Articles by Mikkel Stern-Peltz
Herkules exits Harding to Palfinger
GP reaps IRR in "mid-teens" on NOK 500m investment, according to senior partner
3i reaps £36m on sale of final stake in Eltel
Exit comes 18 months after GP listed Fenno-Swedish energy and telecoms infrastructure business
CapMan sells Samsa to IK’s Attendo
IK-backed listed company provides exit for CapMan Life Science IV fund
Nordic Capital ditches co-managing partner structure
After six years with two co-managing partners, the GP has appointed Kristoffer Melinder as sole chief
Intera’s Kamux cancels IPO after tax revelations
Private-equity-backed Finnish used car retailer was scheduled for a €330m listing on 7 June
Cordt and Blomqvist named new partners at Axcel
Danish GP promotes 10-year veteran Lars Cordt and hires Swede Thomas Blomqvist
Nordic Mezzanine to hold off on new fund, says CEO
Debt manager has not explored fundraising due to the "squeezed" nature of the Nordic mezzanine market
Livonia makes 10x on Qvalitas sale to BaltCap
Baltic GP earns 44% IRR over seven years on exit of final legacy portfolio asset
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 in €830m Atos Medical exit to PAI
PAI Partners becomes the third private equity owner of Atos, following EQT and Nordic Capital
BWB Partners makes first exit with SGL sale
Exit marks the first divestment for BWB since rebranding and recapping former Odin funds
Innova, HarbourVest et al. in €100m Benestra exit
SBO means a final exit for the PE consortium that purchased central European telco GTS in 2008
CapMan exits Esperi Care to ICG
Exit ends the six-year ownership of the care provider by CapMan’s Buyout division
EQT holds €566m final close on first venture fund
Stage-agnostic European venture fund had been rumoured for a year prior to announcement
Goldman Sachs-backed Dong prices IPO at up to DKK 106bn
Energy company will make Danish financial market history as largest-ever listing
In Profile: IK Investment Partners
Having recently returned to the small-cap space, unquote" takes an in-depth look at the firm's overall strategy, fundraising, deals and team
Electra Partners on termination notice following Bramson CEO appointment
Activist investor Bramson appointed unpaid interim CEO following campaign against fund manager
Enterprise Investors considers Profi exit
Poland-based investor has mandated Citi to evaluate its options for selling the Romanian retailer
VC financial engineering fuelling tech bubble?
Downside protection in later VC-backed funding rounds is increasingly presented as justification for growing valuations
Enterprise Investors in €170m Scitec Nutrition exit
Sale price will be paid out over two instalments, with €150m up front and €20m in 12 months
Intera prepares €330m listing of Kamux
Finnish used car seller’s Helsinki IPO will give the company a market cap in €275m-332m range
Polaris buys Akademikliniken from Valedo
Danish GP makes inaugural Swedish acquisition for 2015-vintage fourth fund
Verdane acquires wind power portfolio from Pentaco
Portfolio consists of wind turbine industry suppliers JSB Group, Polytech and Jupiter Group
Nordic PE must focus on reputation and responsibility, says EQT's von Koch
EQT managing partner Thomas von Koch spoke as keynote at today’s unquote" Nordic Private Equity Forum in Stockholm