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EUROPE – EIF's Meyer seconded to EVCA
The European Investment Fund (EIF), Europe's largest venture fund investor, has seconded Thomas Meyer to the EVCA for a period of three years, commencing in January.
NORDIC/CEE - GILD launches EUR 50m second fund
Estonia-based investment bank GILD Bankers has launched its second private equity fund, GILD Long Haul II, with a target of EUR 50m.
EUROPE - LODH holds second closing of Euro Choice IV on EUR 409m
LODH Private Equity has reached the second closing of Euro Choice IV and its related investment vehicles on EUR 409m. The final closing is scheduled for 27 February 2009.
SWEDEN - Segulah appoints head of banking
Swedish buyout house Segulah Advisor has appointed Erik Thorell to the newly created role of head of banking.
NORWAY - Norvestor acquires Intelecom for NOK 173m
Norvestor has obtained acceptance from shareholders representing 97.3% of the share capital of communications company Intelecom Group ASA for its NOK 6 a share takeover offer, which values the business at NOK 173m, and has initiated a compulsory squeeze-out....
GLOBAL - PIP to raise £49.5m from issue of loan notes
Quoted private equity fund-of-funds Pantheon International Participations Plc (PIP), which is managed by Pantheon Ventures Ltd, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with institutional investors to raise up to ТЃ49.5m through the issue of...
SWEDEN - Ledstiernan appoints new CEO
Swedish private equity firm Ledstiernan has promoted CFO Fredrik Lindgren to CEO.
SWEDEN - EQT abandons Q-Med bid
EQT has announced that it is abandoning its SEK 3.9bn takeover offer for Swedish biotechnology firm Q-Med.
GLOBAL - Allocation concerns dominate LPs
According to the latest Coller Capital Global Private Equity Barometer , produced in association with private equity consultancy IE Consulting, limited partners are increasingly concerned about their private equity allocation, with two-thirds of respondents...
FINLAND - Via Venture et al. sell OptoGaN to Russian industrial investor
Via Venture Partners, VNT Management and Finnish Industry Investments Ltd, have wholly exited light emitting diodes (LED) chip company OptoGan Ltd to a group of Russian industrial investors led by the private investment fund ONEXIM Group.
EUROPE - Study reveals positive impact of private equity on employee relations
A new study, conducted by the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR) in association with the EVCA, has revealed that private equity ownership rarely harms employee relations and, in many cases, actually has a positive impact.
SWEDEN - AMF Pension rejects EQT-backed bid for Q-Med
AMF Pension which owns 5.7% of Swedish biotechnology firm Q-Med has rejected EQT-backed Ivytan AB's bid for the company.
DENMARK - SEED Capital and Novo invests into Epitherapeutics
SEED Capital Denmark and Novo have invested into Epitherapeutics, a cancer drug developer in the field of epigenetics.
NORWAY - Borea increases stake in Software Innovation to 38%
Borea, through Borea Opportunity IV AS, has increased its stake in software developer Software Innovation ASA (SOI) to 38.02 % in a deal worth around NOK 46m.
SWEDEN - STING Capital injects SEK 2m into Byte Active
STING Capital has invested SEK 2m into ByteActive AB, a developer of data storage technology.
SWEDEN - STING Capital supports Moveinto Fun with SEK 2m
STING Capital has invested SEK 2bn into Moveinto Fun, a developer of game consoles particularly targeted at girls.
DENMARK - CapMan acquires DanFysik ACP
CapMan, through CapMan Technology 2007 Fund, has together with management acquired Danfysik ACP A/S in a deal value at approximately EUR 8.6m.
SWEDEN - ETF leads USD 20m investment into Chemrec
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) has led a USD 20m series-C funding round for Swedish bio-refinery technology company Chemrec, alongside existing investors Vantage Point Venture Partners and Volvo Technology Transfer.
DENMARK - EQT leads DKK 2bn KMD acquisition
EQT has acquired a majority stake in IT solutions provider KMB in a buyout from Local Government Denmark (LGDK) valued at DKK 2bn.
SWEDEN/GERMANY - Ratos-backed Bisnode completes SEK 411m WLW acquisition
Ratos portfolio company Bisnode, a supplier of digital business information, has acquired German online search service company Wer liefert was? (WLW) from Seat Pagine Gialle for a total consideration of SEK 411m.
EUROPE - Oaktree closes on EUR 1.6bn
US-headquartered investor group Oaktree Capital Management has closed OCM European Principal Opportunities Fund II LP, its second European fund dedicated to opportunistic private equity and distress-for-control investments, on around EUR 1.6bn.
SWEDEN - STING Capital exits HULU
The Swedish venture firm, linked to Stockholm Innovation & Growth, has sold HULU Sweden, a developer of wireless technology, to the Norwegian telecommunication business Gipz AS.
FINLAND - Pohjola Group appoints new CFO
Jouko Pölönen has been appointed CFO of Pohjola Group, as Ilkka Salonen leaves to join another company.