Articles by Oscar Geen
Astarte hires from Hermes and Santander
Astarte is a global co-investment platform investing in non-traditional real assets
Jet plans to double volume for third fund
Upcoming third fund will have a target of €350-400m, more than double the €153m raised for Jet Fund II
Nordic sells Ellos to trade for €229m
GP makes the sale from Nordic Capital CV1, a €2.5bn continuation fund for Nordic Capital Fund VII
Altor invests in XXL
Altor IV's mandate allows it to make minority investments in publicly traded companies
Summa-backed EcoOnline buys Nordic Port
Acquisition of Nordic Port will strengthen EcoOline's position in chemical management
Serafin buys flooring firm RCR
Madrid-based RCR Industrial Flooring was created in 2006 by the merger of Rinol and Rocland
INVL buys Montuotojas
Deal was structured through two INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund subsidiaries: BSGF Fortis and Montuja
LitCapital sells MPG to PE-backed Affidea
Revenues increased nearly by 50% and EBITDA grew by 5x during the ownership of LitCapital
Baird hires two TMT bankers from EY
Hires are the latest step in Baird's expansion of its global technology and services practice
BD-Capital launches debut fund with €400m target
GP was co-founded by Andy Dawson (former Advent investment partner) and Richard Baker
Axcel buys SteelSeries from L Catterton
Ninth investment from DKK 4.8bn Axcel V, which invests in firms with revenues between DKK 250m-4bn
Partech hires Kennet's Vider
Partech is bulking up its growth team in preparation for the launch of Partech Growth II
CapMan invests in Picosun
Finnish state-backed industrial investment fund Tesi also takes part in the round
Procuritas buys Nature Planet
Sixth platform investment from Procuritas Capital Investors VI, a €318m buyout fund
Certior holds €100m close for credit fund-of-funds
Fund was originally registered in Luxembourg in June 2018 and held a first close on €51m
KKR buys 30% of Sector Alarm
Transaction is drawn from KKR European Fund V, a €5bn buyout fund currently in the market
Kester hires four
Kester is actively looking for investment opportunities in the UK lower-mid-market
Via Equity backs Cego carve-out
GP invests from Via Equity III, a DKK 1bn fund that invests in companies with sales of €10-100m
VC firms invest $34m in ESmart Systems
Energy Impact Partners takes part in the round along with corporate venturing arm Innogy Ventures
Vesalius holds final close on €120m
Vehicle was launched in March 2017 and held a first close on €65m towards its €150m target in 2017
Hamilton Lane announces final close for co-investment fund
Vehicle was registered as a Delaware LP in October 2017 and held a first close on $755m
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Intelligentgolf
ClearCourse is a group of technology companies providing a range of software services
Altor buys and merges two tyre distributors
GP drew capital from Altor Equity Fund IV, a €2bn vehicle that closed in 2014
Adams Street raises $2bn for secondaries
Adams Street raises $1bn for secondaries fund and $1bn in separately managed accounts