Nordic unquote
Nets IPO is largest Nordic PE-backed listing for six years
Advent and Bain's company is largest Nordic PE-backed IPO since DKK 41.5bn TDC flotation in 2010
Herkules-backed Linas Matkasse bolts on RetNemt.dk
Acquisition is first add-on by Swedish pre-packaged dinner kit company since Herkules buyout
Healthcare: A case study in reputational risk
PE investments in Nordic healthcare have become a controversial topic following the 'Carema scandal', which sparked ESG and transparency reforms
HgCapital-backed Visma sells BPO unit to HgCapital
HgCapital carves out business process outsourcing division from KKR-, HgCapital- and Cinven-owned parent
Vaaka Partners exits Renewa
Trade sale comes eight years after Vaaka acquired the company formerly known as Termopoint
Ratos-backed Airteam acquires Ventek Ventilation
Bolt-on acquisition comes eight months after the Swedish GP bought Airteam in a DKK 575m MBO
Nordic take-privates: Why speed is of the essence
Two out of four private-equity-led Nordic de-listings since 2015 have been targeted by third parties aiming to cash in
Enterprise buys Intersport from Mercator for €34.5m
GP acquires the Balkan operations of the sporting goods retailer in a corporate carve-out
Inventure, ETF, Vito in €4.5m round for Wirepas
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the Finnish startup to €10m in 2016
Almi Invest et al. in SEK 23.8m round for Promimic
Chalmers Ventures and Karolinska Development also participated in the biotech investment
Valedo takes majority stake in CMA, Markör merger
Swedish business research companies merge their operations, with Valedo as backer
Gro Capital takes minority stake in Boyum IT Solutions
Equity investment comes as part of Boyum’s acquisition of Swiss software company Beas Group
Altor’s Realia bolts on Valedo-backed Corbel
First add-on for the Nordic property management services group since the Altor buyout
Erhvervsinvest acquires Agrometer
Danish media suggests exiting owners received a combined DKK 100m windfall from the sale
Advent, Bain and ATP to float Nets
IPO aims to raise around DKK 5.5bn for the company and investors
EQT and Accent in SEK 1bn Scandic share sale
GPs’ joint holding vehicle sells 15.6 million shares in accelerated bookbuilding worth SEK 1.08bn
IK VIII to hit €1.6bn target in coming weeks
unquote” can reveal the GP is likely to surpass the €1.6bn target for its eighth mid-cap fund
Priveq acquires Mediaplanet
Swedish GP in buyout of Stockholm-headquartered digital media agency
ATP CEO Carsten Stendevad quits
Chief executive of Europe’s largest pension fund, Denmark’s ATP, will leave LP by the end of 2016
Nordic buyout values soar amid high-liquidity environment
Average Nordic buyout values are growing, with the market expecting higher entry multiples and more leverage
Index Ventures and Creandum lead €6.1m round for Kry
Swedish digital health startup also raised funding from Berlin-based VC Project A Ventures
Northzone leads €4m series-A for Zervant
Finnish e-invoicing startup raises institutional funding from Nordic VCs Northzone and Conor
EQT sells TitanX to Tata
Exit is the second sale from the 2005-vintage EQT Opportunity fund to happen in 2016
Deal in Focus: Polaris’s exit of CWS fails to meet par for GP
The Danish wind turbine services business was always destined for a strategic buyer, but failed to prove a hit for Polaris