Polaris Private Equity
Polaris exits A-Tex to Partners Group’s Trimco
Exit comes three years after acquisition
Agriculture investing: growing fields of green
What are the opportunities for PE in agriculture?
Polaris offers DKK 481m for Mols-Linien
GP currently owns 30% stake in business
Polaris acquires Triax
Enterprise value understood to sit in the DKK 300–750m range
Polaris managing partner Kühl on current fundraising
GP nearing second close at target for its Polaris Equity IV fund
Polaris IV hits DKK 3bn target
Fund may reach hard-cap, says managing partner Kühl
Polaris makes 4x on Hamlet Protein sale to Altor and Goldman
Altor and Goldman Sachs Merchant Bank division equal partners in deal
Polaris appoints investment managers Lindh and Madsen
Lindh and Madsen join Polaris as investment managers
The new kings of Nordic private equity
With Axcel still hunting for a new leader, unquote" takes a look at succession in the Nordics
Polaris holds DKK 2.2bn first close
The fund's DKK 3bn target exceeds predecessor's €365m close
Kirk Kapital enters Alliance+ shareholding
Company completed seventh bolt-on earlier this year
Polaris divests AddPro to Perusa
Munich-based Perusa to create pan-European company
Polaris acquires Det Danske Madhus
Polaris secures 51% stake
Polaris leads $6m series-A for Boxever
Polaris Partners and Frontline Ventures have invested $6m in a series-A round for Boxever, a Dublin-based B2B platform for airlines and travel operators.
Polaris acquires Louis Poulsen Lighting
Polaris Private Equity has agreed to acquire Danish architectural lighting supplier Louis Poulsen Lighting and its subsidiaries from Italy-based Targetti Sankey Group.
European venture: patience rewarded
Patience rewarded
Matas to unlock the Nordic IPO market?
The recent IPO of Matas, with a market cap of €630m, is the first new listing on the Copenhagen stock exchange in two years. Could this listing be the key to unlocking the hushed Nordic IPO market? Karin Wasteson investigates
3i sells HTC Sweden to Polaris Private Equity
3i has sold its 36.5% stake in flooring solutions manufacturer HTC Sweden to Polaris Private Equity.
Polaris Private Equity’s Alliance+ in 7th bolt-on
Alliance+, a Nordic cleaning business backed by Polaris Private Equity, has completed its seventh bolt-on with the acquisition of Swedish firm Facila.
Polaris promotes four
Nordic GP Polaris Private Equity has promoted Peter Maigaard, Rune Gornitzka and Martin Bang‐Löwgren to director positions, while Simon Wille has been promoted to investment manager.
Polaris takes controlling stake in A-TEX
Polaris Private Equity has bought a controlling stake in Danish fashion branding solutions provider A-TEX from the business's founder Bent Fogh Povlsen.
Polaris backs MBI of DMP Mølleservice
Polaris Private Equity has taken a majority stake in the MBI of Danish wind turbine service and maintenance provider DMP Mølleservice.
Polaris-backed STG acquires Dalaspår
Polaris Private Equity portfolio company Scandinavian Track Group (STG), a Swedish provider of railway construction and maintenance services, has acquired its competitor Dalaspår.
Polaris-backed Skånska Byggvaror acquires Grønt Fokus
Polaris Private Equity portfolio company Skånska Byggvaror has acquired Norwegian furnishings business Grønt Fokus.