Nordics
Litorina sells Fresks to Kesko for €200m
Company's sales have more than doubled from SEK 850m to SEK 2.1bn during Litorina's holding period
Five Arrows-backed Karnov prices SEK 4.2bn IPO
AP6, Lazard and Vind have committed to acquiring shares worth up to SEK 607m in the offering
PE to continue enjoying strong tailwinds, says Carlyle's Rubenstein
Speaking at the Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva yesterday, Rubenstein said he does not foresee PE's current run of form ending soon
Nordic direct lending makes slow but steady progress
Private debt funds have been rapidly expanding their market share in corporate cashflow lending across Europe, but Nordic progress has been slow
Summa-backed Lakers makes four buys
Summa acquired Lakers with equity from the SEK 4.5bn vehicle Summa Equity Fund I in September 2018
Hannes Snellman hires Kanter's Klang
Klang will be responsible for developing the firm's Nordic M&A platform and private equity practice
Bifurcation in European fundraising: beat the traffic
Recent years have seen the growing polarisation of fundraising fortunes for GPs, with established managers able to raise faster than their peers
EQT closes in on IPO – report
Swedish publication Affarsvarlden reports that the firm is in discussions with investors
Five Arrows-backed Karnov announces intention to float
Karnov generated adjusted EBITA of SEK 262m from sales of SEK 715m in 2018 (36.6% margin)
Atomico leads €30m series-B extension for Peakon
Investment brings the total volume of Peakon's series-B to тЌ48m, following a round in February 2018
Nordic VCs sell Capres to trade
KLA is a Nasdaq-listed semiconductor manufacturer based in California with 10,000 employees
IK launches Copenhagen office
Office will be led by Danish national and partner Thomas Klitbo, who has been with IK since 2007
Nordic Alpha invests in Re-Match
Re-Match is the second investment from the fund, which has a strong focus on value creation
Q&A: JCRA's Benoit de Bénazé
Some GPs are combatting risks arising from turbulent politics and economic uncertainty by making more frequent use of currency and risk hedging instruments
AP6 invests in Accent's Hoist
Accent retains the majority and the company's founder, Malcolm Lindblom, will keep his share
EQT Infrastructure fund hits €9bn hard-cap
Stockholm-headquartered manager announces the final close EQT Infrastructure Fund IV
KKR sells Q-Park's Nordic division
KKR Infrastructure wholly acquired Q-Park in 2017 in a deal that valued the assets at тЌ2.95bn
Temasek backs Danish chemicals specialist Haldor Topsoe
Company plans to boost its growth and international expansion, especially in Asia
Nordea launches impact fund in partnership with Ståhlberg
Fund invests in companies that contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
LSP in $50m series-A for Snipr Biome
Lundbeckfonden Emerge invested an undisclosed sum in an exploratory investment in 2017
Summa buys Olink Proteomics
Management team led by Ulf Landgren will remain as minority shareholders after the deal
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: European tour
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team examines the key takeaways from IPEM and SuperReturn
Providence buys OpusCapita
Posti hired AGC Partners to explore the sale of the digital payment subsidiary in January
Nordic GPs set their sights on the DACH region
Nordic buyout houses are increasing their presence in the region, both in terms of deal activity and boots on the ground