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NORWAY - Banks taking over IK’s KID

Retructuring negotiations for beleaguered IK Investment Partners-backed textile retail chain KID Interiør ended Friday, with Norwegian bank DnB NOR taking over the company.

  • Exits
Cause for optimism

Q2 figures from unquote" show that deal activity in the Nordic region is picking up. Rikke Lilla Eckhoff takes a closer look at the numbers

Slow but steady ..

Having bucked the wider European trend throughout much of 2008, French buyout activity has tailed-off of late. However, there is evidence to suggest that the market may soon turn back, writes Francois Rowell

Pinstriped chameleons

For many private equity firms, distressed debt investors are becoming the elephant in the room. As banks syndicate debt down or offload it, much of it ends up in the hands of hedge funds and other opportunistic investors, some of whom use that position...

Mad not to invest?

Of the few Nordic buyouts completed this year, three have been in healthcare services. Traditionally a government funded sector, healthcare offers plenty of opportunity for private equity value-add, but investors should tread carefully. Rikke Eckhoff...