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Outlook 2014: Nordic perception problemsThe Nordic region looks likely to enjoy a good 2014 - but the local industry still has reputational issues to deal with, says EQT's Christian Sinding.
- Nordic Capital closes Fund VIII on EURO 3.5 bln hard cap
Nordic Capital has closed its Nordic Capital Fund VIII on its hard cap of EUR 3.5 billion ($4.8 billion). MVision Private Equity Advisors worked as the placement agent on the fundraising. Ropes & Gray worked as legal counsel to Nordic Capital during the fundraising.
- Nordic raises €3.5bn for Fund VIII
The firm, which reduced its €4bn target, had to turn LPs away in the end as the fund was oversubscribed.
- Nordic Capital wins court case
The Swedish appeal court said Nordic shouldn’t have to pay a $100m retroactive tax bill.
- Segulah loses managing partner
Christian Sievert will leave the firm in early 2014 to start his own investment company.
- Swedish private equity scores major tax case win in court-Reuters
A Swedish court on Thursday ruled in favor of a top buyout house in a widely watched tax case, a major victory for Sweden's private equity industry which has been slammed with more than 4 billion crowns ($612 million) in back taxes, Reuters reported.
- Segulah team changes
Christian Sievert will be leaving Segulah in spring of 2014 to start his own investment company, backed by a cornerstone investor. He will remain partner of Segulah until the spring to conclude work for different portfolio companies in which he is involved. Segulah has also appointed a new senior member to the investment team, Henrik Lif, formerly at Nordic Capital and a one time CEO of one of Nordic Capital’s portfolio companies.
- Nordic Capital among potential bidders for card payment firm Nets-Reuters
Swedish private equity firm Nordic Capital and Denmark's TryghedsGruppen are in a consortium preparing to bid for Europe's second-largest card payment services company Nets, Reuters reported.
- LP Scorecard: European buyouts make gains for Washington
It’s Bridgepoint’s 2008 vintage European large buyout vehicle that has shown the greatest IRR increase by quarter in the most recent figures from Washington State Investment Board to June 30. The data compares some 192 buyout-related vehicles, ranging from vintages 1994 to 2011.
Investors look beyond IRR, investment multipleInvestors trying to decide which funds to back are putting more emphasis on realized returns, and deploying new tools to understand just how much sponsors beat or fall short of public equity benchmarks, according to interviews with advisers, sponsors, academics and vendors.