Nordics
Listed Private Capital Report 2019
Listed PE is yet to see the boom that listed infrastructure has in recent years, but several trends suggest the gap may shrink
Permira hits €11bn hard-cap for seventh fund
Permira VII was launched in January 2019 with a тЌ10bn target, which was reached in September
Looking for the digital health tonic
Massive recent uptick in investment means 2019 is expected to reach an all-time high for digital health
Invest Europe appoints Gimv's de Montgolfier as CEO
De Montgolfier joins from Brussels-listed investment firm Gimv, where he was partner and head of France
Vaaka buys Foreship
Markus Aarnio, Marcus HУЖglund and Mattias JУЖrgensen will retain their positions in Foreship
Treasure hunt: striking the right origination mix
Unquote explores technology-led advances and the evolution of the more traditional models
Livonia-backed Thermory buys Siparila
Latvian private equity firm Livonia backed the bolt-on via its first fund, Livonia Partners Fund I
Aurelius sells Scandinavian Cosmetics Group to Accent
Accent is currently investing from Accent Equity 2017, which deploys тЌ10-25m in equity
Northzone in €17m round for Matsmart
Round was led by LeadX Capital Partners with Ingka Group, D-Ax and Norrsken also taking part
Spark Capital invests $15m in tablet startup Remarkable
Company plans to use the fresh capital to scale up its team and invest in product development
EQT-backed IFS buys Astea International
Astea International has a market cap of $18m and operates from seven locations globally
Take-privates thrive amid growing pressure to invest
Public-to-private deals are back in fashion, with a record number of transactions
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Calling in the specialists
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses specialist and venture fundraising
Saari buys Bo LKV
All four of the founders have retained a minority stake in the business alongside the GP
Litorina buys NN07 from Fidelio
Litorina draws capital from its fifth buyout fund, which closed on its SEK 3bn target in August
Investors debate fund-size and specialisation at Nordic Forum
Panellists tackled fund diversification, portfolio company digitalisation and gender parity in management teams
VC firms back €20m series-A for Stipe
Novo Holdings co-leads the round with Arix and Wellington Partners, and Sunstone Ventures invest
LP Profile: Saranac Partners
Established in 2016, Saranac Partners is a multi-family office and financial advisory firm
Castik buys Addsecure from Abry
Addsecure's management have also invested in the new company alongside Castik and Abry
Bregal Milestone co-leads €41.5m round for ePassi
Second investment made by the GP in Finland deploying capital from its тЌ400m fund
PKA to start raising third party capital for PE
PKA receives approval from the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority to act as fund manager
Q&A: Liberty Global's Simon Radcliffe on W&I claims
Radcliffe talks to Unquote about the W&I market, the drivers behind the increase in claims being made, and more
Nordic Capital sells stake in itself to Opac
GP said the deal will facilitate further investment in the development of Nordic Capital
Unigestion opens Copenhagen office
Per Lawгtz Hansen is responsible for leading Unigesiton's new Copenhagen based office