Articles by Eliza Punshi
Viking Venture acquires FotoWare
Nordic software-focused private equity firm Viking Venture has wholly acquired FotoWare, an Oslo-based B2B provider of digital enterprise asset management software.
Altor acquires 30% stake in renewable energy company OX2
GP is deploying capital from its €2.5bn fund, which is understood to have made four investments so far
MVI holds first close on MVI Fund II on SEK 688m
Small-cap GP is expected to hold a final close in autumn this year
17Capital hires investor relations director in London
Munte joins from CVC Credit Partners where he worked in a similar role
Agilitas-backed Cibicom acquires Ice Denmark
Deal comes two years after GP acquired Teracom and Relacom, and formed a new merged entity
Nordic e-commerce confident "silver krona" uplift will persevere
Lockdowns have – out of necessity – introduced a new age group to online shopping, boosting prospects for several PE-backed assets
iXO backs MBO for Exsto
French GP has reportedly backed the deal with a €20m investment, while Siparex exits the business
Cimbria acquires Danish software company APX10
Cimbria Nord buys the two-year-old business from Danish organisation Hedelskabet
Volkswagen in talks to acquire Eurazeo's Europcar stake - report
Car rental business's largest shareholder Eurazeo has owned a stake in the company since 2006
FSN wins €87m in arbitration ruling against Procuritas
Ruling comes two years after FSN sued Procuritas in relation with the Gram Equipment transaction
Index Ventures leads €70m series-C for Swile
Company will use the funding to expand internationally, starting with Brazil
Omnes announces eight appointments in Paris
French GP has made appointments across various divisions
Connecterra raises €7.8m in series-B round
Dutch tech company has raised
Capita to sell Eclipse to PE-backed Access UK for £56.5m
Access UK was backed by Hg in 2018 in a deal that valued the software developar at £1bn
EQT sells credit business to Bridgepoint
There were five or six bidders in the early stages of the sale auction, including Schroders
Lifeline in €6.2m round for Tilt Biotherapeutics
Healthcare startup has raised €18m in funding since its foundation in 2013
CapMan to launch first Special Situations fund after summer
Nordic private equity firm CapMan has launched CapMan Special Situations to focus on turnarounds.
Swedish institutions set up Covid-19-focused JV
Sindre Invest will start operating from 1 July and will invest in companies facing liquidity problems
Main Capital-backed Alfa acquires Joliv
GP plans to merge Joliv and previously acquired e-health business Alfa
Tesi et al. in $40m series-B round for Swappie
Company has so far raised $48m and saw a fivefold increase in revenues during the lockdown period
EQT to sell Hector Rail to Ancala
Company's revenues have grown by 80% during EQT's holding period
Francisco Partners to acquire Consignor – report
Shipping software company was reportedly marketed based on an EBITDA of €7.5m
Kinnevik to sell 23.2% stake in Qliro to Rite Ventures
Deal will make Rite Ventures the largest owner of the Nordic e-commerce group
Bure launches share issue to raise up to SEK 1bn
Proposed share issue is subject to adoption and authorisation by existing shareholders and the board