Nordics
Advent acquires minority stake in Medius
Marlin Equity is reinvesting with a majority stake in the Swedish spend management software company
Gilde Healthcare closes fourth buyout fund on EUR 517m
Double the size of its predecessor, the new vehicle was oversubscribed and saw nearly all Gildeтs existing LPs investing
Dawn Capital eyes two new funds
Software-focused VC makes early-stage deals; its Opportunities funds back its later-stage portfolio
ESG from 'nice to have' to prerequisite for almost all LPs – survey
Adams Street Partnersт 2022 Global Investor Survey gauged LPsт views of 118 LPs globally
Sponsors kick off 2022 with buyout volume down 13% year-on-year
Energy costs, inflation and war in Ukraine cloud deal activity but value holds up with average deal size on the rise
CapMan seeks event-driven opportunities with Special Situations fund
Expected to close in the autumn, the vehicle has Tesi as anchor investor and could attract some European LPs
GP Profile: BC Partners looks to steady deployment ahead of next fundraise
Head of IR Alexis Maskell details the GP's plans to lay strong foundations for when it next hits the road, possibly in H2 2023
Hg explores ITM8 exit advised by Raymond James
Sale of Danish IT services asset is expected to kick before the end of this quarter
PSG eyes second European fund
PSG Europe II has a EUR 2.5bn target; its predecessor closed on its EUR 1.25bn hard-cap in 2021
Axcel exits Aidian to Nordstjernan
The GP had also been planning a Helsinki listing
Triton partially exits Aleris to EQT Infrastructure for EUR 286m
The GP has sold the radiology arm for 11x EBITDA.
FSN reinvests in Active Brands alongside Verdane
FSN reenters the Norwegian sportswear company via Fund VI; Verdane joins as minority shareholder
Vaaka invests in digital staffing company Bolt.Works
GP will aim to support Finnish digital staffing company in global expansion
BlackRock eyes new Secondaries & Liquidity Solutions fund
Strategy makes global mid-market secondaries deals and provides liquidity at GP level
Blackstone Growth leads EUR 500m round for Relex Solutions
Finland-based software company was valued at EUR 5bn in latest fundraise
Investcorp launches POC Sports exit; Rothschild advises
Teasers for the Swedish sports safety equipment distributed following meetings with potential PE bidders
Verdane invests in EVA Global
GP has now announced three deals from its EUR 300m impact growth fund, Verdane Idda I
Lightrock gears up for Climate Impact Fund
Impact investing GP raised USD 900m for its Lightrock Growth Fund I vehicle in 2021
Vaaka buys Medbase as fund III approaches full deployment
The GP made the deal from its Buyout III fund
Cinven picks dual-track exit advisers for Envirotainer
Citi, JP Morgan and Carnegie are among banks advising on the upcoming exit of the Swedish temperature-controlled air cargo containers group
Polaris holds first close for Flexible Capital fund on DKK 500m
Vehicle was launched in May 2021 with a target of DKK 1bn and is expected to start deploying capital this quarter
PE impact fundraising surpasses EUR 4bn in 2021
Figures from Unquote Data reflect the increasing prevalence of impact and impact-driven deals
Polaris mandates EY to exit Det Danske Madhus
Formal sale launch is expected once updated financial figures for the Danish catering company are in
Access Capital registers ninth growth buyout fund
Fund-of-funds strategy makes primary and secondaries deals, backing funds investing in European SMEs