Estonia
BaltCap backs Sanoma Baltics MBO
Previous owner Sanoma Media Finland reaps €10m in proceeds from the sale
Livonia Partners buys garden centre Hortes
GP completes second buyout from maiden vehicle with Estonian retail business
Scoro raises $1.9m seed funding from Inventure et al.
London-based startup was founded in Tallinn, Estonia
Baltic VCAs band together to form regional association
The three Baltic countries’ lobbying organisations have joined forces to promote the industry
CEE exit pace rebounds on strong macro
So far in 2016, unquote” data has recorded the highest volume of exits in H1 since 2013
BaltCap’s EKT bolts on Jaakson Linnahooldus
Add-on acquisition comes six months after the GP took a 75% stake in EKT
Enterprise Investors in €12.3m Nortal exit
Polish GP sells minority stake back to founders and management for milestoned purchase price
Livonia makes 10x on Qvalitas sale to BaltCap
Baltic GP earns 44% IRR over seven years on exit of final legacy portfolio asset
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BPM backs MarkIT MBO with mezzanine as ASI exits
Buy-back returns full control to the Estonian management team after a growth capital injection in 2007
Providence buys Starman from East Capital for €210m
Baltic TV and broadband buyout comes two months after SBO of Baltic mobile network operator Bite
Union Square backs Jobbatical’s €1.9m series-A
Jobbatical, an Estonian platform for global tech jobs, has raised €1.9m from Union Square Ventures, Local Globe and SmartCap.
BaltCap acquires Baltic waste management group EKT
GP will acquire 75%, with balance held by management
BaltCap acquires 56% of DIE
Balance of shares to be held by management and key employees
BaltCap’s Impuls expands with Arctic Sport Clubs bolt-on
Bolt-on comes four years after BaltCap first backed Impuls
BaltCap carves out OpusCapita’s Baltic operations
Sale forms part of strategic refocus for vendor
Rakuten leads $8m series-A for Inventure-backed Lingvist
Funding will launch Estonian startup in Japan
Bright future: Investment opportunities in Estonia
Success of Estonian startups could see larger deals and funds for the Baltic countries
Livonia Partners holds €70m first close for inaugural fund
Fundraise exceeds first-close target by €20m
Bessemer leads $9m series-A for Pipedrive
Company had raised $2.4m of seed funding in 2013
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BPM Capital closes Baltics mezzanine fund on €70m
Vehicle is backed by the EBRD, EIF and Swedbank
SmartCap et al. exit GrabCAD for reported $100m
Sale likely to be largest Estionian exit since Skype in 2011
Baltic businesses ripe for buy-and-build strategies
The wealth of small companies seeking growth capital means buy-and-build is well-suited to the region