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Norway

Palamon sells Espresso House for 3.4x money

Palamon Capital Partners has sold Swedish coffee chain Espresso House to Herkules Capital, generating a 3.4x multiple.

  • Nordics
  • 05 September 2012
SVCA members met in Stockholm this week to discuss the latest issues
Foreign GPs boost Nordic buyout figures

Two months into the second half of 2012 and buyout statistics for the Nordics send out mixed signals.

  • Exits
  • 03 September 2012
HitecVision and Converto Capital sell Naxys to GE

HitecVision and Converto Capital Management have exited oil and gas equipment company Naxys to a subsidiary of American NYSE-listed General Electric.

  • Exits
  • 14 August 2012
Investinor sells Metallkraft stake to co-investor Capricorn

Investinor has sold its entire shareholding in Norwegian renewable energy equipment business Metallkraft to existing co-investor Capricorn Venture Partners.

  • Expansion
  • 10 August 2012
H2 picks up paper businesses from Norske Skog

H2 Equity Partners has acquired Netherlands-based paper mill Parenco and recovered paper business Reparco from Norwegian paper producer Norske Skog.

  • Benelux
  • 07 August 2012
Nordic buyout activity as a percentage of Europe
Nordics' role in European PE strengthens in H2 2011

The Nordics saw a strong first half of 2012, driven by a few large deals, pushing aggregate value from €3.4bn in H2 2011 to €5bn, showing the region's resilience to the eurozone crisis and its economic strength.

  • Performance
  • 23 July 2012
Altor reaps 6x on Helly Hansen

Altor Equity Partners has sold a majority stake in Norwegian clothing retailer Helly Hansen to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), keeping a 25% shareholding.

  • Nordics
  • 13 July 2012
Norvestor acquires Abax

Norvestor Equity has bought Norwegian electronic trip logs provider Abax in a management buyout.

  • Nordics
  • 13 July 2012
The biggest issues currently facing private equity funds
Fundraising a chief concern for Nordic PE professionals

While the AIFM Directive was on everybody's agenda last year, fundraising is the main concern for most of the private equity practitioners polled in the latest unquote" Nordic Survey.

  • Nordics
  • 05 July 2012
Unquote Analysis Nordic Survey 2012
Nordic Survey 2012

The second edition of unquote's Nordic Survey, published in association with Delphi, paints a picture of optimism among local private equity professionals.

  • Nordics
  • 04 July 2012
Unquote Analysis Nordic Survey 2012
Nordic market bolstered by strong exits

The majority of Nordic private equity practitioners surveyed by unquote" in association with Delphi predict returns of more than 15% for upcoming investments.

  • Nordics
  • 04 July 2012
Unquote Analysis Nordics Cover
Nordic unquote" June 2012

As previously reported last month, ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Swedish banks Nordea and Svenska Handelsbanken to Aa3, and Norwegian DNB Bank to A1 – all by one notch, with a stable outlook.

  • Nordics
  • 14 June 2012
Northzone invests $3m in Soundrop

Northzone has invested $3m in Norwegian music discovery and sharing service Soundrop.

  • Nordics
  • 14 June 2012
Polaris-backed Skånska Byggvaror acquires Grønt Fokus

Polaris Private Equity portfolio company Skånska Byggvaror has acquired Norwegian furnishings business Grønt Fokus.

  • Portfolio management
  • 06 June 2012
Nordics unquote
Macro challenges make manager selection crucial

The Nordic region has enjoyed a boon of LP interest in recent years, but global economic woes will make outperformance harder. Kimberly Romaine reports from Stockholm

  • Nordics
  • 31 May 2012
Scandinavian banks downgraded by Moody's

Moody's has downgraded some of the most popular private equity debt providers in Scandinavia.

  • Nordics
  • 25 May 2012
Viking Venture exits myVR

Viking Venture has exited Norwegian software company myVR to Swedish trade player Hexagon.

  • Nordics
  • 25 May 2012
Tax authority demands Nordic Capital execs repay SEK 412m

Nordic Capital executives have been ordered to repay SEK 412m in carried interest tax, after the Swedish tax authority reached a final verdict in a lengthy investigation.

  • Nordics
  • 25 May 2012
Norway joins carried interest tax push

The Norwegian tax authority will classify carried interest as standard income, putting a few hundred million NOK of carried interest at risk.

  • Nordics
  • 24 May 2012
Unquote Analysis Nordics Cover
Nordic unquote" May 2012

Despite reputational, regulatory, and macroeconomic concerns lingering from the second half of 2011, the Nordic private equity market has experienced its strongest first quarter since Lehman Brothers collapsed and brought the global economy to its knees.

  • Nordics
  • 14 May 2012
Unquote Research
Nordics see strongest first quarter since Lehman

Despite reputational, regulatory, and macroeconomic concerns lingering from the second half of 2011, the Nordics has experienced its strongest first quarter since Lehman Brothers collapsed and brought the global economy to its knees.

  • Nordics
  • 27 April 2012
Reiten & Co exits Ellipse Klinikken

Reiten & Co Capital Partners has exited cosmetic treatments provider Ellipse Klinikken to Swedish private clinic chain Akademikliniken.

  • Nordics
  • 27 April 2012
Value of Nordic buyouts by deal size bracket
Nordics seen as investment safe haven

The €1.8bn sale of Ahlsell to CVC Capital Partners in February drew renewed attention to the thriving Nordic buyout market.

  • Nordics
  • 27 April 2012
Nordic unquote Survey 2011
Nordic sentiment: have your say

The Nordic private equity market has hit a few bumps in its road to recovery, with taxation issues overshadowing the region’s otherwise impressive growth.

  • Industry
  • 23 April 2012
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