Nordics
Volpi hires Arma's Berggren
Berggren will source and execute deals across Europe, with a focus on the Nordic region
AP1 to commit $500m to PE in 2019
Of the $500m, approximately 30% will be invested in Europe, 60% in the US, and 10% in emerging markets
VC firms back €48.5m series-E for Trustpilot
Advent International affiliate Sunley House Capital Management leads the funding round
Project A, Creandum add $30m to funding round for Voi
Existing investors include Vostok New Ventures, Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe
Segulah sells CCS to trade
Segulah supported several bolt-on acquisitions and also made partial divestments
Nordic buys Conscia from Axcel
Nordic Capital draws money from Nordic Capital IX, a тЌ4.3bn fund that closed in May last year
CVC reacquires Ahlsell in SEK 31bn take-private deal
Follows a cash offer of SEK 55 per share for the business that CVC made on 11 December
PE leads performance table for Finnish state pension fund
Private equity funds delivered the best returns for VER compared with other investments in 2018
CapMan sells down Harvia stake
CapMan acquired a majority stake in Harvia in 2014, listed it last year
Capidea backs food supplement specialist TAP
GP acquires a majority stake in the business in partnership with Danish holding company Habico
Private equity boosts returns for PensionDanmark
Private equity was the third best performing asset class, after infrastructure and real estate
Nordic giants drive region's aggregate value jump
Aggregate value of buyouts in the Nordic countries jumped to тЌ25.7bn in 2018, a 66% increase on 2017
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Crypto craze
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team decodes the intricacies of securitised token offerings
Summa closes second fund on SEK 6.5bn
GP has already drawn capital from the new vehicle to acquire building technology firm Infobric
Apax France-backed AEB buys Danmil
AEB plans to strengthen its offering and expand in the Nordic market
Adelis buys Ropo Capital from Sentica
Ropoтs management team remain in their positions in the business and will retain a stake
Oxx leads $8m round for Funnel
Existing investors Balderton Capital, Industrifonden and Zobito also take part in the financing
Japanese bank partners with BaltCap for €100m fund
BaltCapтs Kiisa will join the NordicNinja fund as managing partner alongside two JBIC executives
Secondaries in Private Equity
Unquote analysis of the secondaries market is now available for download
Standout Capital backs VisBook
GP invests via its Standout Capital I fund, which held a final close on SEK 1bn in August 2017
Multiples Heatmap: winter cooldown across Europe
Latest Multiples Heatmap, published in association with Clearwater International, is now available to download
FSN makes final exit from Netcompany
Shares would be valued at DKK 685m, based on yesterdayтs share price of DKK 220
PG Impact Investments holds $210m final close
Firm is independent but has access to Partners Groupтs infrastructure, expertise and resources
Kinnevik invests SEK 900m in MatHem
Investment comprised SEK 400m of primary capital and a SEK 500m secondary share purchases