Nordics
IK acquires Ellab in first IK VIII Fund buyout
Nordic GPтs eighth mid-market vehicle has not yet been officially announced
Polaris exits Connected Wind Services
Copenhagen-based GP sells the Danish wind turbine services business to German energy group EnBW
Denmark increases share of Nordic PE deals
Southernmost Scandinavian country was the busiest country by deal volume in 2015
Ratos appoints Byggmax's Agervald as new CEO
Agervald will join Ratos after serving a six-month notice period with listed Byggmax
BWB Partners exits Qubiqa Logistics
BWB, previously Odin Equity Partners, exits legacy portfolio asset in trade sale
Altor sells Navico, DMS to Goldman Sachs and reinvests
Swedish GP sells final assets in 2003 fund to GS Merchant Bank and Altor Fund IV
EQT Ventures in €3m round for Watty
Environmental-technology-focused accelerator Cleantech Invest also participated in the funding
Axcel buys SFK Leblanc from Maj Invest in consolidation play
Danish GP in quadruple acquisition of slaughterhouse machinery assets
Eight Roads leads $10m series-A for Universal Avenue
VC formerly known as Fidelity Growth Partners Europe makes early-stage investment in Swedish startup
Tech drives Danish PE as healthcare loses ground
Denmark's technology sector has fueled the rise of the local private equity industry
Valedo backs Lakrids by Johan Bülow
Swedish private equity firm makes its second investment in the Danish upmarket food sector
EQT in SEK 410m trade sale of Granngården
Home improvement retailer was acquired through EQT Opportunity Fund in 2008
Intera Partners in Wise Group SBO
Intera bought the company with the intention to list it come exit
HIG nets 8x on Zmarta exit
Trade sale brings to an end HIGтs consolidation of Freedom Finance in the Nordic region
3i in DKK 1.5bn take-private of BoConcept
British GPтs offer for the publicly listed Danish design business has been accepted by shareholders
Capital Dynamics raises $564m secondaries vehicle
Closing $200m above target, the fund is the largest-ever secondaries vehicle raised by the GP
Priveq in SEK 810m Internatural exit
Trade sale comes three years after the food products business was acquired by Priveq
Via Venture closes third fund on DKK 1bn
Latest buyout fund is identical in scale to its 2010-vintage predecessor
Ceder Capital acquires Buildercom
Swedish GP acquires the Finnish technology business through its DKK 350m maiden fund
Palamon reaps 3.3x on Eneas exit to Norvestor
Norwegian GP takes on ownership of the Nordic SME energy provider in a NOK 750m deal
Ratos acquires minority stake in Gudrun Sjödén for SEK 150m
Deal gives the Swedish clothing and homeware business an EV of SEK 725m
Verdane holds SEK 3bn final close for ninth fund
Nordic private equity firm closes fundraising after just four months on the road
Frumtak Ventures backs Tulipop's $2m round
Tulipop entered the licensed merchandise market last year, collaborating with Toynami
Verdane Capital in €43m Eniram exit to Wärtsila
Direct secondaries GP acquired Eniram as part of a portfolio of companies from Ferd Capital