Nordics
Aeternum et al. invest in Hg's Visma at EUR 16bn EV
Deal sees Aeternum Capital, Government Pension Fund Norway (Folketrygdfondet), Vind and GIC invest
EQT Ventures gears up for third fund
Fund registration comes less than two years after the final close of its EUR 660m predecessor
Revaia closes debut fund on EUR 250m
Formerly known as Gaia Capital Partners, the firm was founded by Elina Berrebi, Alice Albizzati
EQT investors close share sale at SEK 370 apiece
Largest individual seller was EQT chair Conni Jonsson, who sold around 5.23 million shares for SEK 1.93bn
Accedo sponsor SEB taps Raymond James for exit
SEB Private Equity acquired a majority stake in the company in June 2016
Trill Impact closes debut fund on EUR 900m
Mid-market impact fund has made four investments to date and expects to make 10-12 platform deals
Lifeline Ventures preps Helsinki Spac IPO
Lifeline is planning to raise approximately EUR 100m in proceeds via the Spac listing
CapMan takes ESG-linked facility for CapMan XI
Raiffeisen Bank International and Danske Bank have provided the capital call bridge facility
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Climb in pricing persists
Following the publication of the Q2 2021 Multiples Heatmap, Unquote welcomes Clearwater's executive team to discuss pricing trends
Axcel VI holds EUR 800m final close
Fund has made six platform investments and is around 30% larger than its EUR 617m predecessor
Q2 Barometer: Robust Q2 performance bodes well for H2
The latest Unquote Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with Aberdeen Standard Investments, is now available to download
DBAG acquires Dantherm Group from Procuritas
Procuritas acquired the heating, ventilation and air conditioning company in a carve-out in 2016
Multiples Heatmap: PE continues to pay ever more for assets
Deal multiples record a fifth consecutive quarterly increases to reach 11.8x in the second quarter of 2021
Bridgepoint to acquire LanguageWire from Catacap
Catacap acquired the translation and content production software in 2017 via its debut fund
No sign of summer holiday for PE as dealflow beats records
In June and July 2021, deal volume surpassed 2019's record by 13%, with aggregate value up by 33%
Hamilton Lane raises USD 475m across two Large Buyout Club funds
Hamilton Lane now intends to launch a Venture Capital-focused fund as an extension of the strategy
Altor buys majority stake in game developer Raw Fury
Deal comes shortly after Altor announced its investment in activewear brand Oceans Apart
Polaris makes IR and investment team hires
Amanda Platek joins Polaris to establish an investor relations function at the firm
IK exits Visolit in trade sale
IK acquired the IK acquired Norwegian IT services and outsourcing business in 2016
Synova's Mintec buys Kairos
Synova acquired its stake in Mintec from the Peksa family in early 2018
Karma Ventures gears up for second fund
Estonia-based VC held a final close on EUR 70m for its inaugural fund in 2018
Placement agent Ermitage appoints new managing partner
Jerome Bouix joins from Scala Fund Advisory, where he was managing partner
Secondaries activity rebounds to record USD 55bn in H1 – survey
Direct secondaries account for the majority of transactions for the first time ever, says Setter Capital
Houlihan Lokey to buy GCA
GCA Altium and GCAтs US business will operate under the Houlihan Lokey brand