Articles by Mikkel Stern-Peltz
Northzone and Industrifonden lead SEK 30m investment in Qapital
Stockholm-based Qapital among first fintech investments made by Industrifonden
Genesis hires Kvíčala and Hýla
Czech investor adds members to funds and advisory teams
BDC exits Unifaun to Vitruvian
Sale of Unifaun, formerly Memnon Networks, completed four years after BDC backed company
Deal in Focus: Livonia makes maiden deal with Ha Serv
Estonian wood products company becomes first acquisition from Baltic GP’s inaugural fund
Karma Ventures holds €40m first close for maiden fund
The Taliinn-based VC firm is backed by part of Skype’s founding team
Balderton partners with Stockholm startup hub SUP46
London-based VC to become sixth international investor member at Swedish startup work space
Riverside Company's Mintra bolts on OCS HR
OCS HR is the first add-on acquisition for Mintra since it was acquired in late 2014
KKR acquires 50% of Swedish wood tech specialist Välinge
Deal was funded mainly through the US GPтs European Fund IV
Verdane acquires five-company portfolio from Sequent Invest
Direct secondary deal is second portfolio acquisition by the Nordic specialist GP in 2016
Fund credit facilities: A bridge too far?
PE funds have long used credit facilities, but are these loans now being used to boost IRRs?
Priveq-backed CSAM acquires division of CapMan's Mawell
Mawell to sell electronic healthcare systems division nine years after тЌ8m CapMan investment
Accel, Octopus, Index exit SwiftKey in $250m Microsoft deal
US technology conglomerate continues European acquisitions with deal reportedly worth тЌ250m
Industrifonden and Kreos lead €15.8m round for Widespace
Swedish state-backed investor contributes тЌ5m to mobile advertising company
MMC promotes Coker to managing partner, hires Kelnar
Coker to co-manage venture investor alongside partner Bruce Macfarlane
Sofinnova and Imperial's Mission Therapeutics raises £60m
Investment led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust and saw existing backers re-up
CEE makes strong start to 2016 despite lack of LP attention
Private equity firms complete five buyouts and four exits in January 2016 alone
Vaaka sells Finnish roofer to Sentica's Hämeen Laaturemontti
Exit comes five years after Vaaka's acquisition and two years after Sentica backed HУЄmeen Laaturemontti
EQT named as preferred bidder for Kuoni
Nordic GP emerges as favourite from a field of suitors for Swiss travel company
Alvarez & Marsal opens Nordic practice
Managing partner Joerg Weidenfeld joins from restructuring and performance advisory firm
Procuritas acquires Calorex in bolt-on
Deal follows buyout of Danthermтs HVAC and EMEA Telecoms divisions
VNT Management invests €3m in Norsepower
Capital injection made through Finnish cleantech VCтs Power Fund III
Viking Venture takes 49% stake in Din ERP
Trondheim-based VCтs investment will support European expansion for the enterprise software company
Dawn and DN Capital in £20m Sonovate funding round
Round consists of ТЃ5m series-A and ТЃ15m in credit funding provided by Shawbrook
JZ Capital holds €400m final close for third fund
Final close comes five months after first close for GPтs Europe-focused fund