Sweden
Nordic Capital supports Cint in P2Sample acquisition
Customer insight software developer Cint already has offices in New York and LA
FSN sells Velcora to trade for SEK 1.28bn
Acquisition includes Velcora's Roplan and Steridose businesses, both headquartered in Sweden
Triton buys Aleris for SEK 2.8bn
GP draws equity for the investment from The Triton Fund V, which held a final close on €5bn
Nordic sells Ellos to trade for €229m
GP makes the sale from Nordic Capital CV1, a €2.5bn continuation fund for Nordic Capital Fund VII
Norvestor sells IT Gården to EQT-backed Iver
Transaction comes 15 months after EQT founded Iver by merging Candidator and DGC
Summa-backed EcoOnline buys Nordic Port
Acquisition of Nordic Port will strengthen EcoOline's position in chemical management
Segulah acquires IT-Total
Deal for the Swedish IT business is the ninth investment from the GP's SEK 2.4bn fifth fund
Swedish pension fund AP6 makes Staaf managing director
Katarina Staaf joined the SEK 34.7bn pension fund as a member of the board in 2017
Creandum closes fifth venture capital fund on €265m
Fund will target seed and series-A opportunities in technology sectors across Europe
CVC-backed Etraveli acquires TripStack and Flight Network
GP acquired the online travel agency Etraveli in 2017 and has since supported several acquisitions
Avista exits Trimb in SEK 3.4bn deal
Karo Pharma, the acquirer, will finance the transaction using credit facilities and a bridge loan
AP3 invests in €15m round for Readly
Existing investors Zouk Capital and Swedbank Robur have also invested in the funding round
Altor buys and merges two tyre distributors
GP drew capital from Altor Equity Fund IV, a €2bn vehicle that closed in 2014
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 Lindström 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 €250m 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