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Carried interest
Herkules nears first close for latest fund
Herkules Capital is believed to be approaching a first close for its latest fund.
Accent Equity acquires Infolog
Accent Equity Partners has acquired Infolog, a division of Swedish business communication group Intellecta.
Permira casts its net for Ewos
Permira has joined Bain Capital and Altor in the bidding war for Norwegian fish farmer Cermaqтs fish feed division Ewos.
Matas to unlock the Nordic IPO market?
The recent IPO of Matas, with a market cap of тЌ630m, is the first new listing on the Copenhagen stock exchange in two years. Could this listing be the key to unlocking the hushed Nordic IPO market? Karin Wasteson investigates
Sentica exits 9lives
Sentica Partners has sold Helsinki-based ambulance and emergency care services company 9lives back to the companyтs management.
Accent acquires Steni from Total Capital
Accent Equity Partners has wholly acquired Norwegian faУЇade panel company Steni from Total Capital Partners.
FSN Capital acquires Validus
FSN Capital has acquired a majority stake in Norwegian retail holding company Validus from founder Terje Stykket and Norgesgruppen.
EQT to sell Swedegas
EQT is planning to sell Swedish gas grid operator Swedegas for an enterprise value in excess of тЌ500m (SEK 4.3bn), according to reports.
VC investors back Magine
A number of Swedish and international investors have closed a series-A funding round of $19m for Magine, a Swedish cloud-based cable operator.
IK sells off Dynea divisions
IK Investment Partnersт portfolio company Dynea Chemicals has sold its Norwegian division Dynea to Eltek Holding.
Herkules acquires majority stake in PTC
Herkules Capital has acquired a majority stake in Stavanger-based oil services firm Petroleum Technology Company (PTC).
CVC-backed Matas in €630m IPO
Matas, a Danish beauty products retailer backed by CVC, has listed on the Copenhagen stock exchange.
Erhvervsinvest holds first close on DKK 770m
Erhvervsinvest has held a first close of its third fund, Erhvervsinvest III KS, on DKK 770m.
Sitra et al. back Omegawave
Sitra has led a тЌ1.6m financing round for Omegawave, alongside Conor Venture Partners and three other stakeholders.
Triton acquires majority stake in Infratek
Triton has agreed to acquire a 76.3% stake in OSE-listed Infratek from its two largest shareholders Fortum Nordic and Hafslund.
Abraaj Group acquires Fan Milk from Maj Invest
Abraaj Group has agreed to acquire Fan Milk International from the Emborg family, Maj Invest Equity and the management.
Karolinska backs Forendo Pharma
Karolinska Development has invested тЌ1.2m in a series-A funding round for Finnish drug development company Forendo Pharma.
Investinor leads NOK 37.5m round in BerGenBio
Investinor has led a NOK 37.5m funding round in Norwegian biotechnology company BerGenBio.
Sarsia Seed et al. pump NOK 5.5m into Vaccibody
Norwegian pharmaceutical firm Vaccibody has received NOK 5.5m in funding from existing investors including Sarsia Seed.
Triton acquires Logstor from Montagu
Triton has agreed to acquire Danish pipe systems supplier Logstor from Montagu Private Equity and other shareholders.
Ratos increases ownership in Jøtul
Ratos has agreed to acquire additional shares in Norwegian wood stoves maker JУИtul from Accent Equity for NOK 12m.
Nordic Capital exits EG, reaps 4x money
Nordic Capital has agreed to sell Danish IT software and services provider EG to Axcel for тЌ160-170m, reaping a 4x money multiple and a 30% IRR.
Norvestor backs Future Production
Norvestor has agreed to invest in Future Production, a Norwegian provider of tailor-made equipment to the offshore rig industry.