Sweden
GP Bullhound holds €113m final close for Fund IV
Vehicle will predominantly focus on later-stage rounds for European technology businesses
Main Capital buys Assessio in first Swedish deal
Main's first Swedish deal following the opening of its Stockholm office in May this year
Nordic PE market attracts foreign GPs despite high pricing
Non-Nordic fund managers put a record amount of capital to work in the region in 2018, on both a relative and absolute basis
Nordic Capital announces NY base for US healthcare push
Initiative is being led by healthcare co-head Raj Shah and healthcare partner Thomas Vetander
Obligo extends life of fund-of-funds
Decision was made following LP approval of a three-year extension at the fund's general meeting
Nordic Capital sells SEK 1.1bn share block in Munters
Divestment reduces Nordic's holding to 36.5% of the total share capital in Munters
Altor buys Ideal of Sweden
Founders Joachim LindstrУЖm and Filip Ummer, and EEquity reinvest in the transaction
EQT transfers IP-Only to infra fund
EQT makes the divestment from its EQT Mid Market and EQT Mid Market Europe funds
CapMan holds €160m 1st close for 11th fund
With 20 investors already on board, CapMan is aiming to raise тЌ250m at final close
CVC-backed Synsam postpones IPO – reports
CVC acquired the business in 2014, drawing equity from CVC European Equity Partners V
Accent buys Götessons
GP uses the SEK 3bn Accent Equity 2017 fund, a lower mid-market vehicle that targets Nordic businesses
Segulah sells Zengun
Segulah makes the divestment from its SEK 2.4bn, 2016-vintage buyout fund Segulah V
Triton submits bid for Thomas Cook's Nordic business
Group is evaluating the offer for its operations and airline in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark
Orlando sells Euromaint to trade for €80m
Sale ends a holding period of three years for Orlando, which acquired the company for SEK 650m
Stirling Square buys Logent from Adelis
Second platform investment from Stirling Square Capital Partners IV, which is targeting тЌ800m
Segulah sells Gunnebo to KKR-backed Crosby
KKR owns a majority stake in Crosby Worldwide via its KKR North American Fund XI vehicle
EQT sells Coromatic to trade
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for EQT, which acquired the company from Litorina
Swedish pension hires new CIO
Bernengo joins from the asset management firm Уhman Fonder, where he has served as a CEO
Norvestor-backed Xllnc buys Lin Education
Bolt-on comes two months after the GP acquired Xllnc with capital from Norvestor VII
EQT buys Dellner Couplers
GP draws capital for the transaction from its latest flagship buyout fund, EQT VIII
IK acquires BST
Since 2016, BST's annual revenues have grown from SEK 220m to almost SEK 340m in 2018
Nordic hires co-head for DACH, promotes three
Nordic promotes Christian Gylling, Christof Ratjen and Thomas Vetander to partner
Henq leads €5.6m funding round for Stravito
Existing investors Inventure and Creades have also taken part in the late seed round
Litorina sells Fresks to Kesko for €200m
Company's sales have more than doubled from SEK 850m to SEK 2.1bn during Litorina's holding period