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Verdane closes debut buyout fund on SEK 3bn hard-cap
With its new fund, Verdane intends to acquire direct control positions in large Nordic companies
Anterra's food and agriculture tech fund reaches $200m
Anterra extends the fund to capitalise on the global food sector and expands its team
Novalpina holds second close for debut fund
Novalpina's maiden fund, Novalpina Capital Partners I, was announced in May 2017 with a €1bn target
GP Bullhound injects $3.1m into Quixel
Quixel will use the extra funding to accelerate the growth of its content library
Northzone, Creandum in $17m funding round for Kahoot
With the fresh capital, Kahoot plans to accelerate the development of its platform
Altor buys stake in O'Leary's
Deal is valued at around SEK 800m, according to Swedish business daily Dagens Industri
Novalpina to acquire 64% stake in Olympic Entertainment
Novalpina made an offer of €1.90 per share in a deal valuing the online casino operator at €288m
Finnish newcomer Maki.vc launches with €70m target
Backers of the fund to date include Skype's founder, the Supercell co-founders, and Nokia's chair
YFM Equity Partners backs MBO of Checkmate Fire
Deal is the fifth investment from YFM Equity Partners 2016, which closed in April 2017
BPM Capital backs DenEesti MBO with mezzanine
With the capital injection, DenEesti will start operations in new ports along the Baltic sea
Insight leads €5m funding round for Detectify
Existing investors Paua Ventures and Inventure also take part in the round
FSN Capital acquires majority stake in Mørenot
Deal sees FSN tap its FSN Capital V vehicle, a €1bn buyout fund closed in December 2016
Eurazeo invests further in IM Square ahead of acquisitions
With the fresh capital, IM Square plans to acquire three to six additional asset managers
PE-backed Sok to list on Istanbul Borsa
Listing could comprise up to 35% of shares, with the IPO reportedly set to complete in May
Bridgepoint makes 8.8x on sale of Trustly to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital drew equity from its ninth fund, ending a four-year holding under Bridgepoint
CataCap acquires majority stake in Rekom
Deal is the first acquisition for CataCap in 2018, and its ninth investment overall
FSN Capital's Bygghemma sets IPO price range
Offering would correspond to an equity value of between SEK 4.85-5.35bn (€477-526m)
Summa's Reynir Indahl on Nordic fundraising, ESG
Ahead of the upcoming Mergermarket Nordic M&A and Private Equity Forum on 15 March in Stockholm, Summa Equity co-founder and managing partner Reynir Indahl talks to Unquote about fundraising, and value creation in ESG strategies in the region
Abraaj CFO leaves firm
Abraaj Group confirmed that Ashish Dave is no longer with the investment firm
Atami Capital in £5m series-A for Airsorted
Company previously raised £1.5m in seed funding, bringing total funding to date to £6.5m
NCL Technology Ventures launches £50m fund
Fund will invest in high-growth SMEs, with a focus on medical technologies and therapeutics
Altor buys majority stake in LRF Konsult
Altor acquired the business via its Altor Fund IV from the federation of Swedish farmers
Mimir Invest appoints senior operations director
Holmström joins the senior management team and will lead operational due diligence
Enterprise Investors' Novaturas raises €17.8m in IPO
Deal generated gross proceeds of €17.8m and saw Polish Enterprise Fund VI sell 22%