Articles by Mikkel Stern-Peltz
FSN Capital closes fifth fund on €1bn hard-cap
Surpassing its target of €624m, the Nordic vehicle is €376m larger than its predecessor
unquote” data snapshot: the five biggest buyouts of 2016
The year’s two largest deals, somewhat unusually, took place in Italy and Poland
Capidea invests in in Creativ Company
Danish private equity firm takes majority stake while founders continue as minority shareholders
Altor faces DKK 1.2bn lawsuit over OW Bunker collapse
Curator of the Danish oil trading and supply company that failed in 2014 seeks damages
BGF backs Woodall Nicholson
British investor’s capital will go towards developing the firms's environmentally friendly buses
Maven makes 9x on Regent Pacific/Plethora exit
Scottish GP Maven Capital Partners has made 9x money on its investment in London-based premature-ejaculation-focused pharmaceuticals company Regent Pacific, after a full exit.
Mega-deals cap good year in CEE
Region registers two €500m-plus deals in the final quarter of a strong year for private equity
EQT Mid Market buys nicotine gum maker Fertin Pharma
Founding family of the Danish business will reinvest alongside EQT for a 30% stake
Maven backs Incremental launch with First eBusiness acquisition
Scottish GP backs the management team of Scotland-based enterprise software platform Incremental
CapMan acquires temp housing manager Forenom
Temporary housing provider is first acquisition by the Finnish asset manager’s buyout fund since 2014
Enterprise sells €12.5m Skarbiec share block
Partial sale comes two years after the asset management business was listed in Warsaw
Polaris in €91m Avanti Wind trade sale
Exit by Danish GP was made to listed Swedish industrial business Alimak Group
Investec unearths PE succession contradictions
Perceived importance placed on succession planning by GPs is not always mirrored by firms' approaches to transitioning control
Industrifonden partially exits Oatly to Verlinvest
State-backed Swedish VC sells stake to Belgian and Chinese investors 14 years after backing Oatly
Innova ups IRR to 60% on final Wirtualna Polska exit
GP completes full exit three years after initial investment in WP Group
EQT buys Norwegian automated storage company AutoStore
Local media suggests an entry multiple for EQT of 19x projected 2016 EBITDA
Litorina backs Fractal Design
Swedish gaming-PC components supplier’s management and CEO will reinvest alongside the GP
Ratos-owned Arcus lists in NOK 2.9bn Oslo IPO
GP’s ownership stake will be reduced to 20.7% provided the overallotment option is used
Accent hands over control of Candyking to CEO
Exit comes after years of falling sales and EBITDA under GP's ownership
Nordic outlook remains upbeat despite 2016 slowdown
Nordic private equity market saw overall deal value drop substantially in 2016
Life Sciences Partners et al. in €32m round for Oxthera
Round also saw participation from Ysios Capital, Sunstone Capital and Flerie Invest
Alcuin Capital backs MBO of Koh Group
Management and CEO Andrew Lennox will re-invest in the dining group alongside the GP
BDC takes majority stake in Vitamin Well
GP plans to bolster Vitamin Well’s Nordic presence and expand into Europe
KKR acquires Hilding Anders from Arle
Deal comes three years after KKR provided a €350m PIK facility as part of a refinancing