Denmark
Blue Equity acquires stake in Fire Eater
Denmark-based Blue invests from its DKK 707m second fund, with its first vehicle fully deployed
Hellman & Friedman to acquire Nets in DKK 33.1bn deal
Hellman & Friedman intends to delist the Denmark-based payment service provider from Nasdaq Copenhagen
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Labster
Existing investors Northzone and Unity Technologies founder David Helgason also take part
Nordic buyers increase dependency on family vendors
H1 saw the number of PE-backed deals sourced from entrepreneurs reaching a three-year high
Main Capital-backed Ymor acquires Avenida
Main Capital draws equity from its third fund, which closed on тЌ60m in June 2014
Industri Udvikling buys 40% stake in Maki
Toy maker will look to expand across the Nordic countries with the addition of new brands
Waterland opens office in Copenhagen
GP appoints Kaspar Kristiansen as managing director and is hiring 5-8 more staff
Erhvervsinvest buys Denmark-based Bogballe
Transaction marks the first deal for the GP's Erhvervsinvest IV fund
Erhvervsinvest agrees to buy Randers Reb
GP specialises in management buyouts and MBIs in small and medium-sized Danish companies
Maj Invest exits JKF Industri
Groupe SFPI acquires a 98% stake from Danish fund Maj Invest and minority shareholders
Aurelius acquires Silvan from Stark Group
DIY retail chain will invest in the development of its e-commerce platform under its new ownership
Nordic market awakes from slumber
Trio of large-cap deals in June spark life into region's buyout market with dealflow more than doubling compared to the previous month
Generationsskifte Invest takes majority stake in TCA Lift
GP takes 65% stake in the Odense-headquartered business while former owners maintain their position
Nordic Fundraising Report: digging down into the data
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FSN Capital sells Danish bakery Lagkagehuset to Nordic Capital
Under FSN's ownership, Lagkagehuset increased the number of its outlets from three to 69
Maj Invest purchases 50% stake in Victor Gruppen
Deal for the Danish restaurant group is the third undertaken by Maj Invest's тЌ300m fifth fund
HgCapital sells Zitcom Group via trade sale
Deal is the second exit for the GP's Mercury Fund, which has returned 40% of capital to date
BWB acquires 60% stake in Holmris
Interior design and furniture manufacturing company will implement an international expansion strategy
Agilitas's Reconor bolts on Lotra
Danish waste management company steps into a nationwide business
Axcel begins investing from fifth fund with Nissens buyout
Axcel V is still fundraising and has so far raised тЌ440m against a hard-cap of тЌ600m
Catacap buys translation service LanguageWire
Deal is the second acquisition of 2017 for the Danish small- and mid-cap buyout house
Vækst-Invest Nordjylland backs Miralix MBO
GP and three of the companyтs managers buy a 70% stake from CEO Preben Kirkeby
Polaris promotes Gornitzka, Damkjær and Satchwell
Rune Lillie Gorntizka, Simon DamkjУІr and Joachim Satchwell progress at the Danish buyout firm
Nordic buyout market off to slow start in 2017
Buyout volume in Q1 was slowest start to a year since 2013, while Q1 exit figures were at their lowest first-quarter level since 2011