Nordic unquote" September 2011

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31 August 2011

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Buyout activity in the Nordics could return to levels seen pre-credit crunch, according to unquoteт research. If Nordic deal activity continues at the pace seen in the first half of 2011, volume and value look set to almost reach 2007 levels, marking a resurgence in deal completions.

The Nordic private equity industry has seen an impressive amount of activity in the first seven months of this year. Data from the unquote" database, Private Equity Insight, reveals that, over the past decade, the first seven months of each year have on average represented 59% of deals for the full year. A total of 48 buyouts were recorded for the first seven months of 2011 and if this trend is extrapolated, Nordic GPs are expected to have completed a total of 82 buyouts by the end of the year.

This would eclipse the previous three years' totals for the region, while falling just short of the 87 recorded in 2007. It is worth noting that with the same extrapolation technique for Europe as a whole, the estimated 2011 volume total would not exceed 2008, which highlights the relative strength of the recovery for the Nordic private equity industry.

In the September edition of Nordic unquote":

Mid-market up a third year-on-year

Pandora IPO lifts lid on PE failings

PE firms creating bidding wars over contingent forwards

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