Sweden
Nordic Capital-backed Munters to list with SEK 10.1bn market cap
Partial divestment of climate control group comes six and a half years after the GP's acquisition
Milestone Partners exits Quintus Technologies in $115m trade sale
The acquirer is Tokyo-based industrial group Kobe Steel, which will operate Quintus as a subsidiary
Nordic buyout market off to slow start in 2017
Buyout volume in Q1 was slowest start to a year since 2013, while Q1 exit figures were at their lowest first-quarter level since 2011
IK's Actic in SEK 803m IPO
The stock listed at a share price of SEK 50.50 apiece, valuing its outstanding shares at SEK 803m
Passion Capital exits Flattr to Eyeo
Sale of Swedish software startup comes after a five-year holding for the London-based venture capital firm
Verdane backs music software developer Propellerhead
Fresh infusion of capital will help the Swedish business grow its team and increase its development pace
Silverfleet appoints Karl Eidem as co-head of Nordic region
Former AP6 and Doughty Hanson joins British GP's current head of the Nordic region, Gareth Whiley
EQT in final exit from Scandic
Deal results in EQT's complete divestment after a SEK 6.9bn IPO in December 2015
Altor's Transcom take-private succeeds
GP's four-month bidding process to delist Stockholm-based Transcom comes to an end two years after Altor first invested
Accent Equity sells Textilia to Danish trade buyer
Acquisition by De Forenede Dampvaskerier brings Textilia's private equity ownership to an end after 20 years
EQT merges vetcare assets IVC and Evidensia
Combined Swedish and UK-based veterinary group will be jointly owned by the GP’s EQT VI and EQT VII funds
Nordic Capital sells 8.75% stake in Resurs for SEK 980m
Partial divestment comes nine months after the consumer finance company listed with an SEK 11bn valuation
Nordic onshoring remains elusive without political assurances
Tax transparency in the Nordic region will only improve slowly without political assurances
KDev et al. invest SEK 32m in Modus
Developer of sickle cell disease treatments recently rebranded from Dilaforette and announced intention to float
Cubera promotes Haukås and Nord to partner
Merete Haukås and Johan Nord join the rank of partners at Norway-based Cubera Private Equity
Summa taps SEK 4.5bn maiden fund to acquire Lin Education
Founder and CEO Josef Lind will reinvest alongside Lin's management team and the new equity backers
Accent Equity buys Stål & Hyr
GP takes a majority stake in the equipment rental business via its Accent Equity 2012 fund
Summa Equity raises SEK 4.5bn debut fund
Nordic newcomer completed two buyouts in April 2016, which will be assumed into the new fund
EQT sells SEK 696m AcadeMedia share block
GP retains a 41.6% stake in the Swedish private education company, which it listed in June 2016
Vision Capital makes 5.2x on Nordax exit
Final sale of Stockholm-listed shares in the consumer finance business comes a-year-and-a-half after Nordax's IPO
Karolinska exits Inhalation Sciences
Family-owned investment company Råsunda Förvaltning enters the company's capital structure as part of the deal
Cubera holds €405m final close on eighth secondary fund
Vehicle will invest in the Nordic secondary market and has a total investment capability of more than €500m
Nordic Capital completes take-private bid for Nordnet
Joint holding with investment company Öhman Group holds 98.65% of the company's shares and will delist the company
BC Partners sells SEK 2.25bn Com Hem stake
GP will retain a minority stake in Stockholm-listed internet services provider after share sale