CapMan
CapMan Managing Partner Johan Pålsson to depart
Pålsson resigns from management effective immediately; to stay as buyout partner until February 2024
CapMan bolsters Wealth Services team, plans to scale up offering in Sweden
Finnish GP has hired Mika Koskinen from corporate bank SEB as managing partner for Wealth Services unit
CapMan exits Malte Månson to Accent Equity
Buyer acquires Swedish truck repair group via Accent Equity 2017, vendor exits from 2013-vintage Capman Buyout X
CapMan to return to market for new growth fund in 2024
With EUR 100m-150m target, fundraising will launch after CapMan Growth II's full deployment
CapMan aims to double AUM to EUR 10bn by 2026 including via M&A
New products and M&A to account for 20% of Finnish GP’s growth; aims for 75% of international LPs
CapMan exits Fortaco, buys Netox
Sale marks final exit from sponsor's eighth buyout fund; Netox deal is sixth investment via eleventh
CapMan exits Picosun to trade
Deal is the GP’s largest exit to date based on the atomic layer deposition equipment producer’s EV SUM
CapMan seeks event-driven opportunities with Special Situations fund
Expected to close in the autumn, the vehicle has Tesi as anchor investor and could attract some European LPs
CapMan commits to science-based targets for net zero
Commitment is part of the GP's ESG strategy across the firm itself and its portfolio
CapMan Wealth Services forms Investment Partners Fund
EUR 90m fund will invest in cooperation with AlpInvest, backing US mid-market funds chosen by the GP
CapMan sells Bright Group to Carlyle's NEP
CapMan acquired the event technology and equipment provider in 2011 via its ninth buyout fund
Fund financing and ESG: from the impact niche to the mainstream
ESG-linked fund financing facilities are becoming a prominent – and well publicised – tool in the ESG toolbox for GPs and lenders
CapMan takes ESG-linked facility for CapMan XI
Raiffeisen Bank International and Danske Bank have provided the capital call bridge facility
CapMan acquires Verdane's MM Sports
Verdane mandated Clearwater International in Q1 to assess its exit options
CapMan exits Solera Beverage Group to trade
Exit comes a decade after CapMan acquired a majority stake in Solera alongside co-investors and the management
CapMan Growth, Mandatum Private Equity invest in Sofigate
Institutional investors own a little less than one-fifth of Sofigate, while employees and company founder own the rest.
Nordic Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote rounds up notable fundraises ongoing across the Nordic market, including EQT, Axcel, CapMan, Saga, and more
CapMan to acquire Pharmia
Deal is the second investment from CapMan Buyout XI fund, which held a first close in June 2019 on €160m and has a target of €250m
CapMan Special Situations acquires HopLop
HopLop is the first investment from the GP's newly launched special situations strategy
CapMan boosts wealth advisory team
Nordic firm has appointed four people across wealth advisory, alternative investment and marketing
CapMan Growth closes second fund on €97m
GP aims to complete the fund's investment period withiun three years and raise a new growth fund every three years
CapMan adds €470m in AUM in Q3 2020
AUM bump driven by commitments to CapMan Nordic Real Estate III and CapMan Growth II funds
CapMan announces second growth fund; invests in DSP Neural
VC fund has made its first investment in DSP Neural, which raised €5m in a series-A round
CapMan to reorganise service business
GP will launch CapMan Wealth Services, which will combine the services of the disbanded Scala Fund Advisory and JAM Advisors brands