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Investindustrial acquires Benvic Europe from OpenGate
Deal closes a four-year holding period under OpenGate, which acquired the firm in 2014
Litorina-backed Fresks acquires Färingsö Trä
Fresks Group was acquired by Litorina Capital Advisers in January 2016 via the Litorina IV fund
Goodwater leads $5.7m funding round for SweatCo
Other backers in the round include Greylock Partners, Rubylight, Seedcamp and SmartHub
EQT Credit injects €115m into Inspired
Inspired's shareholders include PE investors TA Associates, Oakley Capital and Genesis Capital
PE-backed Visma acquires OptiWay
Deal marks another bolt-on for Visma after buying Admincontrol from Herkules in October 2017
Triton-backed Seves exits Vitrablok
Seves makes a strategic move with the Vitrablok sale to focus on its core insulator business
Partech leads $45m series-B for Na-kd
Investment is the ninth deal from Partech's growth fund, which closed on €400m in June 2016
Connect backs Forest Admin in €3m round
Pietro Bezza, managing partner and co-founder of Connect Ventures, will join the company's board
Abris promotes Gieryński to managing partner
Gieryński is promoted from his position of chief investment officer for the buyout house
Inflexion acquires Alston Elliot
Inflexion taps Enterprise Fund IV, which held a final close on £328m in May 2016
Litorina acquires Bergfalk
Deal is the second investment from the Litorina V fund, following Digpro in November 2017
Seed Capital, SEB lead DKK 30m series-A for Cardlay
Cardlay intends to use the series-A funding to expand its partnerships with banks
Triton-backed OptiGroup completes bolt-ons in Romania, Finland
Acquired businesses are expected to post a €50m combined turnover, according to OptiGroup
Sentica acquires Purkupiha and Dammega
Finnish GP has bought majority stakes in the Helsinki-based demolition businesses
Vækstfonden backs Area9 Lyceum with $30m
Danish education firm plans to complete its learning platform with the fresh funding
EQT acquires Candidator
Firm intends to grow both organically and through acquisitions following the deal
Norway's sovereign wealth fund eyes private equity
According to the central bank, the fund should increase exposure to unlisted companies
Luminar launches maiden fund, targeting SEK 500m
Fund will invest in Sweden-based early-stage technology firms with seed and pre-seed funding
Northzone leads $12m series-B for Red Points
Previous investors Mangrove and Sabadell Venture Capital also participate in the round
Sponsor Capital acquires majority stake in Myllyn Paras
Transaction includes the company's operations and two production facilities in Finland
EQT promotes seven directors to partners
Nordic private equity firm expands its partner group with seven promotions globally
DBAG backs Sjølund MBO
DBAG will use capital from DBAG ECF as well as a co-investment of €4.5m from its balance sheet
Intel, Investinor lead $12.5m series-B for Swarm64
Previous Investors Alliance Venture and Target Partners also take part in the round
Cinven-backed Tractel bolts on Scanclimber
GP also completes a refinancing for Tractel, led by BNP Paribas, HSBC and Crédit Agricole