Nordics
Nordic Capital Fund IX holds final close on €4.3bn
Nordic Capital already completed three deals from its ninth flagship buyout fund this year
VC-backed iZettle acquired by PayPal in $2.2bn deal
Mega-deal comes just days after the startup announced its intention to float in Stockholm
Triton, KKR sell Mehiläinen to CVC
Deal for the Finnish healthcare services provider is reportedly valued at €1.8bn
Hg-backed Visma and Raet to merge
Visma has launched a €300m term loan add-on financing to syndication to finance the acquisition
Norvestor-backed Roadworks acquires Otera Infra
With the acquisition, Roadworks intends to strengthen its service offering in its local market
EQT's Sivantos merges with Widex
Enterprise value of the combined entity is estimated at €7bn, according to the GP
Alliance of equals: PE's evolving buy-and-build approach
Portfolio companies are increasingly making larger bolt-ons, as GPs look for new ways to boost returns in a market with high entry multiples
Ontario Teachers' sells Helly Hansen
Helly Hansen plans to increase its brand offerings in Canada following the deal
Altor acquires Gnist Barnehager
Stockholm-based GP taps its latest buyout vehicle, Altor Fund IV, for the acquisition
Adelis sells NGI to trade buyer Habasit
NGI was the first investment in Denmark for Adelis, which acquired the firm in January 2014
EQT holds final close for Mid Market Asia III
Fundraising started at the beginning of Q2 2016, with a first close in October 2016
Q1 Barometer: Mega-deals propel value to post-crisis record
Deal volume reached the second highest quarterly level in two and a half years, while aggregate value climbed to €54bn
VC-backed iZettle gearing up for IPO
Card payment business posts strong gross profit but EBITDA is still negative
Nauta Capital invests €4.2m in Smarp
Smarp intends to expand its European and US operations, and hire 100 employees
Via Equity invests in Elogic Systems
GP acquires Elogic Systems together with the company's CEO and CFO from trade owner Micro Matic
Nordic Capital sells remaining shares in ConvaTec
With shares priced at 220 pence apiece, total gross proceeds amounted to £315m in the final sell-off
EQT merges Candidator and DGC IT Services
Group will be branded under new name Candidator DGC and expects to generate SEK 1bn in annual sales
Agathos acquires Vacgen from Scienta Scientific
Scienta Scientific is a Swedish nanotechnology company that specialises in ultra-high-vacuum
Axcel acquires Orion Diagnostica in €163m deal
Deal is the fourth investment from Axcel V, which held a €617m final close in April 2018
Triton-backed Akeab acquires Mark & Energibyggarna
Firm joins Akeab as a new sister company in an infrastructure services group owned by Triton
Adelis-backed AddPro to merge with Svensk IT Funktion
Controlling shareholder Adelis will retain its majority stake in the newly created group
Norvestor hires Nordea's Osland Vik-Mo as COO
Currently Osland Vik-Mo is head of strategy and business development at Nordea Wealth Management
Altor's CTEK acquires Chargestorm
With the acquisition, CTEK intends to develop electrical vehicle charging products and services
EQT sells Piab to Patricia Industries in SEK 6.95bn deal
Deal ends a holding period of two years for EQT after acquiring the company in December 2015
