Nets, the largest payments processor in Scandinavia, is rumoured to be close to a private equity buy...: Nets, the largest payments processor in Scandinavia, is rumoured to be close to a private equity buy-out that would value the company at more than $5bn, according to a report from the Financial Times. Sources close to the discussions revealed to the paper that the Nets board met last week to decide on a buyer following an auction that has drawn the interest of the market. US firm Hellman & Friedman is believed to be in pole position.