Nordics
Strong valuations in Nordic region driving co-investments
With strong pricing in the Nordic countries, GPs are looking to co-invest in order to secure deals
Sponsor Capital exits Espotel to trade buyer
Exit for Finnish private equity firm comes three years after it acquired Espotel
Partech leads $36m series-B for Finland’s M-Files
Round pushes the total funding raised by the Finnish enterprise software company past the $40m mark
CapMan snags director Frimodig from Summa Capital
Former Alfred Berg and ABN Amro adviser will also join the Finnish GP’s mangement group
SVCA chair Thand Ringqvist on global crises impacting Nordic PE
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist discusses concerns for the Nordic PE industry, including the migrant crisis
Altor co-founding partner Strömholm steps down, Blomquist promoted
Fredrik Strömholm will remain on the board of Altor Fund IV after his departure
EQT invests in Touhula
Touhula operates 80 pre-schools and daycare centres throughout Finland
FSN's Instalco makes eight bolt-ons in Nordic region
FSN Capital portfolio company Instalco Group has made eight bolt-ons across Norway, Sweden and Finland
HealthCap, Versant et al. lead SEK 437m series-B for Aprea
Round is among the largest venture investments in Nordic healthcare ever, according to unquote” data
Speedinvest exits Holvi
Speedinvest has sold Finnish software company Holvi to Spanish bank BBVA
CapMan hires Outotec’s Kåll as partner
The former executive board member of an engineering company will join CapMan's buyout division
Deal in Focus: Segulah builds on Stockholm property sector with Zengun
An in-depth look at the Swedish GP's first buyout of 2016
Nordic Capital sells NOK 780m stake in Europris
The GP will retain a 32.7% shareholding in Norwegian discount retailer following the partial exit
Segulah acquires Stockholm-focused builder Zengun
Deal marks the third acquisition made through the SEK 5.6bn Segulah V vehicle
Adelis acquires energy efficiency business Nordomatic
The buyout from existing owner Sobro was made through the GP’s Adelis Equity Partners Fund I
3i reaps £52m on partial sale of Eltel shares
Infrastructure network service Eltel was floated in February 2015
PAI’s ADB acquires airfield services provider Safegate
Sale ends 25-year ownership of Safegate by Osseiran Family Trust's investment vehicle, Fairford Group
SE Blue Equity launches DKK 600m second fund, rebrands
GP rebrands to Blue Equity with the launch of a successor to its fully invested, 2013-vintage maiden fund
Nordic Capital sells SEK 2bn stake in Thule Group
GP retains 10.5% holding after third sell-down of shares since floating Thule in November 2014
Flight to quality could be driver for Nordic price hike
Nordic GPs are paying higher prices for assets, but could this development result in higher-quality returns?
Intera Partners buys scaffolding business Telinekymppi
Finnish firm drew capital from its 2010-vintage buyout vehicle Intera Fund II
Accent acquires Brand Factory for Ineko merger
Both companies’ management will retain minority shareholdings in the company post-merger
Ratos acquires Airteam in DKK 575m MBO
Management, founders and key employees will retain a 30% stake in the ventilation company post-buyout
FSN Capital promotes Welo and Jabet to partner
Oslo-based GP also promotes Koffeld and Feet, hires Thiel and Larsson