Nordics
Main Capital buys Assessio in first Swedish deal
Main's first Swedish deal following the opening of its Stockholm office in May this year
Nordic PE market attracts foreign GPs despite high pricing
Non-Nordic fund managers put a record amount of capital to work in the region in 2018, on both a relative and absolute basis
Silverfleet sells Phase One to Axcel for 4.6x
Sale ends a holding period of more than five years for Silverfleet's first buyout fund
Nordic Capital announces NY base for US healthcare push
Initiative is being led by healthcare co-head Raj Shah and healthcare partner Thomas Vetander
Management due diligence: getting under the bonnet
Almost half of PE investors believe external assessments are the most important method for evaluating a management team
Obligo extends life of fund-of-funds
Decision was made following LP approval of a three-year extension at the fund's general meeting
Nordic Capital sells SEK 1.1bn share block in Munters
Divestment reduces Nordic's holding to 36.5% of the total share capital in Munters
Hamilton Lane, Scala Fund Advisory close club fund on $215m
Concept of the vehicle is to allow Finnish institutions to invest in oversubscribed funds
Talkin' 'bout my generation: millennials in private equity
With millennials now making up the bulk of new entrants in PE, are GPs set up to match the new expectations of these young professionals?
KKR targets $1.5bn for second growth tech fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in November last year and expects to hold a final close in Q3
Altor buys Ideal of Sweden
Founders Joachim Lindström and Filip Ummer, and EEquity reinvest in the transaction
EQT transfers IP-Only to infra fund
EQT makes the divestment from its EQT Mid Market and EQT Mid Market Europe funds
Ventiga seeks €275m for fund II
Firm's first "fund" was a four-deal co-investment partnership with LGT Capital Partners
VC firms back €5.7m series-A for Goodiebox
Danish Growth Fund takes part in the financing alongside technology incubator Inqvation
CapMan holds €160m 1st close for 11th fund
With 20 investors already on board, CapMan is aiming to raise €250m at final close
Advent hits $17.5bn hard-cap for ninth fund
Close puts it just inside the top 10 for largest Europe-focused buyout funds ever
Sector specialisation taking hold in Europe
European private equity firms are sharpening their investment focus by restricting the number of sectors they target
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Generation game
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses new generations working in private equity
Nordstjernan sells Salcomp
Sale ends a holding period of 12 years for Nordstjernan and six years for minority investor AP6
CVC-backed Synsam postpones IPO – reports
CVC acquired the business in 2014, drawing equity from CVC European Equity Partners V
Revenue trumps earnings as PE mops up B2B SaaS firms
Private equity is helping to drive rapid consolidation in the B2B software-as-a-service market
Industri Udvikling buys minority stake in Wila
Investment will be drawn from Industri Udvikling IV, a 2013-vintage DKK 500m fund
Accent buys Götessons
GP uses the SEK 3bn Accent Equity 2017 fund, a lower mid-market vehicle that targets Nordic businesses
Segulah sells Zengun
Segulah makes the divestment from its SEK 2.4bn, 2016-vintage buyout fund Segulah V
