Norway
Kahoot! acquires VC-backed Actimo
Listed e-learning company is paying up to $33m for the target company
Verdane adds three to investment team
Stenmarck, Friberg and Stierncreutz are based in Copenhagen, Berlin and Helsinki respectively
Axcel-backed Superoffice to acquire Infobridge – report
According to press reports, InfoBridge generated a turnover of €1.9m in 2019
Hg-backed Visma acquires Cash Software
Deal is Visma's fourth strategic acquisition in the accountancy software market
EQT sells Altus Intervention to management
Transaction comes as oil service industry is challenged with falling oil prices
Norvestor secures 75% of Smart Retur
Norvestor reportedly pays NOK 200-350m for its stake in the pallet distributor
HitecVision sells Aarbakke to Westco Investering
GP exits the company after a holding period of 14 years, alongside founder Inge Brigt Aarbakke
GP-backed Maritech Systems acquires EDI Systems
Add-on deal comes three years after Broodstock acquired a majority stake in Maritech Systems
Adelis acquires majority stake in Red Ocean Technology
Norwegian IT company is expected to generate €16m in revenues this year, up from €12m in 2019
Hg increases stake in Visma, valued at $12.2bn
New investors Warburg Pincus and TPG will invest in the business for the first time, acquiring minority stakes
CapMan announces second growth fund; invests in DSP Neural
VC fund has made its first investment in DSP Neural, which raised €5m in a series-A round
PE-backed Visma acquires Dutch firm Yuki
Deal is Visma's third acquisition in the accountancy software market
Francisco Partners acquires Consignor for €140m
CEO Peter Thomsen will continue in his role and own a 30% stake in the company
2011-vintage funds: what is still in Nordic portfolios
Unquote and Mergermarket round up a selection of assets still held in 2011-vintage funds managed by Nordic GPs
EV Private Equity acquires 80% stake in Trainor – report
GP has reportedly acquired the company in a deal that values it at NOK 100m
PE-backed Mercell prepares for IPO
Viking Venture-backed company hopes to raise NOK 450m in gross proceeds
Viking Venture acquires FotoWare
Nordic software-focused private equity firm Viking Venture has wholly acquired FotoWare, an Oslo-based B2B provider of digital enterprise asset management software.
Nordic e-commerce confident "silver krona" uplift will persevere
Lockdowns have – out of necessity – introduced a new age group to online shopping, boosting prospects for several PE-backed assets
FSN wins €87m in arbitration ruling against Procuritas
Ruling comes two years after FSN sued Procuritas in relation with the Gram Equipment transaction
Francisco Partners to acquire Consignor – report
Shipping software company was reportedly marketed based on an EBITDA of €7.5m
Explore Equity acquires Nova Consulting Group
Target company generated NOK 337m in revenues in 2019 and EBIT of NOK 51m
Norvestor Equity sells Wexus to TDR-backed Algeco
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the GP, which invested in the company via its seventh fund
FSN Capital to acquire majority stake in Handverksgruppen
GP reportedly paid €55-65m for the deal and deployed capital from its fifth fund
PE-backed Visma acquires Nmbrs
Norwegian company has acquired 14 businesses in a year