Articles by Oscar Geen
INVL holds first close on €106m for Baltic Fund
Closing took place on 7 February 2019, seven months after the vehicle was registered in June
Insight leads €56m round for Tink
Company aims to be in 20 European markets by the end of 2019, up from nine currently
KKR backs Söderberg & Partners in $1bn deal
Buyout is being structured with a low level of leverage due to the preference of the family owners
Private investor platform Truffle Invest offers first PE fund
Platform launched in September last year and has already backed a VC fund with private funds
ATP records loss despite strong PE returns
DKK 785bn fundтs performance took a hit from investments in the global equity markets
Altor holds final close on €2.5bn hard-cap
Vehicle was registered in Sweden in August, but began its official marketing period in September
EQT-backed StormGeo buys DNV GL Maritime
Combination of the two companies will result in a new offering to the global shipping industry
TCV invests $200m in Relex
First investment from the growth equity investorтs $3bn TCV X fund, after a final close in January
Skolkovo leads $4m round for Roistat
Skolkovo manages three VC funds (Industrial Fund, IT Fund and Agrotech Fund) with RUB 5bn in AUM
Investinor backs $15m series-C for Novelda
Existing investors Allianz Ventures and Swedish tech investor Norron also take part
Mid Europa-backed Hortex buys Jurajska
Bolt-on comes just over a year after Mid Europa’s secondary buyout of Hortex from Argan
Valedo sells Cambio Healthcare to Investcorp
Transaction ends a six-and-a-half-year holding period for Valedo Partners Fund II
Verdane X closes on SEK 6bn hard-cap
Verdane X has a flexible approach to investing in northern European technology companies
MPEP launches fund-of-funds
First time the fund-of-funds manager has widely marketed its programme to external LPs
Index leads $30m series-B for Mimiro
Existing investor Balderton Capital also takes part in the series-B funding round
DC hires Luycx from Torch Partners
Luycx joins from Torch Partners, where he worked for 10 years, latterly as managing director
Eurazeo leads $60m series-C for Contentsquare
Existing investors Highland Europe, Canaan Partners and H14 also take part in the latest financing
AnaCap credit fund invests in €4bn loan portfolio
First investment from AnaCap Credit Opportunities Fund IV, which held a first close in November
Axcel partially exits EG
Axcel makes divestment from its DKK 3.6bn buyout fund, Axcel IV, which held a final close in 2011
ADM raises $450m for Cibus Fund
Vehicle was launched at the end of 2016 and held a first close in May 2017 on $100m
Omnes, Turenne lead €7m round for Teach On Mars
Turenne draws capital from its Région Sud Investissement fund to support the round
Horizon hits $200m cap for third Ukraine fund
Vehicle was launched in June 2016 with a target of $150m and has already completed six investments
Revo launches second fund
Revo is understood to have secured approximately 35% of the targeted commitments
Innovation Industries secures €150m for second fund
MN Services, the asset manager for both schemes, was involved in establishing the fund