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Swedish minister for finance attacks private equity tax shield
Sweden's minister for finance, Anders Borg, has hit out against the Swedish private equity industry's use of tax shields, promising a crackdown.
BaltCap backs Impuls
BaltCap has invested in Lithuanian health and fitness club chain Impuls.
Nordic unquote" October 2011
After a promising start, buyout activity in Europe might slow down even further in the fourth quarter of 2011 and risks falling behind last yearтs levels.
Industrifonden invests in Heliospectra
Industrifonden has invested SEK 10m in intelligent lighting developer and manufacturer Heliospectra.
EQT exits VTI Technologies
EQT has sold Finnish motion sensor manufacturer VTI Technologies to Japanese electronics company Murata Manufacturing.
NorInnova increases stake in Dualog
NorInnova Invest has increased its stake in Norwegian maritime communications company Dualog.
Sentica takes majority stake in Puuilo
Sentica has acquired a 55% stake in Finnish family-owned do-it-yourself retail chain Puuilo.
CapMan backs Walki acquisition of Meuwissen
CapManтs portfolio company Walki Group has acquired Dutch packaging materials producer Meuwissen Industrie and construction materials distributor Meuwissen Bouwprodukten from family-owned Meuwissen Holding.
Sentica backs Descom acquisition of Konehuone
Sentica's portfolio company Descom has acquired server and data storage provider Konehuone with the intention to merge.
Polaris joins Accent as co-lead investor in Bergteamet
Polaris Private Equity has joined Accent Equity Partners as a lead investor in mining contractor Bergteamet.
KTH Chalmers backs Euroling with SEK 7m
KTH Chalmers Capital has invested SEK 7m in Swedish internet company Euroling.
Polaris backs Scandinavian Track Group MBO
Polaris has acquired a majority stake in railway service and maintenance company Scandinavian Track Group from its management and employees.
Fouriertransform invests in Pelagicore
Fouriertransform has invested SEK 20m in Swedish software and technology company Pelagicore.
Conor opens Stockholm office
Conor Venture Partners has opened an office in Stockholm and has appointed Stefan Lindberg as venture partner.
Segulah ups stake in Kemetyl
Segulah has increased its shareholding in Kemetyl to 100% and transferred the ownership of its subsidiary hygiene business Antibac to CCS/Opus.
Sitra exits from Oy Scancool Ab
Sitra has sold its entire share in Oy Scancool Ab to Oilon International Oy, a family business in environmental and energy technology, based in Lahti, Finland.
Sitra invests in Savosolar
Sitra has invested in Finnish manufacturer of solar thermal solutions Savosolar Oy.
Litorina-backed Björnkläder acquires two companies
Litorina Kapital's portfolio company BjУЖrnklУЄder has made two add-on acquisitions with Nytello and ProGozz.
Segulah backs Scan Coin takeover of Sotremo
Segulah's portfolio company Scan Coin has acquired Swiss cash handling solutions company Sotremo.
InnovationsKapital exits Cellartis
InnovationsKapital has sold stem cell biopharmaceutical firm Cellartis to French biotech company Cellectis in exchange for cash and shares.
Knut N. Kjær joins FSN Capital as chairman
FSN Capital has appointed Knut N. KjУІr chairman, effective from 1 August 2011.
Procuritas buys Farma Holding
Procuritas has acquired a majority stake in pharmaceutical supplier Farma Holding.
Aescap Venture et al. back Orphazyme
Aescap Venture has invested тЌ14m in a series-A round for biotechnology firm Orphazyme.
WHEB backs Green Energy Group
WHEB Partners has invested in Oslo-based Green Energy Group (GEG), a supplier of small-scale geothermal power plants.