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Ratos makes takeover offer for HL Display
Ratos has offered to acquire all remaining shares in HL Display, after increasing its share ownership to 57% of value and 79.1% of votes.
Mari Thjømøe to join Argentum's board of directors
Mari ThjУИmУИe will replace Ada Kjeseth on Argentumтs board of directors, a position Kjeseth has held since 2001.
CapMan exits MQ through IPO
CapMan has listed portfolio company MQ. CapMan will reduce it's shareholding from 52% to 28% as part of the IPO.
Hannes Snellman recruits Peter Forsberg
Law firm Hannes Snellman has recruited Peter Forsberg as partner and head of competition law at its Stockholm office.
Chalmers Innovation invests in four companies
Chalmers Innovation has provided venture capital for Capee Group, Capeco, Craft Animation and Protaurius.
IK Investment Partners acquire majority stake in Colosseum Dental
IK Investment Partners have acquired a majority stake in Norwegian dental care specialist Colosseum Dental.
Eqvitec adds five to investment team
Eqvitec has employed a team of five investment professionals to its offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.
SamInvest Mitt and Peritas Invest invest in Absoft
SamInvest Mitt AB and Peritas Invest AB have provided SEK 3m for Absoft AB.
Senior Partner Juha Mikkola leaves Eqvitec Partners
Senior Partner and co-founder Juha Mikkola has left Eqvitec Partners after 14 years.
Amadeus and Northzone to list EPiServer
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital and Northzone Ventures will sell their shares in software company EPiServer.
Nexit Ventures back Octoshape
Nexit Ventures has invested тЌ4m in Danish mobile video delivery company Octoshape.
Private equity LPs flock to the Nordic region
The Nordic private equity model is becoming increasingly attractive, according to industry experts. Rikke Eckhoff reports from the unquoteт Nordic Private Equity Congress in Stockholm.
SEB Venture Capital leads investment in Coresonic
SEB Venture Capital has invested тЌ1.5m in Swedish technology firm, Coresonic.
Swedish Central Bank chief warns on continued threats
Lars Nyberg, deputy governor of the Swedish Central Bank, said the Swedish economy is not out of danger, in his keynote speech at the unquoteт Nordic Private Equity Congress 2010. Viktor Lundvall reports.
Avista commits $48.5m to OptiNose
US-based Avista Capital Partners has invested $48.5m in Norwegian medical company OptiNose.
Nordic unquote" June 2010
With a raft of firms in the Nordic region set to float in the near future, IPOs in the region could receive a major boost. Activity in the region has already topped that of 2009, but are we set for a long-term revivial?
Olicom files for bankruptcy
Danish venture capital firm Olicom today announced it has filed for bankruptcy.
EQT Partners makes bid for AcadeMedia
EQT Partners has secured a 75.2% stake in AcadeMedia following a tender offer in April.
Nordic Capital acquires Handicare
Nordic Capital has acquired Handicare from Herkules Capital in a secondary buyout.
Consortium invests €5m in Action Pharma
A consortium of investors including InnovationsKapital has completed a тЌ5m financing round in Action Pharma.
Polaris closes third fund at €365m
Polaris has completed a final closing of its third fund at тЌ365m, breaking its original тЌ350m target.
EQT acquires sports retailer XXL
EQT Partners has acquired a majority stake in sports retail chain XXL Sport & Villmark for an undisclosed sum.
PAI- backed Chr Hansen to float in Copenhagen
PAI partners portfolio company Chr Hansen is to list on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen stock exchange. The Danish food ingredients groupтs IPO is said to be fully subscribed and is expected to raise DKK 3.16bn.
Investinor et al. invest $4.2m in ExproSoft AS
Norwegian private equity funds Investinor and Viking Venture have acquired a 42.3% share of ExproSoft AS.