Sweden
Eqvitec adds five to investment team
Eqvitec has employed a team of five investment professionals to its offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.
SamInvest Mitt and Peritas Invest invest in Absoft
SamInvest Mitt AB and Peritas Invest AB have provided SEK 3m for Absoft AB.
Amadeus and Northzone to list EPiServer
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital and Northzone Ventures will sell their shares in software company EPiServer.
EQT acquires sports retailer XXL
EQT Partners has acquired a majority stake in sports retail chain XXL Sport & Villmark for an undisclosed sum.
Accent appoints Sloutski as new CEO
Swedish private equity investor, Accent Equity Partners, has promoted Niklas Sloutski as its new chief executive officer.
Procuritas acquires Oral Care
Procuritas has acquired Swedish mobile dentistry company, Oral Care.
Altor applies for listing of Byggmax
Altor has applied for a listing of Swedish DIY supplier Byggmax Group on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
EQT raises AcadeMedia bid
EQT has increased its bid for Swedish education provider AcadeMedia from SEK 190 to SEK 205 per share, valuing the company at approximately SEK 2.473bn.
Altor-backed Apotek Hjärtat acquires Ada AB
Altor-backed pharmaceutical business Apotek HjУЄrtat has wholly acquired Ada AB from its parent Tamro Group for an undisclosed sum.
Litorina's Coromatic buys competitor Skandinaviska
Coromatic Group, an IT and electricity services provider backed by Swedish Private Equity investor, Litorina, has purchased competitor Skandinaviska Kraftprodukter AB.
Nordic unquote" May 2010
The latest issue of Nordic unquote" is now ready to download. The May issue features coverage from the annual SVCA congress - which marked the 25th anniversary of the association.
EQT to sell Aleris for SEK 4bn
Reports suggest that EQT is set to sell health care group Aleris, potentially valuing the business at SEK 4bn.
Segulah change of address
Nordic private equity investor Segulah is moving office and changing its contact details.
Polaris divests Frösunda to HgCapital
Pan-European investor HgCapital has acquired FrУЖsunda LSS from Danish private equity firm Polaris for an undisclosed sum.
Capman sells Gammadata to InnKap
CapMan has sold its 48.2% stake technology business Gammadata to InnovationsKapital.
EQT launches SEK 2.3bn tender offer for AcadeMedia
EQT has launched a tender offer of SEK 190 per share for Swedish education company AcadeMedia.
Palamon reap 3.7x money on Nordax SBO to Vision Capital
Palamon Capital Partners has sold Nordax Finans AB to European investment firm Vision Capital in a deal valuing the business at тЌ105m.
Procuritas buys Waterjet Entreprenad
Procuritas Capital Investors has acquired Swedish provider of hydro demolition, concrete repair and industrial maintenance services, Waterjet Entreprenad.
Trend report: Nordic PE/VC in 25 years
To celebrate SVCAтs 25-year anniversary, the SVCA and Nordic unquoteт set out to see what the industry itself expects from the next quarter of a decade.
Nordic unquote" April 2010
The latest issue of Nordic unquote" is now ready to download. The April issue features an analysis on investing in the retail sector, updates from the AIFM debate and we take a closer look at the emergence of environmental due diligence and specialist...
EQT Opportunity divests Tenson
EQT Opportunity has sold Tenson to Benelux-based Unlimited Sports Group.
KKR invests in Ambea as co-lead with Triton
US-based KKR has joined Triton in its investment in Nordic healthcare specialist Ambea.
Swedish PE-backed companies higher growth than peers
A recent study by the SVCA and Ernst & Young show that private equity-backed companies in Sweden perform better than its peers.