Sweden
KTH Chalmers and ALMI inject SEK 9m into Apica
KTH Chalmers Capital and ALMI Invest have provided SEK 9m for Swedish IT company Apica.
Triton acquires Ovako
Triton Partners has wholly acquired the bar, bright bar, tube and ring divisions of Swedish steel producer Ovako.
Nordic unquote" August/September 2010
Nordic buyout activity has more than doubled in the second quarter of 2010, according to the unquoteт Private Equity Barometer.
Norvestor exits Secode in trade sale
Norvestor Equity has agreed to sell its shares in the security service provider Secode AB to NTT Communications Corporation.
ALMI invests in Travel Heroes Store
ALMI Invest has provided expansionary capital for the Swedish travel accessory specialist Travel Heroes Store.
Priveq invests in Mediplast
Priveq Investment has invested in Swedish producer of consumables for the healthcare industry Mediplast AB.
Consortium invests SEK 17m in Barista
Almi Invest, Alveco Invest and six business angels have provided SEK 17m expansionary capital for the coffee chain, Barista Fair Trade Coffee.
Ratos exits Haglöfs in trade sale
Ratos has sold outdoor equipment producer HaglУЖfs to Asics for approximately SEK 1bn.
STING invests SEK 2m in ENCare
STING has injected SEK 2m in Swedish MedTech company ENCare.
CapMan acquires INR and Aspen
CapMan has acquired INR from Accent Equity and Aspen from Valedo Partners in secondary buyouts.
EQT sells Aleris to Investor AB
EQT Partners has agreed to sell Aleris Holding AB to Investor AB for an enterprise value of SEK 4.4bn.
Fouriertransform invests in El-Forest
Fouriertransform has invested SEK 20m through the issue of new shares in El-Forest AB.
Nordic unquote" July 2010
Fundraising has been through a difficult period, with LPs becoming increasingly picky about where they place their capital. However, despite torrid market conditions, the past month has seen the closure of two high-profile funds by GPs in the Nordic region....
Fouriertransform invests SEK 28m in Alelion Batteries
Fouriertransform AB (FTAB) has invested SEK 28m in Alelion Batteries AB through a share issue.
IPO of EPiServer cancelled
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital, Northzone Ventures and Monterro Holding have pulled plans to list portfolio company EPiServer.
Coach & Capital provide funding for Mindmancer
Coach & Capital and Chalmers Innovation have invested in CCTV systems operator Mindmancer, following the issue of new shares in June 2009.
Chalmers Innovation provides funding for Witsbits
Chalmers Innovation has provided funding for Witsbits AB, a provider of software for cloud computing services.
Segulah divests NEA
Segulah has sold portfolio company NУЄrkes Elektriska AB (NEA) to Imtech in a trade sale.
Karnell acquires Kasthall
Karnell has closed the second deal for its K3 fund, with the acquisition of Kasthall Mattor och Golv AB.
Almi Invest provides funding for Videofy.me
Almi Invest have provided funding for Videofy.me, an online video service based in Sweden.
Ratos makes takeover offer for HL Display
Ratos has offered to acquire all remaining shares in HL Display, after increasing its share ownership to 57% of value and 79.1% of votes.
CapMan exits MQ through IPO
CapMan has listed portfolio company MQ. CapMan will reduce it's shareholding from 52% to 28% as part of the IPO.
Hannes Snellman recruits Peter Forsberg
Law firm Hannes Snellman has recruited Peter Forsberg as partner and head of competition law at its Stockholm office.
Chalmers Innovation invests in four companies
Chalmers Innovation has provided venture capital for Capee Group, Capeco, Craft Animation and Protaurius.