Nordics
Nordic Fundraising Report 2018
Nordic private equity funds have raised a record amount of money for a calendar year
Accent sells Nordic Traction Group
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Accent, which acquired the firm via Accent Equity 2012
LP Profile: Vækstfonden
Unquote speaks to chief investment officer Kjærgaard about the LP's investment programme and its focus on the Danish ecosystem
Triton to close fund V on €5bn hard-cap
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in March as The Triton Fund V with a target of €4bn
Silverfleet's Whiley to succeed managing partner MacDougall
Outgoing managing partner will continue as chairperson and remain an investment committee member
Attracting tech talent top priority for Nordic GPs
Industry players at the Unquote Nordic Private Equity Forum discussed the region's track record and future challenges
ATP CEO resigns
ATP is expected to announce the appointment of a temporary CEO in the near future
Litorina buys Care of Carl
CEO and founder Henning KУЄllqvist will remain in his role and retain a stake of 30%
Verdane sells Powernet to Efore in deal worth up to €6m
Acquisition is conditional upon Efore receiving sufficient proceeds from its rights offering
Intera invests in Porvoon Huoltomiehet
Finnish property maintenance company will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy
New bolt-on for Nordstjernan investee
Acquisition of 11 care centres comes a year after the group first received backing from the GP
Diversis Capital buys Tempo
Los Angeles-based Diversis targets companies with at least $10m in revenues and up to $25m EBITDA
Triton-backed Ramudden buys LKJ-Palvelut
Triton acquired Ramudden in a secondary buyout from IK Investment Partners in December 2017
Epiris to acquire Diamorph
Deal reportedly values the Swedish precision materials business at SEK 1.4-1.5bn
Inflexion takes minority stake in European LifeCare Group
Investment is drawn from the £250m vehicle Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV, which closed in 2016
Finnish foundation seeks alternatives manager
Alternatives portfolio may consist of private equity, private debt, and illiquid real estate investments
Balderton Capital leads $50m round for VOI Technology
Proceeds from the series-A funding round will be used to enter new European markets
Via Equity-backed Adform sets price range for IPO
Firm intends to raise DKK 750m through a listing with an expected market cap of DKK 1.04-1.23bn
Single-asset funds afford slow and steady pace
When a fund approaches the end of its lifespan, transferring the last remaining investment into a new vehicle is proving increasingly popular
Vaaka Partners invests in Nordic Healthcare Group
GP invests via Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund III, which closed on its тЌ225m hard-cap last year
Aurelius acquires Hellanor
Deal is the firm's third primary investment of 2018 and its fourth ever Nordic investment
IK's Hansen Protection targets Oslo listing
New shares are expected to raise gross proceeds of NOK 550-600m, with IK also reducing its stake
FSN sells €215m block of Netcompany shares
Shares valued at DKK 1.6bn (тЌ215m) based on a share price of DKK 223 (тЌ30) per share
Tesi, Partnera buy Uusioaines
Tesi and the company's managing director, Jussi Parkkali, will both hold minority positions