Nordics
Bure launches share issue to raise up to SEK 1bn
Proposed share issue is subject to adoption and authorisation by existing shareholders and the board
EQT signs "largest ever" ESG-linked credit facility
Facility is linked to portfolio companies' commitment to gender equality and renewable energy
Video: CPPIB's Delaney Brown on improved LP/GP relations
In the fourth of Unquote's Lockdown series, Delaney Brown, managing director of CPPIB, discusses improved GP/LP relations since lockdown began
Vaaka Partners sells Kotikatu to Norvestor-backed PHM
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Vaaka, which owned a majority stake in the company
BlackRock et al. acquire minority stake in Nordic Capital's Trustly
Nordic Capital will remain a majority owner in the company
Ysios Capital raises €155m for third biotech fund
Ysios BioFund III provides financing to early- and mid-stage, highly innovative life sciences companies
Nordic GPs find solace in demand for tech deals
Buyout activity in the Nordic region has nose-dived in 2020, while venture capital activity surged in some countries
Vitruvian Partners acquires majority stake in Scrive
Employees and board members of the company will retain a minority stake in the business
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Startups slow down
The Unquote pod asks, when will VC activity return to normal? And how will venture funds rebound in comparison to the previous GFC?
DevCo-backed VAG acquires ZMK Technologies
DevCo-backed Vexve Armatury Group (VAG) has acquired a majority stake in German valve supplier ZMK Technologies from Advanced Holdings т a Singaporean listed company focusing on engineering services and clean technologies т and the founders of the company....
K Fund launches €70m second vehicle
Fund targets companies operating in the internet and mobile technology sectors
Explore Equity acquires Nova Consulting Group
Target company generated NOK 337m in revenues in 2019 and EBIT of NOK 51m
DevCo-backed Medix Biochemica adds-on two US companies
Company has so far added on three companies and used its cashflow to acquire them
Norvestor Equity sells Wexus to TDR-backed Algeco
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the GP, which invested in the company via its seventh fund
FSN Capital to acquire majority stake in Handverksgruppen
GP reportedly paid тЌ55-65m for the deal and deployed capital from its fifth fund
Firstminute leads €3.5m seed round for Good Monday
Danish tech startup has so far raised тЌ6m over three seed rounds
Francisco Partners raises $9.7bn across three funds
Funds target the technology industry, with a focus on software, financial technology and healthcare IT
Two thirds of PE professionals expect reduction in carry – survey
More than half of the private equity partners and directors surveyed also expect bonuses to reduce
Monterro buys RegTech company Trapets
GP reportedly buys a 70% stake in the business, valued at тЌ30.5m
Voima Ventures leads €1.5m seed round for Iiwari
Deal is VC's sixth investment from its Deep-tech Fund
Eurazeo holds €400m first close for France-China Cooperation Fund
Fund targets European companies with expansion and growth plans in the Chinese market
Polaris exits Danish fashion brand PWT Group
Covid-19 ends a 12-year investment period during which the company grew to acquire five other brands
Video: Coller's Francois Aguerre on PE's reasons to be cheerful
In the third of Unquote's Lockdown series, Francois Aguerre discusses how long-term secondaries prospects are still strong despite the turmoil
Ardian closes eighth secondaries mega-fund on $19bn
ASF VIII intends to provide the necessary liquidity to investors amid the global Covid-19 pandemic