Nordics
Norvestor acquires HydraWell
GP is hoping to tap into the growing market for oil well capping technology
Nordic Capital lists Tokmanni in €394m Helsinki IPO
Busy week on public markets for Nordic Capital, who realised тЌ500m of shares in two days
Nordic Capital's Resurs valued at SEK 11bn in IPO
GP completes Stockholm listing of consumer finance business on same day of Tokmanni IPO in Helsinki
Capidea acquires water treatment business Guldager
Buyout is brought on by succession and sees Steen Ulrik Madsen join the Danish company as CEO
Accent Equity acquires Inteno
Deal is the second carve-out in 12 months for the Swedish mid-market buyout house
Priveq takes stake in digital signage maker Visual Art
Stockholm-based digital signage business is the GPтs third acquisition in April
Via Venture and ATP in DKK 1.6bn exit of Neas to Centrica
Exit comes a year after the Danish pension fund and its in-house PE firm invested DKK 500m
Priveq acquires audiobooks publisher ILT Inläsningstjänst
Investment was made through the Swedish small- and mid-cap GP's 2015-vintage Priveq V vehicle
Armada Interactive raises $3m from Initial Capital et al.
Other backers include Index Ventures, ProFounders Capital, Backed and Reaktor Ventures
Former Altor and Nordic Capital veterans launch Summa Equity
GP will focus on buyouts in sectors with climate and demography-driven changes
CataCap takes majority stake in Casa
Founder Michael Mortensen completes second sale to PE after exiting HusCompagniet to Axcel
Summa acquires eGain stake from Ceder Capital
Existing investors will roll over part of their equity and remain minority shareholders
Corporate finance firms Capitalmind, EquityGate to merge
Business will operate under the Capitalmind brand out of six European offices
Nordic startup bloom may wither without government support
As Nordic cities continue to foster successful startups, should governments be doing more to improve affordability?
Norvestor exits Sortera to newcomer Summa Equity
Former Nordic Capital and Altor veterans make inaugural deal for new Nordic GP
Segulah takes majority stake in Sandbäckens
Deal is the fifth investment for the Swedish GPтs recently-closed fifth fund
Cordet's first direct lending fund holds first close at €200m
Cordet raises first fund from institutional investors including British Business Bank
Altor takes 25% stake in Skandiabanken for NOK 1.2bn
The deal is a continuation of Altorтs ongoing strategy of public minority investments
Vaaka-backed Enegia buys intStream
Energy-market-focused software company will be the first bolt-on for Enegia since Vaakaтs 2014 buyout
CapMan exits Suomen Lämpöikkuna to Inwido
Inwidoтs bolt-on is the first acquisition for the company after Swedish GP Ratos's full exit
Herkules makes 3.5x on Micro Matic exit
Norwegian private equity firm exits nearly a decade after acquiring the systems maker
Seed Capital closes third fund on DKK 819m
Seed's fundraising surpassed its DKK 750m target at final close and comes nearly a year after its first close
Segulah closes 5th fund on SEK 2.4bn, short of initial target
Managing partner Henrik Lif tells unquote" smaller fund is result of management changes
Nordic Capital to list Resurs in Stockholm
Intention to float announcement follows that of GPтs Finnish discount retailer Tokmanni