Ropes & Gray has advised Nordic Capital, a leading private equity investor in the Nordic region, on the closing of its milestone EUR2.5 billion continuation vehicle for its seventh fund.
The innovative secondary transaction is the world’s largest ever GP-led secondaries deal. Ropes & Gray advised Nordic Capital alongside Kirkland & Ellis and Carey Olsen.
The transaction involved the transfer of nine unlisted portfolio companies, with a combined enterprise value of EUR4.4 billion, from Nordic Capital’s 2008 vintage fund, Fund VII, into a new vehicle, Nordic Capital CV1. The transaction provides Nordic Capital Fund VII portfolio companies with the opportunity to maximise their value creation potential over the next five years.
The Ropes & Gray team was led by investment funds partner Matt Judd, in London.
