Nordic Unquote
FSN Capital to buy Troax from Accent Equity
FSN Capital has agreed to acquire Swedish property protection company Troax Group AB from Accent Equity.
Silverfleet pays €137m for Axcel's Cimbria
Silverfleet Capital has acquired Cimbria, a Danish manufacturer of seed and grain processing equipment, for DKK 1.025bn (тЌ137m) from incumbent private equity backer Axcel.
Segulah buys Beerenberg from Herkules
Segulah has acquired Beerenberg Corp, a Norwegian services firm for the oil and gas industry, from Herkules Capital.
Accent Equity Partners hires two
Accent Equity Partners has hired David Zytomierski and Marcus Jennekvist as analysts in its Stockholm-based investment team.
Private equity firms eye SEK 2bn Swedish cinema deal
Swedish media and publishing group Bonnier has appointed Nordea to advise on the sale of the SF cinema chain, which could reportedly be worth up to SEK 2bn.
Herkules exits Projectiondesign in trade sale
Herkules Capital has sold Projection Holding, which owns a majority share in Norwegian electronic office equipment company Projectiondesign, to global technology company Barco.
Ratos refinances Kvarndammen
Ratos has refinanced Swedish online auction and valuation company KVD Kvarndammen, securing a dividend of SEK 150m.
Polaris promotes four
Nordic GP Polaris Private Equity has promoted Peter Maigaard, Rune Gornitzka and Martin BangтLУЖwgren to director positions, while Simon Wille has been promoted to investment manager.
Ratos takes stake in €1.17bn Aibel buyout
Ratos has agreed to acquire 32% of Norwegian oil services company Aibel AS alongside industrial group Ferd and pension fund Swedish Sixth AP Fund.
Vaaka Partners sells EMC Talotekniikka to Imtech
Vaaka Partners has sold its majority stake in Finnish technical services provider EMC Talotekniikka to Dutch trade buyer Royal Imtech.
CapMan Buyout invests in Acona
CapMan has acquired Acona Holding AS, a Norwegian provider of well and drilling services.
CapMan Buyout invests in Acona
CapMan has acquired Acona Holding AS, a Norwegian provider of well and drilling services.
Industrifonden et al. back ClearCar
Industrifonden has invested SEK 13m in Swedish vehicle inspection start-up ClearCar.
Creandum backs Vivino
Nordic VC Creandum has invested $1m in a series-A funding round for Danish social wine-focused app developer Vivino.
Lifeline Ventures backs Applifier
Finnish company Applifier, which operates a cross-promotion network for social games and applications, has raised тЌ3m in a series-B funding round led by Lifeline Ventures.
Nordic Capital execs lose tax case
Nordic Capital executives will have to pay income tax on their carried interest, a Swedish Court says.
Open Ocean Capital backs Nordic Telecom
Finnish unified cloud communication provider Nordic Telecom (NTC) has raised $1.3m in a series-A funding from Open Ocean Capital.
Nordic unquote" December 2012/January 2013
The Nordic private equity market т at one point seemingly impervious to the economic turmoil facing the rest of the world т has had a tough year.
Verdane reaps 6x on LensOn exit
Private equity-backed Prescription Eyewear has acquired LensOn, a Nordic online contact lenses seller backed by Verdane Capital.
Ratos in partial exit from Bisnode
Swedish business information firm Bisnode, a portfolio company of Ratos, has divested Baby DM Scandinavia.
Frozen Nordic market
In just two years, Sweden has lost half of its deal volume, showing that even the popular Nordics are not immune from Europe's economic drag.
ICG invests in Viking
Intermediate Capital Group has made a minority investment in Norwegian roadside assistance provider Viking Redningstjeneste.
HitecVision sells Spring Energy Norway to Tullow Oil
HitecVision has sold its 87.6% stake in Spring Energy Norway to London-based exploration company Tullow Oil for approximately $326m.
Industrifonden et al. invest in Avtal24
Industrifonden along with private investors Richard BУЅge, Magnus Wilkne, among others, are investing SEK 10m in Swedish online legal services provider Avtal24.