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IK Partners invests in Sitevision
IK Small Cap III will hold minority stake while founders will reinvest and remain majority owners
Trill Impact set for venture fund following Domin appointment
Alex Domin has joined the Stockholm-headquartered impact investor as co-head of ventures
Altor Equity acquires minority stake in Svea Solar
GP becomes lead investor in the Swedish cleantech with purchase of all shares owned by Axel Johnson-backed Axsol
GRO Capital holds EUR 600m final close for Fund III
B2B software-focused fund is more than twice the size of its EUR 255m, 2018-vintage predecessor
Nordic M&A to withstand mounting macro and geopolitical pressures - panel
Restructurings, take-privates and US interest on the rise, while Q1 2022 buyouts are likely to drag behind
Advent acquires minority stake in Medius
Marlin Equity is reinvesting with a majority stake in the Swedish spend management software company
CapMan seeks event-driven opportunities with Special Situations fund
Expected to close in the autumn, the vehicle has Tesi as anchor investor and could attract some European LPs
Hg explores ITM8 exit advised by Raymond James
Sale of Danish IT services asset is expected to kick before the end of this quarter
Axcel exits Aidian to Nordstjernan
The GP had also been planning a Helsinki listing
Triton partially exits Aleris to EQT Infrastructure for EUR 286m
The GP has sold the radiology arm for 11x EBITDA.
FSN reinvests in Active Brands alongside Verdane
FSN reenters the Norwegian sportswear company via Fund VI; Verdane joins as minority shareholder
Vaaka invests in digital staffing company Bolt.Works
GP will aim to support Finnish digital staffing company in global expansion
Blackstone Growth leads EUR 500m round for Relex Solutions
Finland-based software company was valued at EUR 5bn in latest fundraise
Investcorp launches POC Sports exit; Rothschild advises
Teasers for the Swedish sports safety equipment distributed following meetings with potential PE bidders
Verdane invests in EVA Global
GP has now announced three deals from its EUR 300m impact growth fund, Verdane Idda I
Vaaka buys Medbase as fund III approaches full deployment
The GP made the deal from its Buyout III fund
Verlinvest builds up stake in Tony's Chocolonely
Belgian PE firm becomes majority shareholder of Tony's, competition authority filing says
Cinven picks dual-track exit advisers for Envirotainer
Citi, JP Morgan and Carnegie are among banks advising on the upcoming exit of the Swedish temperature-controlled air cargo containers group
Polaris holds first close for Flexible Capital fund on DKK 500m
Vehicle was launched in May 2021 with a target of DKK 1bn and is expected to start deploying capital this quarter
Polaris mandates EY to exit Det Danske Madhus
Formal sale launch is expected once updated financial figures for the Danish catering company are in
CapMan commits to science-based targets for net zero
Commitment is part of the GP's ESG strategy across the firm itself and its portfolio
Nordic Capital bolsters team with seven promotions
Among the appointments, Chris Lodge and Peter Thorninger are promoted to partners
Polaris V holds final close on EUR 650m hard-cap
Fund has EUR 690m to deploy including the GP commitment, and has made five platform investments
Investcorp explores Georg Jensen sale; FIH Partners mandated
Potential buyers for the luxury goods brand have started to be contacted ahead of a formal auction process launch