SWEDEN - Nordic Capital closes on EUR 4.3bn

The fund will concentrate on medium- to large-sized buyout opportunities in the Nordic region and across Europe, though the mandate also allows for investments outside Europe. The vehicle will continue the firms strategy of focusing on the healthcare and traditional industry and services sectors.

The fund attracted commitments from a range of international investors, with US investors contributing 35%, European 30% and Nordic 15% of the total commitments, with the remainder coming from investors based elsewhere globslly. The fund attracted both new and existing investors, including public and private pension funds, insurance companies, endowment funds and funds-of-funds.

Three investments have been made from the fund to date: ConvaTec; the secondary buyout of SafeRoad from Reiten & Co; and EDB Gruppen, which was delisted earlier this year.

In conjunction with the new fund, Nordic Capital has opened new offices in Oslo, Frankfurt and London in addition to its existing offices in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki.

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