Nordics

The Big 3

Rikke Lilla Eckhoff talks to Katharina Lichter, a managing director and head of research at Capital Dynamics, about succession issues, spin-out teams and the bid-ask spread on secondaries

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Strange bedfellows

Not so long ago, corporates and private equity firms were arch rivals in many hotly contested auctions. Could the lack of liquidity in today's market, volatility and poor visibility encourage erstwhile contenders to consider joining forces?

The tech savvy North

One of the questions we always ask venture investors is what attracted them to that particular company and sector. For every tech-related business, the answer is usually the same: the region is at the forefront of technology developments

NORWAY - Investinor makes NOK 12m Think investment

Norwegian government-owned venture fund Investinor has backed electric vehicle manufacturerer Think with NOK 12m, with an option to invest a further NOK 18m in the near future. Following this round Investinor will hold a 5.5% stake in the compnay.

GLOBAL - Carlyle appoints leveraged finance MD

International investment house Carlyle Group has today announced the appointment of Debra Pedersen as managing director in the firm's New York-based global leveraged finance team, focusing on investor relations and fundraising.

FINLAND - Veraventure appoints senior adviser

Veraventure, a group comprising Finnish evergreen venture funds and a subsidiary of state-backed specialised financing company FinnVera, has appointed Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti as senior adviser.

EUROPE - KKR closes European annex fund

US-based buyout giant KKR has closed a EUR 400m annex fund to support additional equity investments for portfolio companies of its second European fund, which closed in 2005 on approximately EUR 4bn.