Norway
HgCapital leads €4.7bn SBO of Visma from KKR, Cinven
KKR fully exits the software business while Cinven sells 40% of its stake to retain a 17% holding
Norvestor snaps up NetNordic
Norvestor will own approximately 75% of the company’s shares post-deal
Altor acquires Nordic Trustee
GP buys the Norwegian provider of trustee services in the Nordic bond market
Apax's Evry prices IPO with NOK 11.5bn market cap
GP will sell down a 5.1% stake in the IT business, generating returns of NOK 591m
Fortress backs aerospace components producer Norsk Titanium
Deal sees Fortress provide capital via its aerospace-dedicated investment company Triangle Holdings
Segulah exits Øglænd Industrier via trade sale
GP has fully exited its holding in the business after a two-year ownership period
Apax's Evry sets IPO price range
Following the initial take-private, the GP aims to float the asset after a two-year holding period
Verdane buys Mustad and Sunkost from Ard Group
GP secures a controlling stake in Mustad and Sunkost through its Verdane Capital IX vehicle
Verdane acquires literacy software developer Lingit
Norwegian company had revenues of NOK 30.6m and EBITDA of NOK 9.7m in 2016
Nordic buyout market off to slow start in 2017
Buyout volume in Q1 was slowest start to a year since 2013, while Q1 exit figures were at their lowest first-quarter level since 2011
Equistone's Chartco bolts on Docmap
Norwegian company is the first add-on for Docmap since it was carved out from ECI's Kelvin Hughes Group
HitecVision's Point Resources acquires ExxonMobil's EEPN
Deal will see ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway merged with HitecVision's Point Resources
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 Haukås 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 €500m
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 €624m, the Nordic vehicle is €376m larger than its predecessor
EQT buys Norwegian automated storage company AutoStore
Local media suggests an entry multiple for EQT of 19x projected 2016 EBITDA