Frozen Nordic market

Perusa GmbH's buyout of Opcom division SEM AB, specialised in automobiles and parts, saved the region and the country from an exceptionally poor tally in November. Four deals in the technology sector were the only other satisfactory developments that month. Of these, two came from Finland and Denmark – two countries that are still seen as small yet attractive markets in the region for private equity firms. 

February and May are the only value spikes in Swedish activity in 2012. Both coincided with increases in deal volume. According to the unquote" buyout forecast for 2012, European private equity is likely to hit €52bn in overall value by year-end – almost 30% less than in 2011. So far, Sweden has contributed 7.9% in value terms and 4.7% volume-wise to the overall European buyout market in 2012. 

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