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Accedo sponsor SEB taps Raymond James for exit
SEB Private Equity acquired a majority stake in the company in June 2016
PE-backed Accedo in acquisition talks ahead of sponsor exit – Mergermarket
SEB may mandate financial advisers for an IPO or a trade sale within the next two years
Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum plans IPO in November – reports
Transaction could reportedly value the company at more than €2bn
Alibaba's eWTP fund leads $12m round for Challengermode
Tech company has so reportedly raised $18m since being founded in 2015.
Eurazeo invests $33m in series-B for Thought Machine
Thought Machine reported an operating loss of £19.5m from turnover of £5.4m in 2018
Swedish institutions set up Covid-19-focused JV
Sindre Invest will start operating from 1 July and will invest in companies facing liquidity problems
Bure launches share issue to raise up to SEK 1bn
Proposed share issue is subject to adoption and authorisation by existing shareholders and the board
ICG transfers Esperi ownership to lenders
Esperi will be owned by a new parent company controlled by Danske Bank, Ilmarinen and SEB
Avista exits Trimb in SEK 3.4bn deal
Karo Pharma, the acquirer, will finance the transaction using credit facilities and a bridge loan
SEB Investment Management appoints new CEO
Ragnartz joins from pension company AMF, where she worked as head of asset management
SEB Private Equity leads €35m series-C for Planday
Previous backers Creandum and Idinvest also took part in the funding round
Bridgepoint makes 8.8x on sale of Trustly to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital drew equity from its ninth fund, ending a four-year holding under Bridgepoint
Hewer takes over acquisition finance at SEB as Wakefield retires
Wakefield has been with SEB since 1997, and has been working in private equity since 1984
Nets IPO is largest Nordic PE-backed listing for six years
Advent and Bain's company is largest Nordic PE-backed IPO since DKK 41.5bn TDC flotation in 2010
Advent, Bain and ATP to float Nets
IPO aims to raise around DKK 5.5bn for the company and investors
EQT floats AcadeMedia in SEK 3.7bn IPO
Private education company’s shares surged during the first hours of trading despite a controversial reputation
CVC acquires ÅR Packaging from Accent and Ahlstrom
Exit comes five years after the Swedish mid-cap GP acquired ÅR in joint buyout with Ahlstrom Capital
EQT holds €566m final close on first venture fund
Stage-agnostic European venture fund had been rumoured for a year prior to announcement
Intera prepares €330m listing of Kamux
Finnish used car seller’s Helsinki IPO will give the company a market cap in €275m-332m range
Tink raises $10m series-B from SEB Venture at al.
Investment firm Creades leads the round alongside SEB Venture and existing investor Sunstone Capital
Nordic Capital’s Resurs valued at SEK 11bn in IPO
GP completes Stockholm listing of consumer finance business on same day of Tokmanni IPO in Helsinki
Nordic Capital to list Resurs in Stockholm
Intention to float announcement follows that of GP’s Finnish discount retailer Tokmanni
Altor makes 30% IRR on Piab exit to EQT
Altor reaps 30% IRR on reported SEK 3bn deal
EQT and Accent’s Scandic Hotels underwhelms in SEK 6.9bn IPO
Hotel group lists at bottom of price range