Sweden
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 €800m
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 Öhman Fonder, where he has served as a CEO
KKR to acquire Gunnebo Industrier from Segulah
Segulah owns an 87% stake in Industrier since carving it out from Gunnebo in 2008
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
Triton-backed Polygon buys Vanwaarde
GP backed Polygon from The Triton Fund III in 2010, starting the buy-and-build strategy
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
Five Arrows-backed Karnov prices SEK 4.2bn IPO
AP6, Lazard and Vind have committed to acquiring shares worth up to SEK 607m in the offering
Nordic direct lending makes slow but steady progress
Private debt funds have been rapidly expanding their market share in corporate cashflow lending across Europe, but Nordic progress has been slow
Summa-backed Lakers makes four buys
Summa acquired Lakers with equity from the SEK 4.5bn vehicle Summa Equity Fund I in September 2018
Hannes Snellman hires Kanter's Klang
Klang will be responsible for developing the firm's Nordic M&A platform and private equity practice
EQT closes in on IPO – report
Swedish publication Affarsvarlden reports that the firm is in discussions with investors
AP6 invests in Accent's Hoist
Accent retains the majority and the company's founder, Malcolm Lindblom, will keep his share
KKR sells Q-Park's Nordic division
KKR Infrastructure wholly acquired Q-Park in 2017 in a deal that valued the assets at €2.95bn
Summa buys Olink Proteomics
Management team led by Ulf Landgren will remain as minority shareholders after the deal
Nordic GPs set their sights on the DACH region
Nordic buyout houses are increasing their presence in the region, both in terms of deal activity and boots on the ground