Nordics
Ratos refinances Arcus
Ratos has completed a NOK 220m refinancing round of Norwegian wine and spirit producer Arcus-Gruppen.
Carlyle and Providence considering Com Hem sale
The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners are considering a sale of Swedish cable operator Com Hem, according to reports.
Verdane Capital acquires Eqvitec's Fund III
Secondary specialist Verdane Capital has acquired Eqvitec Technology Fund III from Eqvitec.
Advent hires operating partner
Advent International has appointed Christopher Fraser to its operating partner programme.
Ratos-backed MCC acquires Carrier division
Ratosт portfolio company Mobile Climate Control (MCC) has acquired Carrier Corporationтs AC-for-buses division.
Industrifonden fully exits Qliktech
Industrifonden has sold its remaining 6.5% stake in Qliktech after listing on NASDAQ in New York in July 2010.
Ratos acquires Finnkino for €94.3m
Ratos has acquired Finnish cinema chain Finnkino Oy from Sanoma for an enterprise value of тЌ94.3m.
ISS IPO postponed
EQT and GS Capital Partners have pulled the IPO of Danish outsourcing group ISS at the last minute, according to reports.
Northzone and Amadeus back Nyx
Northzone Ventures and Amadeus Capital have invested SEK 100m in Ludvika-based Nyx Security.
CapMan's Cardinal Foods sells Norsk Kylling
CapManтs portfolio company Cardinal Foods has sold its subsidiary Norsk Kylling to REMA Industrier.
BaltCap acquires stake in Runway
BaltCap has acquired a 40.82% stake in business process outsourcing service provider SIA Runway.
Industrifonden et al. invest in Airec
Industrifonden and RWE Innogy have invested SEK 25m in MalmУЖ-based Airec AB.
Latest Nordic unquote" out now!
The latest edition of Nordic unquote" looks at the spectacular growth of the secondaries market last year, a trend that is likely to continue in 2011.
Nordic unquote" March 2011
EQT has made a SEK 12bn offer to acquire Dometic Group from a consortium of lenders, members of the board and employees.
Altor appoints new Danish partner
Altor Equity Partners has appointed SУИren Johansen as partner, responsible for the firmтs investments in Denmark.
Nordic Fundraising Summit 2011
An increasing number of private equity houses are set to join the fundraising trail in the coming months, judging by the amount of investor relations professionals converging in Copenhagen for the Nordic Fundraising Summit 2011 this week. Viktor Lundvall...
Quantifying alpha
Alpha does indeed exist, and is strongest in private equity deals with active ownership; particularly when frequent interaction with - and even changing of - management is involved.
Altor acquires E.ON ES
Altor has acquired a 90.5% stake in E.ON ES, an engineering and contracting company for the energy industry, from E.ON Sverige AB.
Herkules acquires Norsk Jernbanedrift
Herkules has acquired a majority stake in Norsk Jernbarnedrift (NJD), a company that specialises in maintenance, construction and projects for railway infrastructure in Norway.
Investinor et al. inject NOK 25m in Smartfish
Investinor has led a NOK 25m investment in Smartfish, a Norwegian biotech company that offers synergistic omega-3 based emulsions.
ACG acquires Gimar fund of funds
ACG Private Equity has acquired Gimar Capital Investissement, a fund of funds management company, from Gimar Finance.
BC Partners raises €4bn for its ninth fund
BC Partners has raised тЌ4bn at the first close of its ninth buyout, according to reports.
CalPERS appoints CRO
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has appointed Larry Jensen as chief risk officer, a new position.
EQT-owned Gambro sells CaridianBCT
EQT and Investor-backed Gambro AB has sold CaridianBCT to Terumo Corporation for an enterprise value of $2.625bn.