Articles by Mikkel Stern-Peltz
Former Altor and Nordic Capital veterans launch Summa Equity
GP will focus on buyouts in sectors with climate and demography-driven changes
CataCap takes majority stake in Casa
Founder Michael Mortensen completes second sale to PE after exiting HusCompagniet to Axcel
Summa acquires eGain stake from Ceder Capital
Existing investors will roll over part of their equity and remain minority shareholders
Nordic startup bloom may wither without government support
As Nordic cities continue to foster successful startups, should governments be doing more to improve affordability?
Norvestor exits Sortera to newcomer Summa Equity
Former Nordic Capital and Altor veterans make inaugural deal for new Nordic GP
Ambienta completes tertiary buyout of Calucem from Argus Capital
The GP will become the third private equity owner of the Croatian cement maker after Argus and Mid Europa
Genesis Capital exits Servodata to BDO Advisory
Exit comes nearly five years after the GP’s second fund acquired the Czech IT services company
Arx reaps 4.1x on Tomplast exit
Sale to Finnish asset manager KJK Capital nets Arx a 20% IRR over its nine-year investment
Segulah takes majority stake in Sandbäckens
Deal is the fifth investment for the Swedish GP’s recently-closed fifth fund
Innova Capital sells La Fântâna back to Oresa
Acquirers first exited Romanian beverage company to Innova Capital in 2007 SBO
Enterprise Investors acquires toys retailer Noriel
CEE-focused GP will provide a €2m growth capital injection as part of the buyout
Innova Capital backs Netsprint
2010 Unquote" Private Equity Awards CEE Fund of the Year winner leads growth round for adtech business
Altor takes 25% stake in Skandiabanken for NOK 1.2bn
The deal is a continuation of Altor’s ongoing strategy of public minority investments
Vaaka-backed Enegia buys intStream
Energy-market-focused software company will be the first bolt-on for Enegia since Vaaka’s 2014 buyout
CapMan exits Suomen Lämpöikkuna to Inwido
Inwido’s bolt-on is the first acquisition for the company after Swedish GP Ratos's full exit
Enterprise Investors sells 17.3% of PBKM ahead of Warsaw IPO
Trading of shares in the Polish stem-cell bank will begin on April 28 on the Warsaw stock exchange
Herkules makes 3.5x on Micro Matic exit
Norwegian private equity firm exits nearly a decade after acquiring the systems maker
Seed Capital closes third fund on DKK 819m
Seed's fundraising surpassed its DKK 750m target at final close and comes nearly a year after its first close
Local capital may bridge gap between global LPs and Czech PE
With local LPs quietly upping their allocations to CEE funds, could we see the return of international LPs?
Scottish Enterprise et al. in £27.5m Touch Bionics trade sale
Deal comes five years after a £2.5m investment in the Scottish prosthetics company
Revo Capital and MV Holding take 24% stake in Cardtek
The investment will strengthen Turkey-based Cardtek's presence in North America
Segulah closes 5th fund on SEK 2.4bn, short of initial target
Managing partner Henrik Lif tells unquote" smaller fund is result of management changes
Not covered: insurance, fraud and private equity liability
As GPs increasingly take out M&A insurance, can protection be offered against sellers acting maliciously?
Practica Capital leads €1m investment in Softneta
Lithuania-based GP will take minority stake for growth funding injection