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Triton sells Alimak in SEK 46bn EV deal
Triton sells its shares in the construction machinery business to Latour after a decade-long holding
Abraaj hires Kito de Boer as managing partner
New hire will oversee the impact investment division, focusing on healthcare and clean energy
Firstminute holds second close for $85m seed fund
Second close comes three months after the firm held a $60m first close for the fund
White & Case hires two from Hannes Snellman
Prior to joining, Jan Jensen worked at Nordic law firm Hannes Snellman as head of private equity practice
Balderton in $2.5m seed round for Furhat Robotics
UK venture capital firm LocalGlobe also participated in the round for the AI business
Summit commits follow-on investment to Relex
GP completes an expansion capital investment in its Finland-based portfolio company Relex
Abris hits €500m target for third fund
GP has raised €500m for its CEE mid-market fund after a first close in May 2016 on €300m
Nordic Capital sells remaining shares in Tokmanni
Nordic Capital listed Tokmanni in 2016, with the group achieving a market cap of €394m
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Labster
Existing investors Northzone and Unity Technologies founder David Helgason also take part
Norvestor buys 60% stake in Wexus
Norway-based lower-mid-market GP is the majority shareholder, with management also investing
Beechbrook backs Kuldeteknisk and ICP Nurseries
GP deploys capital from its Private Debt III fund and UK SME Credit I fund to back the companies
Foresight injects £3m into Onfab
Deal is the seventh investment from the £38m Foresight Regional Investment Fund
CVC sells down Ahlsell stake
Partial divestment comes less than a year after the company listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm
General Atlantic backs Typeform in $35m series-B
Existing investors including Index Ventures, Point Nine and Connect Ventures also take part
General Atlantic backs ManoMano in €60m series-C
Previous investors include Piton Capital, Partech Ventures and BPI France's Ambition Numérique fund
EQT to launch eighth fund, said to target €8bn
GP will formally start raising the fund, its largest to date, in the second half of 2017
Nordic buyers increase dependency on family vendors
H1 saw the number of PE-backed deals sourced from entrepreneurs reaching a three-year high
Argos Soditic buys Zodiac Milpro in SBO
Equity for the transaction comes from Argos Soditic's seventh fund, closed on £248m in 2016
Nordic Capital acquires MFEX
Nordic Capital invests from its eighth fund, which held a final close on €3.5bn in 2013
Pragma Capital sells CNN MCO to Endel Engie
Transaction marks the first exit for the Paris-based GP's Pragma III fund, which closed in 2015
Infracapital sells Alticom to Cellnex Telecom
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Infracapital after a buyout valued at $100m in June 2011
Oxx backs $12m funding round for Apica
Other investors include Nordic VC Industrifonden, SEB Venture Capital and KTH Chalmers Capital
Bridgepoint acquires shares in Séraphine
GP invests in the UK-based maternity clothes business via its growth fund
Industri Udvikling buys 40% stake in Maki
Toy maker will look to expand across the Nordic countries with the addition of new brands