Sweden
Blackstone leads $200m round for Oatly
Oprah Winfrey, Roc Nation, Natalie Portman, and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz also take part in the round
EQT sells stake in IFS to TA Associates in €3bn deal
Stake owned by EQT is transferred from EQT VII to its successor funds EQT VIII and EQT IX
Adelis acquires majority stake in Axentia Technologies
GP is deploying capital from its second fund, which closed in 2017 on €600m
Bridgepoint Development Capital to exit KGH Customs Services to trade
UK-based GP exits the business six years after acquiring it from Procuritas
Cinven-backed Partner in Pet Food buys Doggy
Cinven acquired Budapest-headquartered pet food manufacturer Partner in Pet Food in April 2018
Axcel acquires AddPro from Adelis
Deal is Axcel's second from its sixth fund, which held a first close on €507m in February 2020
Priveq holds first and final close for sixth fund
Vehicle will be used to develop growth companies with a turnover of SEK 100m-1bn
EQT leads $3m seed round for Willa
Company will use the proceeds to launch its product Willa Pay
Altor acquires 30% stake in renewable energy company OX2
GP is deploying capital from its €2.5bn fund, which is understood to have made four investments so far
MVI holds first close on MVI Fund II on SEK 688m
Small-cap GP is expected to hold a final close in autumn this year
Nordic e-commerce confident "silver krona" uplift will persevere
Lockdowns have – out of necessity – introduced a new age group to online shopping, boosting prospects for several PE-backed assets
FSN wins €87m in arbitration ruling against Procuritas
Ruling comes two years after FSN sued Procuritas in relation with the Gram Equipment transaction
Main Capital-backed Alfa acquires Joliv
GP plans to merge Joliv and previously acquired e-health business Alfa
EQT to sell Hector Rail to Ancala
Company's revenues have grown by 80% during EQT's holding period
Kinnevik to sell 23.2% stake in Qliro to Rite Ventures
Deal will make Rite Ventures the largest owner of the Nordic e-commerce group
Bure launches share issue to raise up to SEK 1bn
Proposed share issue is subject to adoption and authorisation by existing shareholders and the board
BlackRock et al. acquire minority stake in Nordic Capital's Trustly
Nordic Capital will remain a majority owner in the company
Vitruvian Partners acquires majority stake in Scrive
Employees and board members of the company will retain a minority stake in the business
Monterro buys RegTech company Trapets
GP reportedly buys a 70% stake in the business, valued at €30.5m
KKR revises conditional offer for Avida Finans
Subscription price per share has been reduced from NOK 33 to NOK 26
Carnegie, Handelsbanken lead €45m series-C for Doktor.se
Digital healthcare startup has reportedly raised more than $76m in equity so far
Triton-backed Polygon acquires Hiotlabs
Polygon, a Swedish property damage control company backed by Triton Partners, has acquired Hiotlabs, a Stockholm-based provider of sensors that detect and prevent water damage in buildings.
Nordic Capital to acquire financial adviser Max Matthiessen
Insurance broker sells the business six years after acquiring it from Altor
Aurelius-backed Office Depot sells Nordic operations to management
Sale follows the divestment of the office supplier's CEE-based operations in November 2019