Ratos Holding
Lars Johansson joins Ratos
Lars Johansson, Ratos
Ratos's Biolin Scientific sells Osstell
Listed private equity house Ratos streamlines Biolin
Ratos-backed Bisnode acquires Vendemore Nordic
Business intelligence firm in second bolt-on this month
Ratos refinances HL Display
GP receives SEK 345m dividend
Ratos-backed Bisnode acquires Grufman Reje
Swedish business information business Bisnode, a portfolio company of Ratos, has acquired Grufman Reje, an analytics company specialising in trade and industry analysis.
Ratos-backed Inwido completes add-ons
Ratos-backed Inwido, a European supplier of windows and doors, has acquired Danish businesses JNA Vinduer & DУИre and Spar Vinduer.
Ratos' Bisnode picks up Debitor Registret
Swedish business-information firm Bisnode, a portfolio company of Ratos, has acquired Debitor Registret (DBR), a Danish credit information company.
HIG hires two
HIG Capital has appointed Johannes Huttunen from Silverfleet Capital as senior associate and Johan Pernvi from Ratos as director.
Ratos in NOK 345m SB Seating dividend recap
Ratos has refinanced its portfolio company, SB Seating т an Oslo-based office furniture producer т to the tune of NOK 345m.
Ratos sees profits after tax decline in Q3
Listed Swedish private equity firm Ratos has seen its profits after tax decrease substantially in the third quarter, according to its latest interim report.
Ratos reports SEK 820m net profit for H1
Listed private equity firm Ratos made an SEK 820m profit before tax for the first half of 2013, compared with an SEK 16m loss in H1 2012.
Ratos increases ownership in Jøtul
Ratos has agreed to acquire additional shares in Norwegian wood stoves maker JУИtul from Accent Equity for NOK 12m.
Ratos's SEK 1.4bn share emission fully subscribed
Ratos's emission of class-C preference shares to increase its share capital has been fully subscribed, generating proceeds of close to SEK 1.4bn in total before issuing costs.
Ratos issues shares to finance acquisitions
Ratos plans on increasing its share capital by up to SEK 2m through a new issue of up to 830,000 class-C preference shares.
Ratos acquires majority stake in Hent for NOK 310m
Ratos has agreed to acquire close to 73% of Norwegian construction company Hent for NOK 310m.
Ratos reaps SEK 898m exit proceeds in Q1
Listed private equity house Ratos made SEK 898m in exit gains and SEK 798m in net profits in the first quarter, according to the company's latest report.
Ratos exits Svenska Nyhetsbrev to Bonnier
Ratos-backed Bisnode has sold business news supplier Svenska Nyhetsbrev AB to Bonnier Business Press.
Ratos and Litorina exit BTJ Group
Ratos and Litorina are set to sell BTJ Group AB to Per Samuelson, chairman of the company's board.
Ratos et al. acquire Nebula Oy
Ratos, alongside Rite Ventures and the company's management, has agreed to acquire Finnish cloud services provider Nebula Oy for тЌ82.5m.
Ratos and Bonnier merge SF Bio with Finnkino
Ratos and Bonnier AB have agreed to merge SF Bio and Finnkino Oy, a deal designed to form the Nordic region's largest cinema group.
Ratos made SEK 363m loss in Q4
Ratos made a net loss of SEK 363m in the fourth quarter of 2012 and expects the downwards trend to continue during the first half of 2013.
Cinemas could be the big deal in 2013
While Terra Firma is considering getting out of the movie business, its private equity competitors could see some very attractive investment opportunities this year.
Terra Firma looking to sell Odeon
Terra Firma is again looking to sell cinema chain Odeon & UCI Group in 2013, potentially raising up to ТЃ1bn, according to reports.
Private equity firms eye SEK 2bn Swedish cinema deal
Swedish media and publishing group Bonnier has appointed Nordea to advise on the sale of the SF cinema chain, which could reportedly be worth up to SEK 2bn.