Sweden
New regulations set to spur Swedish state pensions investment in PE
Swedish Ministry of Finance presents a proposal to ease investment restrictions for pension funds
FSN exits Green Landscaping in SEK 197m deal
GP sells its holding of 9,281,788 shares, held via its FSN Capital III fund, through a block sale
Segulah acquires Pelly from Fouriertransform
Acquisition is the sixth investment from the GP's Segulah V fund, which closed in 2016
Nordic Capital sells AniCura to Mars Petcare
Deal ends a four-year holding period for Nordic Capital, which acquired the business in 2014
CapMan sells MPT to Holta
Deal marks the end of a nine-year holding period for CapMan, which acquired the business in early 2009
Altor-backed Rossignol sells minority stake to IDG
Partnership with IDG will enable Rossignol to tap into the winter sports sector in China
Payments sector heats up across the Nordic region
PayPal's $2.2bn acquisition of VC-backed iZettle highlights the Nordic region's leading position in the payments tech market
Adelis takes majority stake in Hantverksdata
Adelis invests from its second fund, which held a final close on тЌ600m in 2017
Standout invests in Miradore
Miradore will increase investments to foster organic growth outside of its native Finland
True Ventures leads €29m series-B for Iceye
Finland-based SAR data firm has raised a total of $53m to date, including government financing
Hadean invests in $30m round for Attgeno
Transaction marks the first investment from Hadean's debut fund, Hadean Capital I
Nordic Capital Fund IX holds final close on €4.3bn
Nordic Capital already completed three deals from its ninth flagship buyout fund this year
VC-backed iZettle acquired by PayPal in $2.2bn deal
Mega-deal comes just days after the startup announced its intention to float in Stockholm
Triton, KKR sell Mehiläinen to CVC
Deal for the Finnish healthcare services provider is reportedly valued at тЌ1.8bn
Altor acquires Gnist Barnehager
Stockholm-based GP taps its latest buyout vehicle, Altor Fund IV, for the acquisition
EQT holds final close for Mid Market Asia III
Fundraising started at the beginning of Q2 2016, with a first close in October 2016
VC-backed iZettle gearing up for IPO
Card payment business posts strong gross profit but EBITDA is still negative
EQT merges Candidator and DGC IT Services
Group will be branded under new name Candidator DGC and expects to generate SEK 1bn in annual sales
Agathos acquires Vacgen from Scienta Scientific
Scienta Scientific is a Swedish nanotechnology company that specialises in ultra-high-vacuum
Triton-backed Akeab acquires Mark & Energibyggarna
Firm joins Akeab as a new sister company in an infrastructure services group owned by Triton
Adelis-backed AddPro to merge with Svensk IT Funktion
Controlling shareholder Adelis will retain its majority stake in the newly created group
Altor's CTEK acquires Chargestorm
With the acquisition, CTEK intends to develop electrical vehicle charging products and services
EQT sells Piab to Patricia Industries in SEK 6.95bn deal
Deal ends a holding period of two years for EQT after acquiring the company in December 2015
Carve-outs return to prominence in Nordic PE
Proportion of Nordic buyouts accounted for by spin-outs rise in Q1 after two years of lower than average activity