Sweden
VantagePoint and Sustainable Technologies invest in REAC
VantagePoint and Sustainable Technologies Fund have, alongside oil company BP, invested $4.5m in Swedish cleantech company REAC Fuel.
Swedish PE-firms facing tax investigation
Skatteverket, the Swedish Tax Office, has launched an investigation into the declaration of tax by eight of the largest Swedish private equity firms, according to reports.
Permira among bidders for Dometic
Permira is among the bidders for Dometic, a producer of leisure products for the caravan and motor home industry, according to reports.
ALMI and K-Svets invest SEK 6m in Bluetest
ALMI Invest and K-Svets Ventures have completed a SEK 6m funding round in Bluetest AB.
IKEA GreenTech invests €2m in Alelion
Corporate venture capital firm IKEA GreenTech, owned by the IKEA Group, has invested €2m in Alelion Batteries AB.
Nordic Capital secures Munters
Nordic Capital’s bid to take Munters private has been accepted by 96% of the shares and votes in the company.
ALMI co-invests in Speedment
ALMI Invest and Första Entreprenörsfonden have invested in Swedish IT company Speedment AB.
Litorina IV closes on SEK 2.5bn hard-cap
Litorina has closed its latest fund, Litorina IV, having reached its hard-cap of SEK 2.5bn.
Segulah-backed eTRAVELi acquires TravelPartner
Segulah’s portfolio company European Travel Interactive (eTRAVELi) has acquired TravelPartner in a SEK 227m public-to-private transaction.
InnovationsKapital injects capital into Oxeon
InnovationsKapital has invested in spread tow carbon reinforcements specialist Oxeon AB.
InnovationsKapital to list Isconova
InnovationsKapital has announced that its portfolio company Isconova is set to list on the NASDAQ OMX First North.
Segulah acquire Scan Coin
Segulah has acquired coin and bank note processing company Scan Coin through its Segulah IV fund.
Nordic Capital’s bid for Munters suffers set-back
Nordic Capital has lost out in its bid for Munters, despite upping its offer to SEK 77 per share.
Intera acquires Polarica
Intera Equity Partners has acquired a 50% stake in berries and wild game supplier Polarica.
Ernst & Young appoints vice president
Ernst & Young in Sweden has appointed Helena Herlogsson as vice president.
Wellington leads SEK 170m round in GLO
Wellington Partners has led a SEK 170m funding round in nanowire semiconductor LED developer GLO AB.
EQT-backed Gambro in possible IPO
EQT’s is believed to be preparing an IPO of its portfolio company Gambro, according to reports.
Nordic Capital makes cash offer for Munters
Nordic Capital has made an offer to acquire all shares in Munters AB through the company Cidron Intressenter AB, which is wholly owned by Nordic Capital VII Limited.
Valedo acquires Perten Instruments
Valedo Partners has acquired Perten Instruments Group, which develops instruments for quality control of food products, grain and flour.
Nordic unquote" October 2010
As Europe’s politicians return from the summer recess, negotiations over the final shape of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers’ (AIFM) Directive have resumed. A revised compromise on the Directive, issued by the new Belgian presidency, will...
Industrifonden co-invests in RxEye
Industrifonden (Swedish Industrial Development Fund) and Praktikerinvest have provided SEK 20m for medical imaging provider RxEye.
Industrifonden invests in Cardoz
Industrifonden has invested in Swedish drug developer Cardoz AB.
Prime Technology leads €10m investment in Cint
Prime Technology Ventures has led a €10m investment in Swedish online market research solutions provider Cint.
ALMI and Wingefors invests SEK 2m in I Read
ALMI Invest and Wingefors Invest have injected SEK 2m in Swedish provider of digital journals I Read new media AB.