(BFM Stock Exchange) – The specialist in alarm systems progressed strongly on the Stockholm Stock Exchange after raising more than 3 billion euros during the largest operation ever recorded in Europe since the IPO of the car manufacturer Porsche, in September 2022.

Verisure managed his arrival in the financial markets. The company specializing in alarm systems made of the first steps noticed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange with a title which increased by 17.7% to 15.60 euros compared to the price of 13.25 euros retained for this operation. Or at a course near the top of the indicative range, between 12.25 and 13 euros and which gives a valuation of 13.7 billion euros in Verisure.

The group thus managed to raise 3.2 billion euros during an entry on the stock market which dropped a record old 25 years in Stockholm.

Larger IPO in Stockholm for 25 years

This operation is indeed the most important on the Nasdaq Stockholm since the IPO of the Telia telephone operator on June 13, 2000. It is also the largest operation ever recorded in Europe since the IPO of the automaker Porsche, which had raised more than 9 billion euros in September 2022.

“After the Introduction on the Historical Stock Exchange of Telia in 2000, Verisure now represents the largest IPO on the Nasdaq Stockholm in terms of total volume of transactions and the largest introduction on the European stock market in three years. This success has highlighted the continuous force and attraction of the Nasdaq Stockholm as a place of listing for large European companies”, declares Adam Kostyál, Nasdaq and president of Nasdaq Stockholm.

Verisure had formalized in mid-September its intention to join the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

31st company introduced in northern Europe

The funds raised will be used by Verisure to strengthen its assessment, and in particular to refinance certain debts in progress. The raised funds will also be used to finance the acquisition of the Mexican group Adt Mexico, announced last June.

Verisure is the leading security service provider monitored by professionals in 17 countries in Europe and Latin America. The company markets products such as video detectors and cameras, anti-fucked barriers, shock sensors and smart locks.

Between 2014 and 2024, Verisure explains that it has more than tripled its customer base, almost quadrupled its turnover and multiplied by more than five adjusted Ebitda sound, and that in approximately 90 % of the total turnover for the year ended December 31, 2024, or 3.408 billion euros, came from recurring subscriptions.

The scholarship operator recalls that Verisure is the 31st company on the Nordic Nasdaq markets (Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm and Reykjavík) in 2025.

At the end of September, it was the Swedish neobank Noba Bank who had taken the first steps on the stock market very noticed. Its title, which had opened up close 30% compared to its price of 70 Swedish crowns selected for its IPO.

These are all operations that place Sweden as the flagship market for IPOs in Europe. Before the Verisure and Noba Bank operations, four of the five most important operations in the Nordic scholarships were carried out in Sweden in the first half. And three of them were the largest operations in Europe. The Asker Healthcare Group health group raised 821.1 million euros, the financial group Röko 481.7 million euros and the Swedish Casino Games company Hacksaw Gaming, 348.1 million euros.

Why is the Stockholm Stock Exchange the scene of numerous IPOs on European soil? The field is more than favorable to businesses, with private investors very receptive to financial markets. Their strong involvement is beneficial for the Swedish square, creating a depth capable of welcoming new entrants.

In a previous paper, we have also detailed the reasons which explain the dynamism of the Swedish equity markets.