Nordics
HarbourVest closes co-investment fund on $1.75bn hard-cap
GP increases original hard-cap for fourth co-investment offering due to LP demand
Creathor and MTIP lead €14m round for Blueprint
Existing investors, including Inventure and Pontos Group, will also participate
Star Capital closes latest fund on €800m
Fund closed on its hard-cap and has already been put to work for two investments
Carlyle to sell subtitling business BTI Studios to Altor
Sale of media dubbing business comes after a four-year tenure in which BTI's EBITDA trebled
MB Rahastot sells Cityterveys to Synlab
Divestment comes from the GP's buyout vehicle, MB Equity Fund IV, which held a final close on тЌ260m
Stapled secondaries moving upmarket
BC becomes the latest firm to benefit from a stapled secondaries deal, as some industry insiders anticipate a developing trend
Aurelius acquires Silvan from Stark Group
DIY retail chain will invest in the development of its e-commerce platform under its new ownership
Nordic market awakes from slumber
Trio of large-cap deals in June spark life into region's buyout market with dealflow more than doubling compared to the previous month
Viking Venture exits EcoOnline in Summa-backed SBO
Viking Venture acquired the Norwegian software company in a buyout three years ago
Generationsskifte Invest takes majority stake in TCA Lift
GP takes 65% stake in the Odense-headquartered business while former owners maintain their position
Nordic fundraising market remains buoyant despite dealflow dip
In the first part of our 2017 Nordic Fundraising Report, unquote" examines statistics for the local market across 2013-2017
Nordea teams up with AlpInvest for co-investment fund
Fund aims to invest in around 25 mid-market buyouts across a range of sectors
Adelis takes majority stake in AddPro
Investment is likely to be the last made by Adelis's тЌ340m maiden fund
Priveq takes minority stake in Omegapoint
Deal is the seventh for Priveq Investment V and its first in the tech sector
Cipio holds final close for Fund VII on €174m
Fund will make primary and secondary growth capital investments in expansion-stage technology companies
Danske integrates PE unit as two partners step down
Michael NУИrgaard will take over as CEO of the company, which remains a legally separate entity
Nordic Fundraising Report 2017
The 2017 edition of the unquote" Nordic Fundraising Report delves into detailed statistics of local fundraising and investment trends
Nordic Fundraising Report: dealflow, co-investments and the road ahead
In the final part of the unquote" Nordic Fundraising report, unquote" looks at the wider dealflow, lending and co-investment trends in the region
Nordic Fundraising Report: digging down into the data
unquote" examines the macroeconomics, maturity and strong local LP base the region has to offer
FSN Capital sells Danish bakery Lagkagehuset to Nordic Capital
Under FSN's ownership, Lagkagehuset increased the number of its outlets from three to 69
Vaaka Partners in Jungle Juice Bar investment
Deals kicks off investment for the firm's third buyout fund, which is expected to make 10-15 in total
Vitruvian closes third fund on €2.4bn hard-cap
Vehicle is considerably larger than its ТЃ1bn predecessor, which held a first and final close in 2013
Maj Invest purchases 50% stake in Victor Gruppen
Deal for the Danish restaurant group is the third undertaken by Maj Invest's тЌ300m fifth fund
HgCapital leads €4.7bn SBO of Visma from KKR, Cinven
KKR fully exits the software business while Cinven sells 40% of its stake to retain a 17% holding