Articles by Oscar Geen
PAI's Meyer-Schönherr steps down
Meyer-Schönherr's responsibilities will be taken over by Andreas Kumeth and Philipp Meyer
Vaaka buys Foreship
Markus Aarnio, Marcus HУЖglund and Mattias JУЖrgensen will retain their positions in Foreship
KKR-backed SoftwareOne announces CHF 16.5-21 price range
Price range implies an offer size of CHF 636-810m and a market cap of CHF 2.5-3.2bn
AnaCap hires NN's Verret
Verret will be a managing director at the European financial services-focused firm
Ardian buys Saal Digital
Nordwind and the Saal family have both re-invested to retain a substantial stake in the business
Aurelius sells Scandinavian Cosmetics Group to Accent
Accent is currently investing from Accent Equity 2017, which deploys тЌ10-25m in equity
Northzone in €17m round for Matsmart
Round was led by LeadX Capital Partners with Ingka Group, D-Ax and Norrsken also taking part
EQT-backed IFS buys Astea International
Astea International has a market cap of $18m and operates from seven locations globally
Edenred leads CHF 14m series-B for Avrios
Lakestar, Notion Capital, Swisscom Ventures and Columbia Lake Partners also took part
Beyond targets €100m for second fund
Beyond Capital Partners has launched its second fund, which will invest a maximum of €15m in equity
Waterland launches buy-and-build with acquisition of Netgo
Founders Patrick Kruse and Benedikt Kisner will remain in their positons at the helm of the business
UVC takes part in €15m round for Fazua
European Investment Bank has led the round by providing the company with €12m of venture debt
VC consortium backs $60m series-B for Tier
Round is led by Mubadala Capital and Goodwater Capital, with all existing investors taking part
83North closes fifth fund on $300m
Vehicle is incorporated in the Cayman Islands as 83North V but lists business headquarters in Israel
Saari buys Bo LKV
All four of the founders have retained a minority stake in the business alongside the GP
Litorina buys NN07 from Fidelio
Litorina draws capital from its fifth buyout fund, which closed on its SEK 3bn target in August
Resilient Romania attracting PE
PE investment across all brackets has picked up in Romania this year, and CEE stalwart Mid Europa has just opened an office in the country
Avedon hires Volpi's van der Veer
Van der Veer will join Avedon's Amsterdam office and will focus on the business services sector
Waterland-backed Enreach buys NT Technology Group
Deal is a continuation of the buy-and-build strategy started by Waterland with Swyx in early 2018
Investors debate fund-size and specialisation at Nordic Forum
Panellists tackled fund diversification, portfolio company digitalisation and gender parity in management teams
Partech leads €30m series-B for Amboss
Existing investors Cherry Ventures, Wellington Partners and Holtzbrinck Digital also take part
VC firms back €20m series-A for Stipe
Novo Holdings co-leads the round with Arix and Wellington Partners, and Sunstone Ventures invest
Project A closes third fund on €180m
Vehicle was registered in October last year and held a first close on €106m in March
Castik buys Addsecure from Abry
Addsecure's management have also invested in the new company alongside Castik and Abry