Denmark
SLS Invest and SEB sell Sanos
SLS Invest and SEB have sold their stakes in Danish biotech company Sanos Bioscience A/S to Nordic Bioscience A/S.
SEED Capital invests in Medichanical
SEED Capital has invested in Danish medical equipment company Medichanical Engineering ApS.
Altor sells Ferrosan to Pfizer
Altor has sold Danish consumer health company Ferrosan Consumer Health (FCH) to Pfizer Inc.
Nordic unquote" February 2011
Nordic unquote” celebrates its 100th issue covering the Nordic private equity and venture capital market.
SEED Capital et al. invest DKK 5.5m in Trustpilot
SEED Capital and existing shareholders have injected DKK 5.5m in Danish consumer website Trustpilot ApS.
Axcel sells Netcompany
Axcel has sold its stake in Danish outsourcing firm Netcompany to the company’s management team.
Agreement increases Danish venture funding by up to DKK 10bn
An agreement between the Danish government and Danish pension schemes The Danish Insurance Association, ATP and LD may provide up to DKK 10bn additional venture funding.
Ratos-backed Stofa acquires Canal Digital cable-TV
Ratos-backed Stofa A/S has acquired the Danish cable-TV business of Canal Digital AS for an enterprise value of DKK 100m.
Consortium provide €100m for Symphogen
A consortium led by Novo A/S, joined by Essex Woodlands, Gilde Healthcare Partners and Danish Pension Fund PKA, has provided €100m for Symphogen, making it the largest funding round ever in Europe for a private biotech company.
Nordic Private Equity: 2010 in review
unquote" takes a month-by-month look at the key events in the Nordic Private Equity market in 2010.
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.
SEED Capital invests in Endomondo
SEED Capital has invested in Danish sports community Endomondo.
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.
Vækstfonden invests DKK 15m in TK Energi
Vækstfonden has invested DKK 15m in Danish developer of gasifiers TK Energi A/S.
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 €240m.
Vækstkapital invests DKK 12.5m in DITA
Vækstkapital has invested DKK 12.5m in Content Technologies ApS, which owns the DITA Exchange brand.
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.
ATP PEP holds final close of €1bn fund
ATP Private Equity Partners, the private equity arm of Danish pension fund ATP, has announced the final close of ATP IV K/S, a €1bn fund-of-funds.
Via Venture raises new €134m fund
Via Venture Partners has raised a new €134m fund called Via Venture Partners Fond II K/S.
Consortium invests DKK 27m in PhotoSolar
A consortium consisting of SET Venture Partners, Vækstfonden, Teknologisk Institut and Syddansk Teknologisk Innovation have provided DKK 27m for PhotoSolar A/S.
Hannes Snellman appoints Mads Ilum
The law firm Hannes Snellman has appointed Mads Ilum as partner for the newly launched Copenhagen office.
Nordic unquote" November/December 2010
European Parliament negotiators have agreed on the final text of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive, bringing 18 months of discussion to an end.
Consortium set to list Zealand Pharma
A consortium, consisting of Life Sciences Partners and Sunstone Capital among others, has announced its intention to list Zealand Pharma A/S on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen.