Sweden
Investcorp launches POC Sports exit; Rothschild advises
Teasers for the Swedish sports safety equipment distributed following meetings with potential PE bidders
Cinven picks dual-track exit advisers for Envirotainer
Citi, JP Morgan and Carnegie are among banks advising on the upcoming exit of the Swedish temperature-controlled air cargo containers group
Nordic Capital bolsters team with seven promotions
Among the appointments, Chris Lodge and Peter Thorninger are promoted to partners
Summa holds EUR 2.3bn final close for Fund III
GP will continue its focus on resource efficiency, changing demographics, and tech-enabled companies
Verdane's Porterbuddy sold to VC-backed Instabox
Verdane is reinvesting for a minority stake in the combined delivery service platform
Verdane closes debut impact growth fund on EUR 300m
Verdane Idun I will deploy tickets in a sweet spot of EUR 10m-15m, making 20-25 deals in total
Sprints Capital holds EUR 525m final close for Fund IV
Growth fund has made two deals to date, including refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market
IK hires 3i's Pete Wilson to launch UK mid-cap strategy
European PE firm simulataneously promotes five new partners across its London, Stockholm and Paris offices
MVI closes MVI Fund II above target
MVI Advisors has held a final close for its second fund on SEK 1.1bn
Nordic Capital registers latest flagship fund
Nordic Capital XI's registration follows the final close of its predecessor in 2020 on EUR 6.1bn
Eir closes life sciences venture fund on EUR 122m
Nordic-based Eir Venture Partners has held a final close on EUR 122m for Eir Ventures I
FSN sells EET to Pamplona in SBO
Pamplona Capital Management has agreed to acquire Nordic technology distributor EET Group from FSN Capital in a secondary buyout.
CVC exits Etraveli in EUR 1.63bn trade sale
CVC acquired the online flight booking platform from ProSiebenSat.1 in 2017 in a EUR 508m deal
GP Profile: Adelis steps up deal-making after latest fund close
Co-managing partner Jan Åkesson and head of IR Adalbjörn Stefansson speak to Unquote about the Nordic mid-market-focused GP's fundraise and deployment plans
Adelis III holds EUR 932m final close
Stockholm-headquartered GP's predecessor fund held a final close in 2017 on EUR 600m
Monterro 4 holds EUR 700m final close
GP will now be making new platform deals from the fund, continuing to focus on Nordic B2B software
EQT acquires LSP, forming EQT Life Sciences
Announcement follows Life Sciences Partners' seven-month, EUR 850m fundraise for LSP VII
IK buys Truesec from Sobro
Cybersecurity firm is IK's seventh platform investment of H2 2021 and its fourth deal since October
PAI exits Atos Medical in EUR 2.2bn trade sale
PAI acquired the laryngotomy and tracheostomy care products company in an SBO from EQT in 2017
eEquity reaps 15x on sale of PriceRunner to Klarna
Deal values PriceRunner at more than SEK 9bn, allowing eEquity to exit in less than two years
Procuritas backs Strandberg Guitars
GP is backing the headless guitars producer via its EUR 318m Capital Investors VI fund
Triton forms LeDap Group
Company has been formed by more than 30 acquisitions; it aims to promote racquet sport padel
EQT launches EQT Future fund
Fund has a EUR 4bn target and intends to make impact-driven investments in mature companies
EQT sets science-based emissions targets
GP has set forward-looking targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030