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Waterland opens office in France; appoints managing director
Louis Huetz will be responsible for establishing and heading the new office
One Peak leads $30m series-A round for KeepIt
Round is reportedly the largest SaaS investment in a bootstrapped company in the Nordic region
Klarna valued at $10.6bn after $650m round led by Silverlake
Valuation makes it the highest-valued private European and the fourth-highest in the world
Verdane adds three to investment team
Stenmarck, Friberg and Stierncreutz are based in Copenhagen, Berlin and Helsinki respectively
Axcel-backed Superoffice to acquire Infobridge – report
According to press reports, InfoBridge generated a turnover of €1.9m in 2019
Yotta holds first close on €101m for Smart Industry Fund
Vehicle has a target of more than €120m and has received commitments from BPI France and EIF
Andera acquires two services companies from Salini
Deal is GP's 13th investment from €165m vehicle Cabestan Capital II, which closed in 2016
QuadSAT raises €2m in pre-series-A round led by Seraphim
Startup was founded three years ago and plans to raise a series-A round within a year from now
Hg-backed Visma acquires Cash Software
Deal is Visma's fourth strategic acquisition in the accountancy software market
GP-backed PolyTech bolts-on Fos4x
Deal strengthens PolyTech's position as a blade technology specialist
LBO France completes sale of EI-Technologies to trade
French GP invested in the company in 2008 through its venture fund
Readly's upcoming IPO to value company at SEK 2bn
Company will be listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange and start trading on 17 September
Superhero Capital to hold €40m final close by end of 2020
VC firm's new fund will be double the size of its previous fund, which is now fully invested
CEFIF, Leapfrog et al. in $30m round for BIMA
Company has raised more than $200m since being founded 10 years ago
Luminar Ventures leads $1m seed round for Teemyco
Tech startup will use proceeds to launch its service and hire additional staff
EQT sells Altus Intervention to management
Transaction comes as oil service industry is challenged with falling oil prices
Nordic Capital buys Siteimprove in first deal for latest fund
Nordic Capital X held a first close on €5bn last month, and is now closing in on its €5.75bn hard-cap
Novo Seeds leads €1.9m round for Chromologics
Food technology startup will use the funding for regulatory approval of its flagship product
Norvestor secures 75% of Smart Retur
Norvestor reportedly pays NOK 200-350m for its stake in the pallet distributor
Fazer leads €15m series-A round for Solar Foods
Finnish food corporation becomes the biggest shareholder in the food technology startup with 15% stake
Polaris acquires Swedish dental clinic chain Distrikstandvården
Deal is the result of a sale auction, for which ABG Sundal Collier had been mandated last year
HitecVision sells Aarbakke to Westco Investering
GP exits the company after a holding period of 14 years, alongside founder Inge Brigt Aarbakke
EQT-backed Recover Nordic bolts-on two companies
Damage control service has completed 19 bolt-on acquisitions since being founded in 2013
Sponsor Capital holds final close on €202m for fifth fund
Finnish GP's new fund will start investing in the first quarter of 2021