Sweden
Altor holds final close on €2.5bn hard-cap
Vehicle was registered in Sweden in August, but began its official marketing period in September
Ex-AP6 exec Erik Nobel launches LLCP Stockholm office
Erik Nobel is in charge of establishing and managing the newly established office in Stockholm
Valedo sells Cambio Healthcare to Investcorp
Transaction ends a six-and-a-half-year holding period for Valedo Partners Fund II
Verdane X closes on SEK 6bn hard-cap
Verdane X has a flexible approach to investing in northern European technology companies
Danish SDG Investment reaches DKK 4.85bn final close
The fund reaches DKK 4.85bn on its second and final close, short of its original target of DKK 5bn
Norvestor-backed Nordic Camping buys First Camp for £28.7m
Acquisition was partially financed by a vendor note (ТЃ7.7m) as well as with external financing
VC firms in $25m funding round for Quinyx
Existing investors AlfvУЉn & Didrikson, Battery Ventures and Zobito invest in Quinyx
Ratos acquires remaining stake in TFS for €11m
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GP acquired a 60% stake in the business
Segulah buys Francks Kylindustri
Eighth investment from Segulah V, a SEK 2.4bn buyout fund that closed in April 2016
Mimir buys Saint Gobain's Nordic glass business
Fifth investment from Mimir's holding company Mimir Invest, which was raised in 2016
EQT announces eight new partners
EQT promotes six internally and makes two external hires, both in the EQT Ventures team
EQT increases offer to take Karo Pharma private
Offer increases from SEK 36.90 to SEK 38.00 per share and is recommended by the board
Polaris et al. buy Danica Pension Sverige
Consortium is led by Polaris and Acathia, and comprises Sampension and Unigestion, among others
Herkules sells Stamina Group to Norvestor
Divestment comprises the Avonova Holding and Stamina Helse subsidiaries of Helse Holding
PAI's Perstorp sells Capa to trade
Perstorp, a Swedish chemicals business, sells its Capa division to Ingevity for тЌ590m
AP1 leads SEK 300m round for Acast
AP1 is joined by Swedbank Robur funds Ny Teknik and Fokus Fund, which also invested in the series-B
EQT's von Koch steps down as CEO
From January, von Koch will become deputy managing partner and chairman of EQT Ventures
Redmile leads €50m series-C for PE-backed Aprea
Karolinska Development, 5AM Ventures, Versant Ventures and HealthCap also take part in the round
Average holding period stays high as quick exits lag
Lower proportion of deals are being exited within three years, and more after seven years
Sweden eases investment law for AP funds
New regulation permits investing up to 40% in illiquid investments, effective January 2019
Mega-funds ignite Nordic nations
Region's PE fund managers raised the highest annual aggregate commitments on record in the first three quarters of the year alone
Attracting tech talent top priority for Nordic GPs
Industry players at the Unquote Nordic Private Equity Forum discussed the region's track record and future challenges
Litorina buys Care of Carl
CEO and founder Henning KУЄllqvist will remain in his role and retain a stake of 30%
New bolt-on for Nordstjernan investee
Acquisition of 11 care centres comes a year after the group first received backing from the GP