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KKR sells Välinge to Kirkbi
Transaction details were not disclosed but the deal value has been estimated at $500m
Carlyle exits Lily O’Brien’s in €40m deal
GP invested in 2014 via its Carlyle Cardinal Ireland fund for an estimated £12.5m
Prime Ventures leads $38m series-C for AImotive
Other backers in the round include Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund and Inventure
Capidea holds first close for Capidea Kapital III
Copenhagen-based Capidea Management intends to target the small-cap buyout market in Denmark
Madison Dearborn sells Finland-based Powerflute for €365m
Transaction comes only a year after Madison Dearborn Partners acquired a majority stake
Fundraising record rounds off active year for Nordic region
Region saw strong fundraising and high deal volume off the back of low interest rates in 2017
Enterprise sells Netrisk.hu to MCI for €56.5m
Deal ends a seven-year holding period for the GP, which acquired an 80% stake in July 2010
Nord Kapital sells Rapp to MacGregor for €16m
According to Rapp Marine, the enterprise value of the acquisition was approximately €16m
Credo sells Optimar to Franz Haniel & Cie
Deal ends a five-year stint under Credo ownership, which acquired the business in November 2012
Altor-backed Rossignol buys Dale of Norway
Combined group will offer a portfolio of winter sports apparel and equipment
IK’s OpenSolution bolts on Finnpos
OpenSolution intends to grow geographically in the Nordic region following the deal
AnaCap sells First Names to Astorg's SGG
Transaction sees AnaCap generate a 2.6x money multiple on its investment in the administration business
Enterprise sells Macon to Xella in trade sale
Deal ends a 12-year holding period for Enterprise, which acquired the business in 2006
CapMan buys majority stake in KotiSun
Finnish GP deploys capital from its CapMan Buyout X fund for the investment
Inventure Fund III holds first close on €110m
Vehicle is the third fund raised by Inventure for early-stage technology investments
Northzone in €7.5m funding round for Matsmart
Matsmart intends to focus on growing in the Nordic region and the rest of Europe
Agilitas-backed Relita bolts on BBG
Company intends to use the fresh capital to scale up growth and offer more services
Hadean Ventures holds €35m first close for debut fund
VC firm is planning on completing a first deal with a Nordic startup in Q1 2018
Maven appoints directors for MEIF Debt Fund teams
Steve Lewis and Jonathan Lowe join Maven in Birmingham and Nottingham, respectively
Jet Investment acquires Hoeckle Group
Deal marks Jet Investment's second cross-border investment in 2017 from its Jet I fund
CEE closes out 2017 with strong investor confidence
Fundraising and deal activity both increased in the region during 2017
L Catterton invests in Ganni
Company intends to expand its brand internationally with L Catterton's support
FSN-backed Green Landscaping completes double bolt-on
Company has acquired Swedish landscaping firms Svensk Jordelit and JE Eriksson
Accel leads $20m series-B for Instana
Latest funding round with Target Partners brings the company's total funding to $27m