Sweden
Advent-led group buys Hoist from Accent Equity
Companyтs turnover and EBITDA tripled under Accent's ownership
TA backs Söderberg & Partners in SEK 2.5bn share issue
The issue reportedly values the financial services company at тЌ2.27bn
PE-backed Accedo in acquisition talks ahead of sponsor exit – Mergermarket
SEB may mandate financial advisers for an IPO or a trade sale within the next two years
Procuritas hires Carl Settergren as partner
Settergren joins from PAI Partners where he worked for 11 years and led various large-cap deals
Altor buys minority stake in Swedish fashion label Totême
Acquisition reportedly values the fashion company at тЌ148-198m
PE-backed Oatly lists in $10bn IPO
Company's share price surges by more than 30% to $22.74 during initial trading
Polaris launches flexible capital strategy with DKK 1bn fund
GP starts raising a DKK 1bn fund for the new strategy and plans to hold a first close after summer this year
Creandum expands investment team in Stockholm and London
Sabina Wizander returns to Creandum as partner after spending four years at portfolio company Kry
Screen Capital buys machine rental firm Tätab Hyrservice
Deal is in line with a generational change in ownership of TУЄtab, which was established in 1963
CVC sells AR Packaging to trade for $1.45bn
CVC Capital Partners has signed an agreement to sell portfolio company AR Packaging Group to listed company Graphic Packaging Holding Company for $1.45bn.
FSN acquires Omegapoint from Priveq
Priveq exits the company four years after acquiring a 40% stake
Altor acquires Swedish home appliance maker Aarke
Company has grown rapidly in the last few years, with sales exceeding SEK 200m in 2020, up from SEK 85m in 2019
Polaris backs sportswear retailer Stronger
GP is acquiring a 51% in the company, with the remainder retained by the founders and management
Varenne sells Pema to VC-backed JobAndTalent
Trade sale comes a decade after the Swedish GP first invested in Pema in 2011
CPPIB, Fidelity lead €262m series-D round for Kry
Company was founded six years ago and has so far raised nearly тЌ500m over five rounds
PE-backed Hemnet lists in €1.15bn IPO
General Atlantic and Sprints Capital, which previously owned 60% and 17%, will remain as Hemnet's largest owners with around 41.1% and 11.8% shareholding, respectively
Swedish VC Pale Blue Dot closes debut Climate Tech Fund on €87m
GP is looking to invest in 35 tech startups in Europe and the US that are focused on the climate
Icebreaker closes second fund on €100m
VC also closes a тЌ20m Opportunity Fund, which will be used for follow-on investments in portfolio companies from the first fund
Electric car maker Polestar raises $550m from new investors
Company raised $1.2bn in a series-A round last year and said that further fundraising was being considered
Procuritas to net 8x on Pierce IPO
GP acquired the online motorcycle parts and accessories retailer in 2014
Klar Partners closes debut fund on €600m hard-cap
GP started raising the fund in March 2020 and said the vehicle was "significantly oversubscribed"
Epidemic Sound raises $450m from EQT, Blackstone
Deal values the Swedish royalty-free music platform at $1.4bn
CVC eyeing AR Packaging sale - report
GP has reportedly engaged an adviser to solicit interest and has collected non-binding bids
Procuritas buys Polarn O Pyret
Investment company Jotunfjell Partners and the management team will own a minority stake in Polarn O. Pyret.