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Hg exits Frösunda after eight-year holding
Pan-European investor sells its majority stake in Frösunda to holding company Brado
Equistone VI holds final close on €2.8bn hard-cap
Mid-market PE investor saw total potential commitments of €4bn, significantly exceeding target
Seraphim prepares launch of $250m global space fund
First close could be held by Q3 2018, with a full pipeline for the deal team
Livingbridge partner Paul Morris joins BDO
In his new role, Morris will be advising businesses looking for private equity investment
EI's Novaturas sets share price for Warsaw and Vilnius IPO
Enterprise Investors holds a 70.7% majority stake via its Polish Enterprise Fund VI
Abraaj frees investors from commitments in Fund VI
Dubai-based private equity firm no longer intends to proceed with the fund in its current form
FSN Capital sells 10.8% stake in Instalco
Following the sale, FSN Capital IV will no longer hold any shares in Instalco Interessenter
Partners Group appoints Steffen Meister as chair
Meister succeeds Peter Wuffli, who has been chair since 2014 and who will now act as vice-chair
Northzone, Industrifonden in $13.5m series-B for Fishbrain
Round was led by US venture firm B Capital Group and previous investor SoftBank Ventures Korea
Amundi to raise fourth small-cap fund
French asset manager sets the target for the fund at €150m and plans a final close in H2 2018
Idinvest in €15m round for Geolid
Fundraising round sees Idinvest making its entrance as new a shareholder in Geolid
HitecVision starts acquisition process of Karsten Moholt
Norway-based PE firm is currently awaiting the green light from competition authorities
Innovacom exits 21Net
French venture capital firm first invested in 21Net in 2011 via its Innovacom 6 fund
Accel leads $153m series-B round for UiPath
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the product offering, in addition to opening new offices
GP Bullhound acquires AdMedia
Following the acquisition, five senior deal-makers will join the VC firm's investment team
Seraphim hires Rombaut as general partner
Rombaut will support fundraising efforts as the VC firm plans to launch a new global vehicle
CapMan prepares Harvia for IPO in Helsinki
Harvia intends to raise around €45m to strengthen its capital structure and support growth
Altor acquires FH Gruppen
Swedish GP bought the stake from founder Torbjørn Kaarud and minority shareholders
Mid Europa buys MediGroup from Blue Sea Capital
Seller Blue Sea Capital, which established MediGroup in 2013, will retain a 45% stake
Procuritas acquires Byens Bilpleje
Company operates 60 workshops and posted an annual turnover of DKK 250m in 2017
Accent Equity acquires majority stake in Thor Shipping
First acquisition from the GP's latest vehicle, which held a final close in October 2017
Abris acquires majority stake in Velvet Care from Avallon
Abris deployed capital from its latest CEE Mid-Market III fund to secure the investment
Erhvervsinvest acquires majority stake in Dykon
Dykon intends to grow in its home market and abroad, and continue to develop its own brands
Nordic tech's transatlantic ambition
Nordic startups are increasingly looking to find backers with ties to the US market to support their growth strategies