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BaltCap acquires Air Maintenance Estonia
BaltCap has acquired the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company Air Maintenance Estonia (AME) from Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
From state monopoly to private equity dominance
Rikke Eckhoff reports on the de-monopolising of the Swedish pharmacy sector
Global trends, what comes next?
Presentation by Carsten Valgreen, partner at Benderly Economics
Region of optimism
Things are at long last looking up, according to Rikke Eckhoff, reporting from the SVCA's Nordic Private Equity Congress (NPEC) 2009 in Stockholm
Fair value explained
Fair value is the market price of an asset if you were to sell to today. It was incorporated into the private equity industry by the European trade associations in 2005, to comply with the US GAAP. Yet, for illiquid private equity assets it remains a...
Looking East
Rikke Eckhoff talks to Peter Laib, managing director of Adveq, about their tripolar investment thesis and the incestuous Nordic markets
Starting from scratch? If only..
A new year should imply a fresh start. And so it might be, with a number of industry professionals polled by unquote" (pages 18-19) indicating that fresh capital and willing vendors would be the order of the day for 2010. That said, the sins of yesteryear...
European PE bounces back; will the Nordics follow suit?
A year after the Lehman Brothers collapse and things are looking up, as Q3 value totals are the highest they have been in a year. Ashley Wassall and Rikke Eckhoff take a closer look at the figures
Private Property
With take-privates dominating the Nordic buyout space this month, Rikke Eckhoff investigates timing issues, pricing and the pros and cons of de-listing
Standing firm
Rikke Eckhoff talks deal-doing, fundraising and responsible investment with Helen Steers, partner and head of European primary investments at global fund-of-funds Pantheon
AP6's strategy shift makes sense
A case study in diversification gone too far?
Split LP universe
Market talk suggests the power balance has shifted in favour of LPs. Thomas Wold, investment director at Storebrand, shares his views with Rikke Lilla Eckhoff
A long and winding road
Rikke Eckhoff talks through 20 years of private equity with industry pioneer and veteran Bjorn Saven, founder and executive chairman of IK Investment Partners
Double-dipping
The number of private equity exits in 2008 virtually fell of a cliff compared with 2007, according to a study by advisory firm Ernst & Young. The figures come as no surprise, yet the questions looms whether or not the industry is prepared for the implications...
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...
The Big 3
Rikke Lilla Eckhoff talks to Katharina Lichter, a managing director and head of research at Capital Dynamics, about succession issues, spin-out teams and the bid-ask spread on secondaries
The tech savvy North
One of the questions we always ask venture investors is what attracted them to that particular company and sector. For every tech-related business, the answer is usually the same: the region is at the forefront of technology developments
The worst is yet to come
It was supposed to be a seminar about green shoots, organised by the Nordic Chamber of Commerce together with Argentum and other industry players and held at the London Stock Exchange. But one presentation after another exceeded the last in sober realism,...