Finland
CapMan's Eastavab merges with Swedish Starlight
CapMan audiovisual equipment rental and event organising company Eastavab will merge with Swedish trade player Starlight.
Nordic unquote" April 2012
Swedish life assurer and private equity LP Skandia Liv has received the go-ahead to buy its parent company Skandia from Old Mutual for SEK 22.5bn.
Sentica reaps 2.5x on Idesco exit
Sentica Partners has sold Finnish RFID specialist Idesco to Swedish trade player Lagercrantz Group.
Nordic unquote" March 2012
The Swedish minister for education, Jan BjУЖrklund, has proposed a minimum ownership commitment of 10 years for privately held schools in Sweden. This could impact the schoolsт private equity owners.
Nordic unquote" February 2012
In the unquoteт Nordic Private Equity Index only 4% of respondents believe that the Eurozone crisis will have a major impact on the Nordic markets. The region remains isolated, but the Scandinavian countries are uniquely diverse in their approach to European...
Nordic unquote" January 2012
The Swedish tax authorityтs battle over carried interest taxation continues as another player is drawn into the feud.
Sentica's Arjessa Group bolts on Jokilaakson Perhekodit
Sentica's portfolio company, child welfare service provider Arjessa Group, has acquired trade player Jokilaakson Perhekodit (JP) in a share-swap.
Have your say: Nordic Private Equity Index
After a disappointing third quarter, fortunes for the Nordic market continued to deteriorate in Q4.
EQT buys energy businesses from Fortum
EQT has acquired energy businesses Fortum Energiaratkaisut in Finland and Fortum Termest in Estonia.
Intera buys Kamux
Intera Partners has acquired Finnish car retailer Kamux.
Vaaka Partners' EMC Talotekniikka buys Arealtec
Vaaka Partners' portfolio company EMC Talotekniikka has acquired Finnish building automation company Arealtec.
Sentica backs Treston MBO
Sentica has backed the MBO of Finnish industrial furniture producer Treston.
Nordic Survey 2011
The first edition of the Nordic Survey 2011, in association with Delphi, assesses market sentiment among the region's private equity professionals.
Nordic unquote" November/December 2011
The Swedish Economic Crime Authority has raided the offices of legal firm Vinge after arresting an associate for insider dealing.
VNT Management holds first closing
VNT Management has raised тЌ42m at the first closing of its cleantech-focused Power Fund III, which has a target of between тЌ75-100m.
Nordic deal activity stumbles in Q3
Activity in the Nordic region was sharply down in the third quarter, mirroring activity in many parts of Europe, according to the latest unquoteт Nordic Private Equity Index, published in association with KPMG.
unquote" Nordic Private Equity Index Q3 2011
Nordic private equity activity saw a slowdown in the third quarter, mirroring that seen in the rest of Europe.
Nordic buyouts: Sailing to recovery
Unquoteт data points to the Nordic private equity industry recovering faster than the rest of Europe. Although buyout activity is low at the moment, trends emerging from long-term data tell a different tale. Sonnie Ehrendal reports
Nordic unquote" October 2011
After a promising start, buyout activity in Europe might slow down even further in the fourth quarter of 2011 and risks falling behind last yearтs levels.
EQT exits VTI Technologies
EQT has sold Finnish motion sensor manufacturer VTI Technologies to Japanese electronics company Murata Manufacturing.
Sentica takes majority stake in Puuilo
Sentica has acquired a 55% stake in Finnish family-owned do-it-yourself retail chain Puuilo.
CapMan backs Walki acquisition of Meuwissen
CapManтs portfolio company Walki Group has acquired Dutch packaging materials producer Meuwissen Industrie and construction materials distributor Meuwissen Bouwprodukten from family-owned Meuwissen Holding.
Sentica backs Descom acquisition of Konehuone
Sentica's portfolio company Descom has acquired server and data storage provider Konehuone with the intention to merge.
Sitra exits from Oy Scancool Ab
Sitra has sold its entire share in Oy Scancool Ab to Oilon International Oy, a family business in environmental and energy technology, based in Lahti, Finland.