Finland
CapMan appoints Simonsen CEO
Nordic GP has appointed Lennart Simonsen senior partner and new CEO, replacing Heikki Westerlund who is proposed new chairman.
A peek into the future: PE/VC anno 2035
Nordic unquote” is in partnership with the SVCA, and supported by KPMG, producing a trend report on private equity and venture capital in the Nordic region.
Pohjola Asset Management appoints new CIO
Pohjola Asset Management Ltd, part of Finnish banking group Pohjola, has appointed Veli-Pekka Heikkinen chief investment officer, starting April 2010.
VNT invests €2m in dilitronics
Finish VC VNT Management Oy has invested around €2m in LED driver company dilitronics GmbH.
Nordic unquote" March 2010
The March issue of Nordic unquote" is now available to download. In addition to extensive deal reporting, this issue takes a closer look at the Danish buyout market.
Finnish Industry Investment invests €6.6m in Glaston
Government-backed Finnish Industry Investment has made a €6.6m investment in glass technology company Glaston Corporation.
KKR nears NYSE listing; releases fourth quarter results
Private equity behemoth KKR is moving closer to listing on the New York Stock Exchange, as the firm has confirmed the move yet again in its financial results report for the fourth quarter, released yesterday.
Finnish Industry Investment appoints two
Government-backed investment company Finnish Industry Investment has appointed Heikki Vesterinen investment director in its buyout and M&A team.
Q&A: Hungry for secondaries
The secondaries team of NorgesInvestor is aggressively chasing opportunities in the Nordic region. Rikke Eckhoff asks partner Dylan Wolff how he sees the secondaries market.
Westerlund proposed as new chairman of CapMan
In its AGM notice, Finnish private equity house CapMan, has proposed CEO Heikki Westerlund to become the group's new chairman.
Scope invests EUR 7m into Footbalance
Swedish growth investor Scope has backed the Finnish producer of moulded insoles Footbalance.
Eqvitec's mezzanine team spins out
Finnish venture and growth investor Eqvitec has sold its mezzanine operations to the newly formed Armada Mezzanine, led by former head of mezzanine at Eqvitec Pertti Nurmio.
Reality check
Coming out of the worst recession for a generation, it is tempting to look for a positive angle or find an optimistic spin on the latest developments. Luckily, this month I did need not to look far: the latest unquote” Q4 Barometer, produced in association...
Optiomi and Veraventure back SongHi
Optiomi Invest has joined forces with the Finnish public early-stage investor Veraventure and backed SongHi Entertainment.
Veraventure leads USD 1m round for XIHA Life
Finnish public venture capital fund Veraventure has led a USD 1m investment round for multilingual social networking site XIHA Life
CapMan appoints Haavisto CFO
Finnish private equity group CapMan has hired Niko Haavisto as CFO, effective from 1 May 2010.
unquote" Nordic Report 2009
An overview of the Nordic private equity market over the last 10 years
Nordic unquote" January 2010
News from the Nordic and Baltic private equity and venture capital markets.