Technology & Payments

The Technology and Payments sector is large and fast growing with fundamental mega trends re-shaping businesses such as regulation, digitalisation and modern AI tools that are all creating opportunities for an experienced sector-focused private equity investor backing fast-growing software & payment companies.

Focus on Technology & Payments

Nordic Capital has invested in this sector for over 20 years. It is one of the most experienced Technology & Payments investors in Northern Europe focusing on companies with great potential to drive superior growth and benefit from fundamental market trends.

Hear more about our focus on Technology & Payments in this video:

Technology & Payments platform investments since 2001*

€7.7bn

of equity capital deployed*

17,400

people employed by Nordic Capital-backed Tech & Payment companies**

€4.5bn

of revenues generated in current Technology & Payment portfolio**

Specialist Segments

Vertical Software (financial, healthcare and professional services markets)
Payments & e-ID
Cyber & Selected services
Application Software

Investment Director

Investment Director

Investment Director

Partner

Partner | Co-Head of Financial Services

Eric Jensen

Operations Managing Director

Ferdinand Wagner

Investment Director

Fredrik Näslund

Partner | Chief Investment Process Officer | Head of Technology & Payments

Managing Director

Managing Director

Investment Director

Partner

Investment Director

Operating Partner, Head of Operations Advisory

Philipp Krispin

Investment Director

Rolf Torsøe

Managing Director, Country Coverage Manager for Norway

Terese Ahrens

Investment Director

Tom Murtaugh

Operations Director

Testimonials

Partnering with Nordic Capital: Asger Hattel, CEO of Signicat, on how to leverage resources to transform the financial services sector

Since acquisition, Signicat has recorded accelerated growth and international expansion. Asger Hattel, CEO, takes us through the transformative changes in the past few years and describes Nordic Capital’s contribution to the value-creation plan. "They’ve been a good sparring partner on the strategy and in the execution," he said.

Regnology receives a significant minority investment from CPP Investments to support further international growth and expansion

CPP Investments capital commitment will be made alongside a new investment from Nordic Capital

Technology & Payments

Focus on Technology & Payments

Specialist Segments

Partnering with Nordic Capital: Asger Hattel, CEO of Signicat, on how to leverage resources to transform the financial services sector

Regnology receives a significant minority investment from CPP Investments to support further international growth and expansion

Nordic Capital-backed Regnology acquires VERMEG’s RegTech division – AGILE – to solidify position as a global market leader

Nordic Capital to acquire Anaqua, a leading global Intellectual Property Management solutions provider

Nordic Capital-backed Board, acquires Prevedere to deliver outstanding predictive power for enterprise planning

Signicat included in the first edition of Europe’s Long-Term Growth Champions 2025 by Financial Times and Statista

Tech innovations aid transition from legacy systems– a PEI keynote interview with Fredrik Näslund and Mohit Agnihotri

Conscia acquires PlanNet21 Group, a leading technology solutions and service provider in the Irish market. The acquisition marks Conscia’s entry into Ireland

BRP Systems presents new board of directors to drive European market expansion

Conscia acquires Kanari Group, a leading provider of observability solutions for complex IT environments in the Nordic markets

Spotlight on: Nordic Capital-backed, Duco – a leading no-code data automation company

Nordic Capital to acquire BRP Systems, a leading Nordic SaaS ERP platform for the fitness industry, from Valedo

Digitalisation and regulatory requirements change the landscape for financial services and drive investment activity at Nordic Capital

Nordic Capital to invest in leading digital insurance payments network One Inc to drive continued growth and product innovation

Nordic Capital-backed Signicat among Financial Times list of Europe’s 1000 fastest growing companies in 2024 and for the third time

Nordic Capital Wins "Exit of the Year in EMEA" for Macrobond at the Private Equity International Awards 2023

Nordic Capital makes majority investment in ActiveViam, provider of advanced analytics for financial institutions

Nordic Capital-backed Conscia acquires ITGL, bolstering digital transformation offerings and spearheading entry into the UK and Ireland

Nordic Capital acquires Zafin, a leading provider of SaaS Core Modernization and Transformation solutions

Spotlight on AI: Boost.ai – transforming conversational AI for Fortune 1000 companies

Nordic Capital acquires majority share in IntegriChain, the only fully integrated platform for pharma commercialization and market access

Asger Hattel, CEO of Signicat, on how to leverage resources to transform the financial services sector

Trustly, backed by Nordic Capital, joins forces with SlimPay to revolutionise the recurring payments experience

Nordic Capital to sell Macrobond, a fast-growing global technology platform providing economic and financial data, to Francisco Partners

Nordic Capital-backed Conscia acquires two German ICT companies

Nordic Capital acquires majority share in Foxway, a leading provider of circular IT services

Regnology enters into exclusive talks to acquire Invoke

Nordic Capital appoints Mohit Agnihotri as new Partner

Regnology deepens last mile reporting expertise with b.fine acquisition

Nordic Capital-backed Vizrt Group acquires HTML5 Broadcast Graphics Platform Flowics

Trustly, backed by Nordic Capital, acquires Ecospend, further strengthening position in the UK

Signicat Acquires UK-based Anti-Fraud and Identity Technology Company Sphonic

The Financial Times again includes two of Nordic Capital’s portfolio companies in list of fastest growing companies in Europe

Vizrt Group appoints Klaus Holse as chairperson to accelerate growth

Identifying the ideal tech investment - a PEI interview with Fredrik Näslund

Nordic Capital invests in and partners with Qred – one of Europe’s fastest growing fintech companies

Sale of shares in Cint Group AB (publ)

Nordic Capital announces its intention to offer shares in Cint Group AB (publ) to institutional investors

Nordic Capital invests in no-code data automation leader Duco

Nordic Capital to sell Itiviti, a leading trading technology and service provider, to Broadridge, a global Fintech leader

Nordic Capital and Boost.ai announce partnership to accelerate growth and expand conversational AI platform into new markets

Offering price for Cint's initial public offering set at SEK 72 per share - trading on Nasdaq Stockholm commences today

Cint intends to list its shares on Nasdaq Stockholm

Nordic Capital acquires RegTech, a leading provider of regulatory reporting software

Nordic Capital-backed Conscia announces four acquisitions in a week expanding its presence within cyber-security, cloud transformation and managed services

Nordnet announces strategic review

Nordic Capital-backed Trustly announces strategic minority investment by a consortium of investors to support further expansion

Powering up HealthTech - a PEI keynote interview with Raj Shah and Daniel Berglund

Strong Partnerships - views from the CEO of Macrobond

Strong Partnerships - views from the former CEO of Trustly

Nordic Capital-backed Conscia strengthens its European position with the acquisition of xevIT in Germany

Video - The Bambora Story