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CVC plans Matas listing
CVC Capital Partners is understood to be planning an IPO for Danish beauty retailer Matas on the Copenhagen stock exchange.
EQT’s internetstores acquires Addnature for SEK 230m
EQT-backed internetstores GmbH, an online bicycles and outdoor equipment retailer, has agreed to acquire Swedish online retailer Addnature AB for SEK 230m.
Ratos issues shares to finance acquisitions
Ratos plans on increasing its share capital by up to SEK 2m through a new issue of up to 830,000 class-C preference shares.
Catalyst Investors backs Reputation Institute
Catalyst Investors has completed a minority equity investment in Danish corporate reputation measurement firm Reputation Institute.
Industrifonden et al. back Flexenclosure
Industrifonden, Andra AP-fonden (AP2) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have invested SEK 160m in Swedish information and communications technology infrastructure provider Flexenclosure.
Prometheus in partial Pandora exit
Prometheus Invest ApS has agreed to sell 13 million shares in Pandora AS to institutional investors for DKK 2.6bn.
Ratos acquires majority stake in Hent for NOK 310m
Ratos has agreed to acquire close to 73% of Norwegian construction company Hent for NOK 310m.
Nordic Capital and CVC sell Cloetta shares
Nordic Capital and CVC Capital Partners have partially exited Swedish confectionery company Cloetta AB.
Lundin exits Vostok Nafta to Luxor Capital
Lundin, via Lorito Holdings Ltd and Zebra Holdings and Investments Ltd, has exited Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd to Luxor Capital.
Industrifonden, Zobito et al. invest SEK 20m in Qwaya
Industrifonden and Zobito have joined previous owners to invest SEK 20m in Swedish social media advertising business Qwaya.
HealthCap, Industrifonden et al. back Oncopeptides
HealthCap, Industrifonden and other investors have taken part in a series-A financing round for Swedish medical start-up Oncopeptides AB.
3i reaps 2.3x on Xellia exit
3i has agreed to sell Xellia Pharmaceuticals AS, a Norwegian speciality pharmaceutical group, to Novo AS for £460m.
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HIG kicks off Nordic activity with Freedom Finance buyout
HIG Europe has completed its first investment in the Nordic region with the acquisition of consumer loan broker Freedom Finance Nordic.
Inventure and Nexit back $5.2m round for Rightware
Inventure and Nexit Ventures have reinvested in Finnish user interface software developer Rightware, which has closed its $5.2m series-B funding round.
3i sells HTC Sweden to Polaris Private Equity
3i has sold its 36.5% stake in flooring solutions manufacturer HTC Sweden to Polaris Private Equity.
EQT to acquire IP-Only for SEK 680m
EQT has agreed to acquire IP-Only Telecommunication AB, a Swedish fibre-based data communication provider.
Verdane Capital exits KSD to Descartes
Direct secondaries specialist Verdane Capital has sold KSD Software Norway AS to The Descartes Systems Group for NOK 190m.
Nordic Capital’s Britax to acquire Brio Care
Nordic Capital-backed Britax has agreed to acquire Swedish toy maker Brio Holding AB’s push chairs, car seats and furniture business Brio Care.
Ratos reaps SEK 898m exit proceeds in Q1
Listed private equity house Ratos made SEK 898m in exit gains and SEK 798m in net profits in the first quarter, according to the company's latest report.
Nordic Capital and Cidron mull partial Cloetta exit
Nordic Capital and Cidron are considering selling part of their stake in Swedish confectionery company Cloetta, according to reports.
Segulah reshuffles team
Segulah is set to replace current managing partner Christian Sievert with founder Gabriel Urwitz, while Lennart Ribohn will become the firm's new chairman.
Creandum closes Fund III on €135m
Nordic-focused technology VC Creandum has hit €135m for its third fund.
Norwegian state injects NOK 500m into VC fund
The Norwegian government is set to commit NOK 500m to Investinor AS, a venture capital investment company owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry.