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Amadeus leads series-A for Inotec
Existing backers Cambridge Capital Group and Cambridge University did not participate in the round
Inflexion grows investment team with triple hire
UK GP adds Josh Kaufman, Henry Arundel and Fabrizia Rizzi to its investment team roster
Altor sells SEK 222m block of Dustin shares
Since SEK 3.8bn listing in February 2015, the GP has reduced its shareholding from 34% to 15%
Deal in Focus: Norvestor defies oil & gas downturn with HydraWell
Oil well integrity company, which will expand internationally, has enjoyed growth against a backdrop of oil price volatility and investor concerns
Goldman Sachs-backed Dong sets summer IPO
Government will retain a 50.1% stake in the national energy company after largest-ever Danish IPO
Priveq’s NRI bolts on KGC Verktyg & Maskiner
Bolt-on is the first acquisition made by NRI since it was acquired by Priveq in 2012
Danske PEP VI holds final close on €700m hard-cap
Year-long stretch of fundraising for final close was held up by LP commitments being mired in regulatory hurdles
PE assimilating VCs' soaring tech assets
Part four: with an increasing number of VC-backed tech unicorns, private equity players are changing the face of later-stage funding rounds
Investment banks Altium and GCA Savvian merge
Valued in excess of £250m, the two firms generated combined revenues of £120m in 2015
The new deal
Part three: is private equity waking up to the realities of investing in companies at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Litorina in SEK 790m trade sale of workwear retailer Grolls
Acquisition by industrial group Swedol is financed by a SEK 300m rights issue
Sentica exits Arjessa in €32m trade sale
Exit for Finnish GP’s third buyout vehicle comes after six years of ownership
Capidea in DKK 250m Klokkerholm Karosseridele exit
Exit comes five years after the Danish small-cap investor acquired 70% stake in the auto-parts company
Norvestor acquires HydraWell
GP is hoping to tap into the growing market for oil well capping technology
Seizing the initiative
Part two: private equity players must embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution and identify when challenges can be turned into opportunities
Nordic Capital lists Tokmanni in €394m Helsinki IPO
Busy week on public markets for Nordic Capital, who realised €500m of shares in two days
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
Proceed with caution
Part one: technological advances are at the forefront of the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution, but what are the implications for private equity?
Private equity and the 4th Industrial Revolution
Digitalisation and technological advances are at the forefront of the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution, but what are the implications for PE?
Nordic Capital fully realises investment in Thule
GP exits its final 10.5% stake in the listed sports equipment maker after a nine-year investment
Innova promotes Magnuszewska to partner
Former managing director Magdalena Magnuszewska becomes partner at CEE-focused GP Innova Capital
Priveq takes stake in digital signage maker Visual Art
Stockholm-based digital signage business is the GP’s third acquisition in April
Via Venture and ATP in DKK 1.6bn exit of Neas to Centrica
Exit comes a year after the Danish pension fund and its in-house PE firm invested DKK 500m
Priveq acquires audiobooks publisher ILT Inläsningstjänst
Investment was made through the Swedish small- and mid-cap GP's 2015-vintage Priveq V vehicle