Nordics
Private equity tops Nordic LP returns charts
PE outperforms other asset classes in the region, as local LPs continue to increase their allocations to the space
Cherry Ventures backs Hedvig in SEK 30m round
Latest capital investment is intended to help promote the startup's growth as it develops its software
CapMan promotes three
GP promotes Antti Karppinen and Tobias Karte to partners and Tomi Alén to investment director
Northleaf nets $2.2bn for global PE programme
Canadian private markets investor closes its latest secondaries vehicle on $800m
Novo takes 24.9% of Cinven's Envirotainer
Co-investment is announced in partnership with Cinven, two months after the initial buyout
CapMan-backed Digital Workforce raises €3m
Investors in the round include CapMan Growth Equity Fund and earlier seed investors
Folmer acquires Europlan Engineering
GP intends to expand the businesses into new market segments as it pursues a growth strategy
Tesi invests in €6.3m round for Nosto
Fellow Helsinki-based VC firm (and existing investor) OpenOcean also takes part in the financing
Then and now: European private equity's post-Lehman decade
European PE came to a virtual standstill 10 years ago, but figures show the asset class has all but recovered its pre-crisis appeal
Dawn, DN Capital leads $15m series-A for Divido
Deal marks the first investment for Dawn Capital since closing its $235m fund Dawn III
Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic acquires JK Kloakservice
Latest deal is the 15th bolt-on since Agilitas backed Recover Nordic in 2013
CapMan exits Fluido
Deal marks the first exit for the CapMan Growth Fund, which held a final close in December 2017
EQT merges Broadnet and GlobalConnect
Combined new entity of fibre-based data companies reported total revenues of around €310m
Longship-backed Ecura completes two bolt-ons
Deals strengthen Ecura in the Norwegian care market and deepens its footprint in the Oslo region
Ratos sells 30% stake in Gudrun Sjödén
Under Ratos's ownership the company developed as a brand through investments in the organisation
FountainVest-led consortium bids for Anta Sports
Consortium offers €40 per share for the company, known for its Salomon and Wilson brands
Carlyle buys stake in Investindustrial-backed design group
GPs will own equal stakes in the new group and invest alongside the founders of B&B Italia and Flos
Verdane invests SEK 150m in Inovia
Company plans to accelerate the development and commercialisation of its AI products
EQT mulls options in strategic review
In a statement on its website, EQT announced a review to strengthen its balance sheet
Franklin Templeton, Asia Alternatives to launch fund-of-funds
Joint venture, called Franklin Templeton Private Equity (FTPE), will be headed by Arthur Wang
Private equity in the age of digitalisation
Unquote and Taylor Wessing bring together leading tech-focused PE practitioners to discuss modern challenges and opportunities
Summa Equity acquires Lakers
GP's funding will support the company's growth and development in the water infrastructure market
EQT Credit hires Suzana Peric
Peric will be based in London and will focus on the firm's credit opportunities strategy
PE-backed Advania acquires Wise
Oslo stock exchange-listed Akva is wholly exiting Wise to Advania in a NOK 80.6m deal
