Leo's and HopLop have joined forces to create Europe's leading indoor playground group

Leo’s Lekland and HopLop – the two leading indoor playground chains in the Nordics have merged. The merger will enable the new group to offer even more versatile playing and activity opportunities for families in the Nordics and to accelerate international growth.

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Litorina IV, the main owner of Leo’s, and CapMan Special Situations I, the main owner of HopLop, have agreed on an ownership arrangement that will unite Leo’s Lekland and HopLop into Europe’s leading indoor playground group. Both parties will continue their ownership in the new combined group.

Leo’s and HopLop have the same objective; to create a meeting place for families where they can play, exercise and have fun. The combination will further strengthen the group operations and accelerate development and international growth. The HopLop chain continues to operate in Finland under the HopLop brand. “With the merger we enhance the foundations for expansion and successful operations”, says Lars Verneholt, Managing Partner at Litorina.

The new group will be Europe’s largest family focused activity and exercise company. It has a total of 68 parks in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany.

For further information, please contact:
Joakim Gunler, +46 (0)70 553 30 21, CEO at Leo’s
Lars Verneholt, +46 (0)73 386 92 07, Managing Partner at Litorina

About Leo’s:
Leo’s Lekland is the largest indoor playground chain in the Nordic countries, with a total of 50 parks in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Germany. There are 7 parks in Finland. www.leoslekland.se

About HopLop:
HopLop is the largest children’s adventure and indoor playground chain and the most significant family focused activity and exercise company in Finland. There are 17 HopLop parks in Finland and 1 in Germany. www.hoplop.fi