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BWB Partners makes first exit with SGL sale
Exit marks the first divestment for BWB since rebranding and recapping former Odin funds
CapMan exits Esperi Care to ICG
Exit ends the six-year ownership of the care provider by CapMan’s Buyout division
EQT holds €566m final close on first venture fund
Stage-agnostic European venture fund had been rumoured for a year prior to announcement
Goldman Sachs-backed Dong prices IPO at up to DKK 106bn
Energy company will make Danish financial market history as largest-ever listing
Intera prepares €330m listing of Kamux
Finnish used car seller’s Helsinki IPO will give the company a market cap in €275m-332m range
Tink raises $10m series-B from SEB Venture at al.
Investment firm Creades leads the round alongside SEB Venture and existing investor Sunstone Capital
Polaris buys Akademikliniken from Valedo
Danish GP makes inaugural Swedish acquisition for 2015-vintage fourth fund
Verdane acquires wind power portfolio from Pentaco
Portfolio consists of wind turbine industry suppliers JSB Group, Polytech and Jupiter Group
Nordic PE must focus on reputation and responsibility, says EQT's von Koch
EQT managing partner Thomas von Koch spoke as keynote at today’s unquote" Nordic Private Equity Forum in Stockholm
CapMan Credit renames, holds €100m close for debt fund
CapMan Credit rebrands to Nest Capital and holds a first close for its unitranche and mezzanine fund
Altor sells SEK 222m block of Dustin shares
Since SEK 3.8bn listing in February 2015, the GP has reduced its shareholding from 34% to 15%
Deal in Focus: Norvestor defies oil & gas downturn with HydraWell
Oil well integrity company, which will expand internationally, has enjoyed growth against a backdrop of oil price volatility and investor concerns
Goldman Sachs-backed Dong sets summer IPO
Government will retain a 50.1% stake in the national energy company after largest-ever Danish IPO
Priveq’s NRI bolts on KGC Verktyg & Maskiner
Bolt-on is the first acquisition made by NRI since it was acquired by Priveq in 2012
Danske PEP VI holds final close on €700m hard-cap
Year-long stretch of fundraising for final close was held up by LP commitments being mired in regulatory hurdles
Litorina in SEK 790m trade sale of workwear retailer Grolls
Acquisition by industrial group Swedol is financed by a SEK 300m rights issue
Sentica exits Arjessa in €32m trade sale
Exit for Finnish GP’s third buyout vehicle comes after six years of ownership
Capidea in DKK 250m Klokkerholm Karosseridele exit
Exit comes five years after the Danish small-cap investor acquired 70% stake in the auto-parts company
Norvestor acquires HydraWell
GP is hoping to tap into the growing market for oil well capping technology
Nordic Capital lists Tokmanni in €394m Helsinki IPO
Busy week on public markets for Nordic Capital, who realised €500m of shares in two days
Nordic Capital’s Resurs valued at SEK 11bn in IPO
GP completes Stockholm listing of consumer finance business on same day of Tokmanni IPO in Helsinki
Capidea acquires water treatment business Guldager
Buyout is brought on by succession and sees Steen Ulrik Madsen join the Danish company as CEO
Accent Equity acquires Inteno
Deal is the second carve-out in 12 months for the Swedish mid-market buyout house
Nordic Capital fully realises investment in Thule
GP exits its final 10.5% stake in the listed sports equipment maker after a nine-year investment