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Catalyst invests €1m in Romania’s Marketizator
Romanian startup is 3TS-managed fund’s ninth investment in the country
EQT closes mid-market credit fund on €530m
Close exceeds the €500m target and marks the latest addition to the GP’s credit division
Nordic Capital to list Resurs in Stockholm
Intention to float announcement follows that of GP’s Finnish discount retailer Tokmanni
Erhvervsinvest takes majority stake in Fletco
Danish carpet manufacturer is the first buyout of 2016 for the Danish small-cap GP
Actera in $800m exit of Mars Cinema Group
CEE-focused GP’s exit of Turkish cinema group is the largest in the region so far this year
Nordic Capital to float Tokmanni in Helsinki
Goldman Sachs and Nordea tapped as bookrunners for Q2 IPO on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki
Consumer boom: the five largest Nordic consumer deals of 2015
The Nordic consumer sector was the only one to see measurable growth last year, in the face of an overall volume decline of nearly 20%
Priveq acquires Danfö
Danfö's management and board will buy into the newco as part of the MBO
IK puts small-cap fund to work with Touristry buyout
Nordic sightseeing bus and boat operator marks the fourth buyout from the recently-closed small-cap fund
Axcel acquires Danish enterprise software company Lessor
Payroll and HR systems company is the 10th investment from the Axcel IV fund
EQT in €1bn buyout of Sitecore
Danish pension funds Danica and Sampension also participated in the buyout as co-investors
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
Deal in Focus: Adelis in DKK 250m buyout of SSI Diagnostica
Swedish GP Adelis completes the DKK 250m privatisation of Danish niche pharma company SSI Diagnostica
Danske’s Fromm discusses debt trends in the Nordics
Danske Bank's Lars Fromm says the Nordic market will be more balanced this year between IPOs and M&A
TPG and Goldman Sachs in $1bn convertible loan for Spotify
Latest funding deal, which had been rumoured for weeks, follows on from a $526m round in June 2015
Creandum and Idinvest lead $14m series-B for Planday
Latest round brings institutional capital raised by the Danish startup to nearly $18m
Proventus acquires Polestar Group from administration
Swedish GP’s buyout comes after previous Polestar owner ceased support for the company under administration
Russian private equity vacuum remains
Despite a funding gap, private equity activity in Russia remains subdued
Practica Capital invests €1.5m in East West Agro
Deal includes €4.5m financing package from Swedbank’s Baltic division
Vito Ventures and Inventure lead €1.5m series-A for Wirepas
Round follows initial €1.5m early-stage round raised from Inventure in 2015
Sentica Partners acquires BPO company Trust Kapital
The Finnish business process outsourcing company’s founder will retain a significant minority stake alongside the GP
Triton-backed Europart bolts on LVD and Trailereffekter
Double bolt-on adds a Swedish distribution network to the Germany-based auto spare parts group
Mid Europa’s Regina Maria bolts on hospital
Ponderas Hospital is the first add-on acquisition for the Romanian healthcare group since the Mid Europa buyout
IK Investment Partners returns to small-cap with €277m fund
Vehicle features a €27m GP commitment and marks a return to the segment for the buyout firm