Nordic unquote
Nordic unquote" May 2013
For almost 40 years, Sweden was one of the few countries in the world where private retail of pharmaceuticals was banned.
Novo AS et al. round up €141m Symphogen financing
Novo AS, PKA and Danica Pension have provided Danish biopharmaceutical company Symphogen with a further €41m, rounding up a €141m funding round for the business.
Almi and Chalmers Innovation back Halon
Almi Invest and Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund have backed Swedish web security solutions provider Halon Security.
Herkules's Bandak Group acquires ITM
Herkules Capital portfolio company Bandak Group AS has agreed to acquire IOS Tubular Management AS (ITM) from Breimyra Invest AS.
DFJ Esprit et al. back M-Files Corporation
DFJ Esprit and Finnish Industry Investment have injected €6m into M-Files Corporation, a technology start-up based in Finland.
Herkules Capital exits Gothia to arvato AG
Herkules Capital has agreed to sell Gothia Financial Group AS to arvato AG, a global business process outsourcing (BPO) provider owned by Bertelsmann.
Investor AB appoints Stern as senior adviser
Investor AB has appointed Stefan Stern as a senior adviser.
ICG buys Euro Cater from Altor
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has bought Danish food service company Euro Cater in a secondary buyout from Altor Equity Partners and inco Amba.
Atomico, Index, IVP in $130m Supercell funding round
Atomico, Index Ventures and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) have invested in a $130m funding round for Finnish mobile games developer Supercell.
HitecVision acquires Deep Sea Mooring
HitecVision has acquired Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a Norwegian niche supplier of services to oil and gas companies.
Priveq and Investor divest Vårdapoteket
Priveq Investment and Investor Growth Capital have agreed to sell their holdings in pharmacies operator Vårdapoteket to Apotek Hjärtat.
EQT to merge European and Asian teams for new fund
EQT is merging its European mid-market business line with its Asian investment team, ahead of a rumoured new fund launch.
Creandum et al. back Xeneta
Creandum and Alden AS have led a €1.2m seed round for Xeneta, a Norwegian sea freight crowd-sourcing company.
Conor and Northzone back Sticky
Conor Venture Partners and Northzone have completed a $3m funding round for media technology company Sticky.
Finnish state launches €1bn start-up fund
The Finnish Economy Ministry is launching a €1bn venture capital start-up fund to attract private investors.
Water Street backs CCBR-SYNARC
Water Street Healthcare Partners has invested in Danish clinical services company CCBR-SYNARC.
Segulah sells Medstop to Oriola-KD
Segulah has agreed to sell Medstop Group Holding AB to Oriola-KD Holding Sverige AB for SEK 1.46bn.
Nordic Capital buys Unifeeder from Montagu Private Equity
Nordic Capital has agreed to acquire Danish logistics company Unifeeder from Montagu Private Equity in a transaction believed to be worth around €400m.
Ratos exits Svenska Nyhetsbrev to Bonnier
Ratos-backed Bisnode has sold business news supplier Svenska Nyhetsbrev AB to Bonnier Business Press.
Nordic unquote" April 2013
The Nordic market is changing. Long dominated by the powerhouse economy of Sweden and seemingly impervious to the crisis gripping Europe, 2012 was a tougher year and saw many new developments.
Ratos and Litorina exit BTJ Group
Ratos and Litorina are set to sell BTJ Group AB to Per Samuelson, chairman of the company's board.
Capman sells Cardinal Foods to Capvest and a trade player
Capman has sold its 49% stake in Norwegian poultry and eggs producer Cardinal Foods to London-based private equity firm Capvest following at least two unsuccessful attempts at listing the business.
Permira acquires PharmaQ
Permira has agreed to acquire Norwegian health group PharmaQ Holding AS for €250m.
Nordic Capital makes 5x on Permobil exit to Investor AB
Nordic Capital Fund V has agreed to sell Permobil,a Swedish rehabilitation power wheelchairs company to Investor AB for €655m.