Articles by Mikkel Stern-Peltz
Terra Firma acquires Welcome Hotels
British buyout house acquires group of 12 hotels across Germany
RCapital hires Dean from Deloitte
UK private equity firm hires Alastair Dean as investment manager
Vaaka takes majority stake in Molok
Investment by Finnish buyout house forms part of plan for international expansion
ATP appoints Nordea AM head Hyldahl as new CEO
Head of Nordea Asset Management Christian Hyldahl replaces Carsten Stendevad
Creandum leads $10m series-A for KNL Networks
Existing investors Inventure and Butterfly Ventures re-upped for the funding round
CVC’s Ahlsell valued at SEK 20bn in IPO
Plumbing and tools wholesaler prices at bottom of its share price range in Stockholm listing
Vista Equity-backed Misys scraps £3.5bn London IPO
Decision comes a week after company cut the value of its IPO by £1bn
HealthCap et al. in SEK 327m round for Bonesupport
Round brings the total amount raised by the Swedish biotech company to more than SEK 750m
Altor sells SEK 350m of Dustin shares
Share sell-down comes 18 months after SEK 3.8bn Stockholm IPO
Nordic Capital in take-private bid for Nordnet
GP bid is made in cooperation with majority owner The Öhman Group, which will retain a stake
Maj Invest holds €215m first close on fifth fund
Danish GP has raised 80% of target for fifth vehicle targeting Danish SMEs
Ratos makes loss on SEK 650m Euromaint exit
SEK 650m EV divestment comes after GP divested company’s German arm in January
Vaaka Partners adds EQT’s Koskenvuo
Ville Koskenvuo joins the Finnish buyout firm as a partner from EQT
BC Partners buys 22 Priory Group clinics from Arcadia
GP acquires UK mental health facilities from the US group as part of regulatory compliance
CEE could arrest exit flow decline in 2016
Region is seven exits short of exceeding 2015’s total for PE- and VC-backed exits
Nordic exits facing slump in 2016
Market needs strong fourth quarter numbers to surpass last year’s exit volume and avoid a five-year low
Viking Venture takes minority stake in Xait
Nordic VC acquires 43% shareholding in Sandnes-based document production tool developer
CVC's Ahlsell aiming for SEK 23.4bn valuation in IPO
Ahlsell sets price range and aims for first day of trading on 28 October in Stockholm
Private equity’s public market problems
Despite strong investor appetite for listed private equity houses, life on the public markets brings with it numerous challenges
Ratos takes SEK 1.7bn hit to portfolio
Norwegian oil services company Aibel sees book value written down by SEK 1.1bn
LP Profile: ATP
Danish pension fund is among Europe’s largest but does not prescribe asset allocation targets
Krokus makes 3.5x on final exit from Polwax
Private equity firm sells final shareholding in Warsaw-listed paraffin producer
General Atlantic backs Joe & The Juice
Incumbent GP Valedo Partners reportedly reaps in excess of 20x on the partial sale
Doughty Hanson makes 2.5x on LM Wind Power exit
GP fully realises 1998-vintage third fund after 15-year holding of Danish company