Nordics
ADM raises $450m for Cibus Fund
Vehicle was launched at the end of 2016 and held a first close in May 2017 on $100m
Hg partially exits Visma to CPPIB
GP sells part of the stake held by Hg7, a ТЃ2bn buyout fund that closed on its hard-cap in 2013
Norvestor-backed Nordic Camping buys First Camp for £28.7m
Acquisition was partially financed by a vendor note (ТЃ7.7m) as well as with external financing
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: High-water marks and PE larks
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, wherein the team discusses the 2019 Annual Buyout Review, Nordic PE's record year and more
Industrien Pension's Struve resigns for new venture
Struve announces he is leaving on 1 February to launch Unified Investors
Verdane buys Scanmarket
GP draws capital from its buyout fund, Verdane Edda, to acquire a 90% stake in the business
CapMan holds second close for infra fund
Latest close, which took place in December, follows the fund's first close of тЌ115m in October
VC firms in $25m funding round for Quinyx
Existing investors AlfvУЉn & Didrikson, Battery Ventures and Zobito invest in Quinyx
Ratos acquires remaining stake in TFS for €11m
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GP acquired a 60% stake in the business
Coller backs $1bn secondaries deal for Investcorp
Investcorp will transfer six deals that were completed on a deal-by-deal basis into a new vehicle
Segulah buys Francks Kylindustri
Eighth investment from Segulah V, a SEK 2.4bn buyout fund that closed in April 2016
Axcel sells Mita-Teknik back to founding family
GP makes the divestment from Axcel IV, a DKK 3.6bn vehicle that closed in July 2011
LP Profile: Industriens Pension
LP's head of private investments, Ostergaard, speaks to Unquote about allocation strategy, co-investment and first-time funds
Norvestor acquires Wellit
Norway-based Wellit is a logistics software company serving the global oil and gas industry
Mimir buys Saint Gobain's Nordic glass business
Fifth investment from Mimir's holding company Mimir Invest, which was raised in 2016
Multiples Heatmap: DACH deals, mega-buyouts drive inflation
Latest Multiples Heatmap, published in association with Clearwater International, is now available to download
Triton sells Nordic Tankers to trade
GP makes the divestment from The Triton Fund III, a тЌ2.25bn fund that held a final close in 2010
Triton hits €5bn cap for fifth fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in March 2018 and has already made two investments
EQT announces eight new partners
EQT promotes six internally and makes two external hires, both in the EQT Ventures team
EQT increases offer to take Karo Pharma private
Offer increases from SEK 36.90 to SEK 38.00 per share and is recommended by the board
Taking stock of 2018: a year of contrasts
Tallying up investment activity and fundraising levels over the past 12 months reveals two contrasting trends at play
Cinven buys One.com from Accel-KKR
Revenues doubled from тЌ30m to тЌ60m in four years, according to the vendor
European PE in 2019: Paying a premium
Leading industry practitioners discuss private equity developments throughout 2018 and analyse emerging trends for the year ahead
Silverfleet's 7days bolts on Praxis Herning
Deal is the German medical workwear supplier's first acquisition under the GP's tenure