Norway
Ratos sells final Arcus share block for NOK 762m
After the share sale, listed Swedish private equity firm Ratos will no longer be a shareholder in the Norwegian wine and spirits group
FSN Capital acquires Active Brands
Buyout sees the Norway-based private equity fund acquire a majority stake in sporting goods group
Nordic Capital sells final Europris shares for NOK 1.9bn
Final block of 54 million shares was disposed through an accelerated bookbuilding offer run by Carnegie and DNB
Nord Kapital makes first exit from Nord II with Hepro sale
Swedish trade buyer AddLife acquires the Norwegian GP's portfolio company around two years after Nord's buyout
Nordic onshoring remains elusive without political assurances
Tax transparency in the Nordic region will only improve slowly without political assurances
Cubera promotes Haukås and Nord to partner
Merete HaukУЅs and Johan Nord join the rank of partners at Norway-based Cubera Private Equity
Cubera holds €405m final close on eighth secondary fund
Vehicle will invest in the Nordic secondary market and has a total investment capability of more than тЌ500m
FSN's Instalco bolts on Andersen og Aksnes Rørleggerbedrift
Add-on acquisition comes three years after the Nordic GP first acquired the Swedish plumbing and electrical installation group
Kerogen invests $100m in MBO of Tullow Oil Norge
GP will invest up to $300m in former Norwegian division of Tullow Oil, now Pandion Energy
IK sells dental group Colosseum Smile to Jacobs Holding
GP exits Norway-headquartered dental group after a six-year holding
FSN Capital closes fifth fund on €1bn hard-cap
Surpassing its target of тЌ624m, the Nordic vehicle is тЌ376m larger than its predecessor
EQT buys Norwegian automated storage company AutoStore
Local media suggests an entry multiple for EQT of 19x projected 2016 EBITDA
Ratos-owned Arcus lists in NOK 2.9bn Oslo IPO
GPтs ownership stake will be reduced to 20.7% provided the overallotment option is used
Nordic outlook remains upbeat despite 2016 slowdown
Nordic private equity market saw overall deal value drop substantially in 2016
Triton takes a majority stake in DeepOcean
Investment will strengthen the oil and gas services company's liquidity and balance
Ratos sets date and price range for Arcus IPO
Norwegian spirits group sets NOK 39-45 price range for shares ahead of 1 December listing
Nordic Capital's Lindorff merges with Intrum Justitia
Deal gives the GP-backed debt collection business a SEK 40.5bn enterprise value
Norvestor acquires oil services firm Presserv
Deal marks the fourth acquisition by Norway-based GPтs seventh fund
Ratos to float Arcus in Oslo
Nordic wine and spirits business intends to list on the Oslo Stock Exchange
Viking Venture takes minority stake in Xait
Nordic VC acquires 43% shareholding in Sandnes-based document production tool developer
Nordic GPs look to new verticals in private healthcare
GPs in the region are increasingly turning to new healthcare subsectors as the private care segment evolves into a large-cap game
Ratos buys Plantasjen from Apax in NOK 2.9bn deal
Deal sees Apax selling Oslo-based Plantasjen after 10 years at the helm
HgCapital-backed Visma sells BPO unit to HgCapital
HgCapital carves out business process outsourcing division from KKR-, HgCapital- and Cinven-owned parent
Doctor's orders: Avoid controversy, seek new opportunities
As GPs shy away from investment in healthcare provision, new opportunities are presenting themselves in other medically related sub-sectors