Nordstjernan to acquire Aidian from Axcel.

Nordstjernan, a Swedish investment company controlled by the Ax:son Johnson family, agreed to acquire Aidian, a global provider of IVD instruments and tests, from Axcel, a Danish private equity investment company. Financial terms were not disclosed. "During our ownership, Aidian has developed further into a true leader within diagnostic testing for the POC market. Juho Himberg and the management team have done an outstanding job in taking Aidian to the next level, and we at Axcel are proud to have been part of that journey. We believe that Nordstjernan is an ideal new owner and that Aidian will continue to thrive under its new ownership," Thomas Blomqvist, Axcel Partner.