalatlantic.com . Media contact [email protected]