Nordic Unquote
Northzone invests €7m in X5 Music
Northzone Ventures has invested тЌ7m in X5 Music Group, a Swedish digital record label.
Nordic unquote" January 2011
Apax has entered exclusive talks to acquire ISS from EQT and GS Capital Partners after beating rival bidders with an offer of $8.5bn, according to reports.
CapMan partially exits Lumene Oy
CapMan has agreed to sell 48% of Finnish cosmetics company Lumene Oy to Langholm Capital, an other major shareholder in the company.
Norvestor invests in Cegal
Norvestor Equity has taken a majority stake in Norwegian IT services provider Cegal for an undisclosed amount.
BaltCap backs start-up Oobelisk
BaltCap has invested in Oobelisk, a start-up corporate media production company.
SEED Capital invests in Endomondo
SEED Capital has invested in Danish sports community Endomondo.
EQT acquires Hafslund Fibernett
EQT has acquired Norwegian optical fibre network operator Hafslund Fibernett AS (HFN) from Hafslund Venture.
Nordic Capital wins tax case
The tax board has rejected the claims of the tax agency regarding Nordic Capitalтs taxing of profit sharing between 2006 and 2007.
Altor and LD Equity sell Aalborg Industries
Altor Equity Partners and LD Equity have sold Aalborg Industries, a marine and land-based energy and environmental solutions provider, to Alfa Laval for a total cash consideration of SEK 5bn.
FTAB invests in Applied Nano Surfaces
Fouriertransform AB (FTAB) has invested approximately SEK 9m in Applied Nano Surfaces Sweden AB.
Vækstfonden invests DKK 15m in TK Energi
VУІkstfonden has invested DKK 15m in Danish developer of gasifiers TK Energi A/S.
Industrifonden exits Ultra Fog in trade sale
Industrifonden and other shareholders have sold Swedish developer of sprinkler systems Ultra Fog AB to CATEF.
Montagu acquires Helly Hansen Pro
Montagu Private Equity has agreed to buy Norwegian survival suits maker Helly Hansen Pro from the Helly Hansen Group.
CapMan partner Ruuska steps down
Finnish asset manager CapMan has announced senior partner Jukka Ruuska is to step down.
Nordic Capital partially exits Falck
Nordic Capital, ATP Private Equity Partners and Folksam have sold a 36% stake in Falck to The Lundbeck Foundation.
IK and Ratos sell Superfos for €240m
IK Investment Partners and Ratos have fully exited Superfos through a trade sale to RPC Group Plc, valuing the company at тЌ240m.
Creandum and Viking-backed it's learning acquires InfoStance
Creandum and Viking Venturesт portfolio company itтs learning has acquired a 66% stake in educational technology provider InfoStance.
Hannes Snellman appoints two partners
Nordic law firm Hannes Snellman has appointed Peter Lyck and Mikkel Fritsch as partners at its Copenhagen office.
ALMI and K-Svets invest in Metrum
ALMI Invest and K-Svets Venture have invested in Metrum Sweden AB, a provider of measurement systems for power quality, disturbance analysis and energy analysis.
Fjord leads NOK 4.8m investment in Beat.no
Fjord Invest has led a NOK 4.8m investment in Norwegian online music store Beat.no AS.
Vækstkapital invests DKK 12.5m in DITA
VУІkstkapital has invested DKK 12.5m in Content Technologies ApS, which owns the DITA Exchange brand.
EQT-backed Munksjö acquires ArjoWiggins divisions
EQTтs portfolio company MunksjУЖ AB is set to acquire the decor, abrasives, thin paper and fine arts businesses of ArjoWiggins for тЌ95m.
Litorina-backed Semantix acquires INK Norge
Litorinaтs portfolio company Semantix has acquired Norwegian translation service provider INK Norge.
Partial sale values TDC at DKK 65bn
Apax Partners, Blackstone Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Permira and Providence Equity Partners have partially exited TDC through a share buyback and public offering.