I måndags meddelade private equity-firman EQT och Fortnox största aktieägare, First Kraft, ett offentligt uppköpserbjudande för Fortnox, ett svenskt bolag som erbjuder molnbaserad affärssystem för ekonomi och lönehantering.

Talenom's Q3 result was better than we predicted, as Finland’s excellent profitability covered the lousiness of Sweden. In Sweden, the ‘backstop’ is leaking and the situation is worrying, but the greatest pain may already be over. In the updated strategy, the company focuses its operations on accounting services and software to be separated, while smaller by-products are given to partners.