Atle's Kompanjonfond, which is 50% owned by the Swedish venture capital company, has acquired a 17% stake in Aneo AB, the Swedish anaesthetic equipment manufacturer.

The acquisition will be made via a new share issue of approximately SEK25m (€2.7m) by Aneo, of which existing shareholders will underwrite about SEK10m. Atle's fund will underwrite approximately SEK14.7m worth of the new shares to garner its stake.