Sweden
Northzone invests €7m in X5 Music
Northzone Ventures has invested €7m in X5 Music Group, a Swedish digital record label.
Nordic unquote" January 2011
Apax has entered exclusive talks to acquire ISS from EQT and GS Capital Partners after beating rival bidders with an offer of $8.5bn, according to reports.
FTAB invests in Applied Nano Surfaces
Fouriertransform AB (FTAB) has invested approximately SEK 9m in Applied Nano Surfaces Sweden AB.
Industrifonden exits Ultra Fog in trade sale
Industrifonden and other shareholders have sold Swedish developer of sprinkler systems Ultra Fog AB to CATEF.
ALMI and K-Svets invest in Metrum
ALMI Invest and K-Svets Venture have invested in Metrum Sweden AB, a provider of measurement systems for power quality, disturbance analysis and energy analysis.
EQT-backed Munksjö acquires ArjoWiggins divisions
EQT’s portfolio company Munksjö AB is set to acquire the decor, abrasives, thin paper and fine arts businesses of ArjoWiggins for €95m.
Litorina-backed Semantix acquires INK Norge
Litorina’s portfolio company Semantix has acquired Norwegian translation service provider INK Norge.
ALMI Invest et al. inject capital in Liveside
ALMI Invest, Fredrik Hultkrantz and existing owners have invested in Liveside Event AB.
Axcel acquires Trelleborg division for €70m
Axcel has acquired the roofing operations division of Trelleborg for a purchase consideration of approximately €70m.
ALMI Invest et al. backs Malwa
ALMI Invest and business angel Jörgen Lillieroth have backed forestry equipment supplier Malwa International AB.
Litorina buys Sweden’s Björnkläder
Private equity firm Litorina has acquired Swedish retailer Björnkläder from the Davis Service Group.
Ratos acquires KVD Kvarndammen
Ratos has agreed to wholly acquire auction house and valuation company KVD Kvarndammen AB from the Sixth AP-fund and founders.
Ratos makes take private offer for Biolin
Ratos has made an offer of SEK 11.50 per share for analytical instruments provider Biolin Scientific AB.
Bure Equity sells Energo for SEK 230m
Bure Equity AB has agreed to sell its 94.5% stake in engineering consulting company Energo to ÅF AB for SEK 230m.
ALMI and Entreprenörsfonden invest in Sprint Bioscience
ALMI Invest and Första Entreprenörsfonden have invested SEK 2m in lead generation company Sprint Bioscience.
Via Venture invests in Miroi
Via Venture Partners has invested in Swedish adult education and job matching services provider Miroi AB.
CapMan Life Science invests in Swereco
CapMan has invested in Swereco AB through its CapMan Life Science IV fund.
STING invests in SEEC
STING Capital has invested in SEEC AB, a provider of energy storage devices for heating and cooling large buildings.
Accent acquires stake in new aviation group
Accent Equity has acquired a 50% stake in Aviator Airport Alliance, a newly formed group of Nordic aviation service providers.
Accent Equity acquires Troax
Accent Equity has acquired Swedish security provider Troax from the Gunnebo group.
Ratos sells Camfil for SEK 1.3bn
Ratos has wholly sold its stake in Camfil for SEK 1.325bn, giving the investor and exit profit of approximately SEK 610m.
Nordic unquote" November/December 2010
European Parliament negotiators have agreed on the final text of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive, bringing 18 months of discussion to an end.
IK acquires EPiServer from VC consortium
IK Investment Partners has acquired EPiServer Group AB from Amadeus Capital, Monterro Holding, Northzone Ventures and entrepreneurs.
Ratos sells stake in Lindab
Ratos has sold 8.85m shares in Lindab International AB for SEK 867m, giving the investor an exit profit of approximately SEK 540m.