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ECI books 2.5x return on IT companyThe UK-based firm has sold CliniSys to Montagu for £100m - and has more exits in the pipeline as it eyes a return to the fundraising market next year.
- Swedish GPs to launch code of conduct
Private equity groups in Sweden - who have attracted some bad press in recent years - are trying to improve their image via a self-imposed code of practice.
- EQT execs hit with retroactive tax bill
The Swedish tax authority ruled carry between 2007 and 2009 should have been taxed as ordinary income at 57%, not the 30% capital gains rate executives paid.
- Proton Equity Partners abandons fundraising
The CapMan spin-out hoped to raise SEK 2bn for its debut buyout fund to target investments in Sweden, but has pulled its fundraising after failing to get traction in the market.
- ConvaTec Sets $779M Dividend For Sponsors
The dividend train continues, and this time it’s ConvaTec which is paying out a large distribution, sister website peHUB reported.
- Reuters: Sweden Hits Buyout Firm EQT and Employees with $100 Mln Tax Bill
(Reuters) - Sweden is demanding that private equity firm EQT Partners and some of its employees pay 647 million Swedish crowns ($100 million) in tax on past profits as it cracks down on buyout firms, Reuters reported.
- Sweden Hits EQT, Team For $100M In Tax
Sweden is demanding that buyout firm EQT Partners and some of its employees pay 647 million Swedish crowns ($100 million) in tax on past profits as it cracks down on buyout firms, sister news service Buyouts reported.
- Teachers Among Second Round PE Bidders of AHT Cooling
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan is among a number of private equity and strategic investors that recently submitted second round bids for AHT Cooling Systems GmbH, an Austrian designer and manufacturer of industrial refrigeration and deep freezing products, reports http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/16/aht-loans-idUSL6N0GH27420130816 Reuters. Sources "familiar with the matter" said bids for the company, which is owned by private equity firm Quadriga Capital, exceeded 500 million euros (US$663 million). Other potential buyers include Bridgepoint, EQT and Nordic Capital. Final round bids are due September 20th, one of the sources told Reuters.
- Reuters: RLPC-AHT Cooling Sale Bids Top 500 Million Euros
A handful of potential buyers have submitted bids in excess of 500 million euros ($662.58 million) for private equity firm Quadriga Capital's Austrian refrigeration manufacturer AHT Cooling, sources told Reuters.
ConvaTec to Issue $779M Dividend to Shareholders, Including Nordic and Avista CapitalThe dividend train continues and this time it’s ConvaTec, which is backed by Nordic Capital and Avista Capital Partners, paying out a large distribution.