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EUROPE - WINNERS ANNOUNCED for Nordic unquote" Private Equity Awards
Nordic unquoteт is delighted to announce the winners of its second awards for Nordic Private Equity, held last night at the Grand Hotel, Stockholm. The event immediately followed on from a day-long Congress dedicated to discussing developments in the...
UK/EUROPE - Bank of Scotland merges UK and European leverage finance teams
Bank of Scotland Corporate has merged its UK structured finance and acquisition finance teams with its European leveraged finance business to create a single leveraged finance business that will operate on a pan-European basis.
EUROPE - NEXT WEEK: Nordic unquote" Congress & Awards
Join unquoteт next Tuesday evening in Stockholm for the second annual Nordic Private Equity Awards. The event brings together industry luminaries to celebrate innovation and accomplishment in the Nordic private equity market. Places are still available...
EUROPE - NEXT WEEK Nordic unquote" Congress & Awards
Join unquoteт next Tuesday evening in Stockholm for the second annual Nordic Private Equity Awards. The event brings together industry luminaries to celebrate innovation and accomplishment in the Nordic private equity market. Places are still available...
GLOBAL - Carlyle and Apollo in $1bn joint venture
The Carlyle Group has joined forces with Apollo Group Inc to form Apollo Global Inc, a $1bn venture designed to make investments in the international education sector.
SWEDEN - Segulah floats HMS
Segulah has listed HMS Networks, a Swedish industrial communication company, on the OMX Nordic Exchange for SEK 74 per share. The investor will sold down its shareholding at the time of the listing. Shares in HMS started to trade on 19 October. Segulah...
NORDIC - Nordic unquote" Awards shortlist announced
Nordic unquote” is pleased to announce the shortlist for the second Nordic unquote” Awards to be held on the 30th October at the Grand Hotel, Stockholm. The evening event follows the day-long Nordic unquote” Private Equity Congress also taking place at...
SWEDEN - Carlyle appoints new director
The Carlyle Group has announced that Anders Hörnqvist has joined its Stockholm-based Nordic real estate team as director.
SWEDEN - HealthCap-backed company acquires pharma player
Swedish medical equipment manufacturer Orexo has acquired pharmaceutical business Biolipox for SEK 856m. Orexo AB has completed a listing on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange for a value cSEK 1.2bn in the end of 2005. HealthCap did not exit...
SWEDEN - Ratos to list Bisnode
Ratos, the Swedish listed private equity firm, plans to list its portfolio company Bisnode.
SWEDEN - SVCA statistics shows record exit activity
According to statistics from SVCA, the value of venture exits in Sweden have more than doubled in the first six months of 2007 with a 110% increase, for a total value of SEK 6.37bn compared to the same period last year.
EUROPE - WINNERS ANNOUNCED for Deutsche unquote" Private Equity Awards
Deutsche unquoteт is delighted to announce the winners of the first ever awards for German Private Equity, held last night at the Renaissance Zurich Hotel, Zurich. The inaugural event immediately followed on from a day-long Congress dedicated to discussing...
SWEDEN - STING Capital invest in Zebor Technology
STING Capital has invested in Zebor Technology, a seller and promoter of a “green” operating system.
SWEDEN - Ledstierna acquires 20% of Katshing Netsales
Ledstierna AB, the Swedish listed venture capital firm, has invested SEK 6m in return for a 20% stake in Katshing Netsales AB, an internet company for mobile technology. The agreement stipulates that Ledstierna acquires 20% of the shares in Wazoo Holding...
EUROPE - Private equity beware the peeping Toms
In today's environment of increasing calls for transparency, one must discern between reasonable requests for information, and those that simply satisfy curiosity or are driven by an ideological agenda, according to Allianz Capital Partners CEO Thomas...
EUROPE - EVCA concerns over Walker review
EVCA has responded forcefully to the ending of Sir David Walker's consultation period into transparency and disclosure in UK private equity.
NORWAY - Ferd lists Pronova BioPharma with market-cap of NOK 6.9bn
Ferd Private Equity (FPE I) has listed Pronova BioPharma (previously Pronova Biocare), a Norwegian manufacturer of Omega-3 pharmaceutical products, on the Oslo Stock Exchange for an offer price of NOK 23 per share. The total offer size is NOK 2.7bn (including...
NORWAY - HitecVision backed Noreco holds private placement
HitecVision-backed Noreco (Norwegian Energy Company) has decided to conduct a private placement of up to 5.6 million new shares.