EQT
EQT-backed Recover Nordic bolts-on two companies
Damage control service has completed 19 bolt-on acquisitions since being founded in 2013
Nordic Capital X hits €5bn target in first close - reports
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Nordic Capital IX, which held a final close on €4.3bn in May 2018
EQT to launch Huscompagniet's IPO - report
IPO is expected to be launched by the end of the year or the beginning of 2021 at the latest
EQT, Vaaka Partners sell shares worth €119m in Musti
Shares have been sold to institutional investors for €15.8 a share
EQT's Saur bolts on Derichebourg Aqua
Saur secures a 51% stake in the French water utilities management company as part of a strategic partnership
EQT closes acquisition of Schülke
Deal values the hygiene products producer at €925-1bn, subject to an earn-out provision
2011-vintage funds: what is still in Nordic portfolios
Unquote and Mergermarket round up a selection of assets still held in 2011-vintage funds managed by Nordic GPs
EQT to close ninth buyout fund in Q3
Total investments by the EQT funds in the second quarter amount to €1.3bn
EQT sells stake in IFS to TA Associates in €3bn deal
Stake owned by EQT is transferred from EQT VII to its successor funds EQT VIII and EQT IX
Bridgepoint's Miya attracts offers from EQT, IFM, KKR, BlackRock – report
Miya is a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Europe VI, a €5.7bn fund that invests in companies with EV of €200m-1bn
EQT's Suse buys Rancher Labs
Acquisition of the US-based company comes two years after EQT backed Suse's LBO via its eighth fund
EQT's Saur buys Nijhuis from Wagram, Egeria
Wagram bought a stake in waste water treatment company Nijhuis Industries from Egeria in 2014
EQT sells credit business to Bridgepoint
There were five or six bidders in the early stages of the sale auction, including Schroders
EQT to sell Hector Rail to Ancala
Company's revenues have grown by 80% during EQT's holding period
EQT signs "largest ever" ESG-linked credit facility
Facility is linked to portfolio companies' commitment to gender equality and renewable energy
EQT opens office in Paris
EQT partner Nicolas Brugère will take up the role of head of EQT France
EQT buys visual content specialist Freepik
GP invests via EQT Mid-Market Europe, which closed on its €1.6bn hard-cap in May 2017
EQT to acquire Bosch Energy and Building Solutions Italy - report
Parties are expected to sign a deal imminently, with no formal auction process in place
Travel sector assets: Seeking solutions to long-lasting woes
Unquote explores the challenges ahead, how PE-backed companies are adapting their business models, and how they can bounce back
EQT-backed Ellab acquires Adsano in Germany
Deal is Ellab's third bolt-on acquisition since being acquired by EQT last August
EQT-backed Galderma sells Bübchen
Sale of the baby's skincare brand is the first spin-out since EQT bought the company from Nestlé
EQT warns of "longer" fundraising for flagship vehicle
GP states it is currently focusing on developing existing portfolio companies until market recovery
EQT enters exclusive negotiations to acquire Schülke
Sale process saw EBITDA adjustments due to the hygiene product company's increased revenues
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe