Norway
FSN sells EET to Pamplona in SBO
Pamplona Capital Management has agreed to acquire Nordic technology distributor EET Group from FSN Capital in a secondary buyout.
GP Profile: Adelis steps up deal-making after latest fund close
Co-managing partner Jan Åkesson and head of IR Adalbjörn Stefansson speak to Unquote about the Nordic mid-market-focused GP's fundraise and deployment plans
Summa sells Lakers for 5x money
GP acquired the waste and wastewater pump service provider in 2018 via its debut fund
Tenzing hires Gottås ahead of Nordic expansion
Magnus Gottås will head the London-headquartered GP's sourcing of Nordic technology deals
Aeternum et al. invest in Hg's Visma at EUR 16bn EV
Deal sees Aeternum Capital, Government Pension Fund Norway (Folketrygdfondet), Vind and GIC invest
Axcel VI holds EUR 800m final close
Fund has made six platform investments and is around 30% larger than its EUR 617m predecessor
Permira makes EUR 1.9bn investment in Adevinta
Deal will see eBay decrease its stake in Adevinta as part of the acquisition of eBay Classifieds
Triton sells Polygon to AEA for 5.3x money invested
Secondary buyout of the building maintenance business ends a holding period of more than 10 years
KKR opens office in Stockholm to step up Nordic activity
The office is the GP's ninth in EMEA, in addition to Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Dublin, Luxembourg, London, Dubai and Riyadh
Altor, Goldman Sachs sell Navico to trade in €880m deal
Altor exits the company 15 years after creating the company by merging Simrad Yachting and Lowrance Electronics
Accent exits kitchenware retailer Cervera in sale to trade
Under Accent's ownership, the company's revenues increased by more than 70%, and EBITDA nearly tripled
Waterland to acquire Norwegian company Bano
Waterland is currently deploying equity from its eighth fund, which held a final close on €2.5bn
Inflexion completes €170m take-private deal for Infront
In January, the GP offered €143m to take over the company, but later increased its offer to €170m
SNÖ Ventures launches $100m fund
Norwegian venture capital firm SNÖ Ventures has launched and held a first close for its second fund, SNÖ Fund II, targeting $100m.
Nordic H1 VC and growth deal value at all-time high
Nordic venture capital and growth investment has recorded its highest aggregate deal value in the first six months of a year
PE-backed SmartCraft to list on Oslo Stock Exchange
Software provider plans to list this month and expects to raise gross proceeds of roughly NOK 500m
Castik acquires warehouse automation firm Element Logic
GP will own the company alongside it's founders, management team and employees
PE-backed Komplett to launch IPO
Company is planning to list on the Oslo Stock Exchange, where it had previously been listed prior to its de-listing in 2011
Equip Capital buys Norwegian e-scooter firm Ryde
GP reportedly bought a 60% stake by acquiring existing and newly issued shares in the company
TCV leads $150m series-B round for SaaS company Cognite
Shareholders in the company include Aker, Accel and TCV, with Aker owning a majority 50.5% stake
Polaris launches flexible capital strategy with DKK 1bn fund
GP starts raising a DKK 1bn fund for the new strategy and plans to hold a first close after summer this year
Bluefront Equity acquires Norwegian firm Redox
GP is acquiring a 51.8% stake in the company, alongside its management, according to Finansavisen
EQT sells StormGeo to Alfa Laval in €363m deal
Deal gives the company an enterprise value of NOK 3.6bn (€363m), which is 17.7x its 2020 EBITDA
IK sells Hansen Protection to PE-backed Survitec
IK acquired the protective clothing and equipment producer from Montagu in 2013 via IK Fund VII