Källor: Nordic Capital kan sälja bagerikedja i miljardaffär

Nordic Capital is a global, sector-specialist private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts of established companies in Northern Europe and North America. Founded in 1989, the firm manages about €34 billion ($40 billion) of capital, with offices in Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, New York, Oslo, Stockholm and Seoul. Nordic Capital targets buyouts of large-cap and upper mid-market companies across four core industries: Technology & Payments, Healthcare, Financial Services, and Services & Industrial Technology. In 2023, Nordic Capital was one of the 25 largest private equity firms worldwide according to Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking, with over $30 billion of capital raised within a 5-year period. In October 2022, Nordic Capital announced the successful closing of its 11th large-cap buyout fund at its hard cap of €9 billion ($11 billion), exceeding its €8 billion target. The fund was more than 45% larger than its predecessor large-cap fund (Nordic Capital Fund X), which raised €6.1 billion in 2020. The fund closed in nine months amidst some of the most challenging fundraising conditions in private equity history, and was the largest Europe-based private equity fund raised that year. In December 2024, Nordic Capital announced the first and final close of its second mid-market fund, Evolution II, at its hard cap of €2 billion. The fund closed four months after launch and exceeded its initial target of €1.4 billion. Evolution II is approximately 65% larger than its predecessor, Evolution I, and is focused on mid-market investments in Northern Europe. As of December 2024, Nordic Capital portfolio companies have generated a 17% annual average EBITDA growth since inception. In February 2025, Nordic Capital won two awards at the Private Equity Wire Europe Awards 2025.

Lagkagehuset (Danish: [ˈlɑwkʰɛːjəˌhuˀsð̩]; trading as Ole & Steen [ˈoːlə ʌ ˈste̝ˀn] in English-speaking countries) is a Danish bakery chain with over 143 branches in Denmark, England, and New York City. The present-day business was formed in 2008 through a merger of Ole Kristoffersen and Steen Skallebaek's bakeries, both founded in the early 1990s. Originally owned by private equity firm FSN Capital, it was sold in 2017 to Nordic Capital for a reported kr. 1,000,000,000. Kristoffersen and Skallebaek stepped down from the board at the time of the sale. Later that year, L Catterton acquired a 20% stake. The current CEO is Jason Cotta, former managing director of Costa Coffee in the United Kingdom. In May 2020, the company came under social media scrutiny about their ownership structure and allegations this might enable tax avoidance. The controversy emerged in connection with their receipt of funding from the Danish coronavirus relief package. This prompted the company to issue their accounts early, indicating domestic tax payment.