Finland
FII et al. invest €13.7m in European Batteries
Finnish Industry Investment (FII), Fennia Group, EM Group and private investors have invested €13.7m in European Batteries Ltd.
FII et al. invest €9m in Beneq
Finnish Industry Investment (FII), Via Venture Partners and private investors have invested €9m in Finnish cleantech company Beneq.
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.
CapMan invests in Eastway
CapMan has acquired a majority stake in Eastway through its CapMan Buyout IX fund.
Axcel acquires Katto
Axcel has acquired the Finnish roofing company Katto from Lemminkäinen for approximately €25m.
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.
CapMan partially exits Lumene Oy
CapMan has agreed to sell 48% of Finnish cosmetics company Lumene Oy to Langholm Capital, an other major shareholder in the company.
3i acquires OneMed from CapMan
3i has acquired medical supplies distributor OneMed Group Oy from CapMan, which owned approximately 66% of the company.
FII and Etera acquire stake in 3 Step IT
Finnish Industry Investment (FII) and Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company have acquired an 11% stake in 3 Step IT Group Oy.
Eqvitec in secondary direct transaction with Verdane
Eqvitec Partners and the investors in Eqvitec Technology Fund II have completed a secondary direct transaction with Verdane Capital.
Conor Venture Partners appoints new partner
Finnish early stage technology investor Conor Venture Partners has appointed Jarkko Penttilä as a partner.
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.
Eqvitec sells Frends Technology
Eqvitec has sold its stake in Frends Technology Oy to HiQ, a Nordic consulting company, for €3.5m.
Industry Investment et al. invest in Valmet
Finnish Industry Investment and Pontos Group have provided €20m of expansion capital for electric vehicle developer and manufacturer Valmet Automotive.
Vaaka Partners exits Nab Labs
Vaaka Partners, formerly Pohjola Capital Partners, and Inveni Capital have sold their stakes in Nab Labs.
Ahlström Capital invests in Cencorp
Ahlström Capital has committed to investing in Cencorp, provided certain conditions are met.
Intera acquires majority share in Tehoc
Intera Equity Partners has acquired a majority share in industrial cleaning and maintenance service provider Tehoc Oy.
Inventure invests in Canatu
Inventure Oy has participated in a €4.7m funding round for Finnish nanotechnology company Canatu Ltd.
Pohjola Capital Partners becomes Vaaka Partners
The private equity division, Pohjola Capital Partners, has agreed a management buyout with majority shareholder Pohjola Bank.
Nordic unquote" October 2010
As Europe’s politicians return from the summer recess, negotiations over the final shape of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers’ (AIFM) Directive have resumed. A revised compromise on the Directive, issued by the new Belgian presidency, will...
Nexit leads €17m investment in Blyk
A consortium led by Nexit Ventures has invested €17m in the messaging media provider Blyk.
Industry Investment strenghtens team
Finnish government-backed Industry Investment has appointed Anne Riekki as chief financial officer and Thomas Ahlström as senior adviser.
Inventure invests in IPTune
Inventure Oy and two business angels have injected €1.3m into Finnish software solutions provider IPTune.
Nordic unquote" August/September 2010
Nordic buyout activity has more than doubled in the second quarter of 2010, according to the unquote” Private Equity Barometer.