Sweden
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 €590m
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 Källqvist 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
Epiris to acquire Diamorph
Deal reportedly values the Swedish precision materials business at SEK 1.4-1.5bn
Balderton Capital leads $50m round for VOI Technology
Proceeds from the series-A funding round will be used to enter new European markets
Hadean Ventures appoints Liberium's Franklin
In his new role, Franklin will focus on investment opportunities in the therapeutics sector
EQT to take Karo Pharma private for SEK 6bn
Offer of SEK 36.90 per share is unanimously recommended to shareholders by the board
MizMaa Ventures leads $7.5m round for Resolution Games
GP Bullhound and Fly Forever also take part in the round alongside existing investors
Nordic software sector lures private equity investors
Deal volume in the software space outstripped the long-term monthly average throughout September as the region's reputation endures
Triton, KKR-backed Ambea to acquire Aleris division for SEK 3bn
Care operations of Aleris in Norway, Sweden and Denmark will be acquired by Ambea for SEK 3bn
Kinnevik leads $44m series-C for TravelPerk
Previous backers including Felix Capital, Target Global and LocalGlobe also take part in the round
Summit invests $67m in Syncron
Investment is intended to facilitate the company's growth and preparations for a future IPO