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3i acquires 47% of Swedish family firm

3i has acquired a 47% stake in ABA Sweden, the second continental European family-run business to turn to a private equity firm for financing in the last 10 days.

Family-run companies have been a valuable source of deals for private equity firms in the US and UK. Continental Europe, which has a strong culture of family firms, is expected to follow the same pattern.

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