Sweden
Investor AB appoints Stern as senior adviser
Investor AB has appointed Stefan Stern as a senior adviser.
ICG buys Euro Cater from Altor
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has bought Danish food service company Euro Cater in a secondary buyout from Altor Equity Partners and inco Amba.
Riverside promotes two in Europe
Riverside has promoted two members of staff in its European offices, as part of a nine-strong promotion flurry across the global firm.
Priveq and Investor divest Vårdapoteket
Priveq Investment and Investor Growth Capital have agreed to sell their holdings in pharmacies operator VУЅrdapoteket to Apotek HjУЄrtat.
EQT to merge European and Asian teams for new fund
EQT is merging its European mid-market business line with its Asian investment team, ahead of a rumoured new fund launch.
Conor and Northzone back Sticky
Conor Venture Partners and Northzone have completed a $3m funding round for media technology company Sticky.
Segulah sells Medstop to Oriola-KD
Segulah has agreed to sell Medstop Group Holding AB to Oriola-KD Holding Sverige AB for SEK 1.46bn.
Ratos exits Svenska Nyhetsbrev to Bonnier
Ratos-backed Bisnode has sold business news supplier Svenska Nyhetsbrev AB to Bonnier Business Press.
Nordic unquote" April 2013
The Nordic market is changing. Long dominated by the powerhouse economy of Sweden and seemingly impervious to the crisis gripping Europe, 2012 was a tougher year and saw many new developments.
Ratos and Litorina exit BTJ Group
Ratos and Litorina are set to sell BTJ Group AB to Per Samuelson, chairman of the company's board.
Capman sells Cardinal Foods to Capvest and a trade player
Capman has sold its 49% stake in Norwegian poultry and eggs producer Cardinal Foods to London-based private equity firm Capvest following at least two unsuccessful attempts at listing the business.
Nordic Capital makes 5x on Permobil exit to Investor AB
Nordic Capital Fund V has agreed to sell Permobil,a Swedish rehabilitation power wheelchairs company to Investor AB for тЌ655m.
Marie Reinius resigns as head of SVCA
Marie Reinius has resigned as head of the SVCA, while Segulahтs Gabriel Urwitz is set to take over as new chairman of the organisation.
Ratos and Bonnier merge SF Bio with Finnkino
Ratos and Bonnier AB have agreed to merge SF Bio and Finnkino Oy, a deal designed to form the Nordic region's largest cinema group.
Fouriertransform backs TitanX
State-owned venture capital firm Fouriertransform AB has agreed to invest SEK 185m in Swedish automotive company TitanX Engine Cooling, which is also backed by EQT.
Investor AB backs Active Biotech with SEK 270m
Investor AB has agreed to buy six million newly-issued shares in Active Biotech, providing the company with SEK 270m in total after transaction costs.
Nordic unquote" March 2013
SVCA head Marie Reinius told unquoteт in a recent interview that the most pressing issue for Swedish private equity at the moment is to have clear, long-term guidelines regarding tax regulation that are internationally competitive, for both large and...
Polaris Private Equity's Alliance+ in 7th bolt-on
Alliance+, a Nordic cleaning business backed by Polaris Private Equity, has completed its seventh bolt-on with the acquisition of Swedish firm Facila.
Nordic Capital acquires Ellos
Nordic Capital Fund VII has agreed to acquire Swedish home shopping companies Ellos and Jotex from Redcats, a wholly-owned subsidiary of French company PPR.
Litorina et al. invest in Kontorsvaruhuset Gullbergs merger
Litorina Capital Partners has backed a merger to form the new group Kontorsvaruhuset Gullbergs, a Swedish supplier of office wares and related services.
Nordic Capital's eighth fund holds first close
Nordic Capital has held a first close on тЌ1.7bn for its latest fund, exceeding its expected тЌ1.5bn first-close target.
CapMan Buyout appoints Johnson as partner
Nordic mid-market private equity investor CapMan Buyout has appointed Dan Johnson as a partner in its Stockholm office.
Ratos made SEK 363m loss in Q4
Ratos made a net loss of SEK 363m in the fourth quarter of 2012 and expects the downwards trend to continue during the first half of 2013.
Norvestor backs Robust
Norvestor has invested in the steel door division of Sweden- and UK-based Robust AB, which specialises in the production and sale of steel security and fire doors.