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Pandemic success boosts appeal of "misunderstood" gaming sector
PE and VC interest for the sector has picked up in the past few years after a lull, and the pandemic could turn some of these bets into winners
PE-backed Accedo in acquisition talks ahead of sponsor exit – Mergermarket
SEB may mandate financial advisers for an IPO or a trade sale within the next two years
Sun European to sell mattress retailer Dreams for $475m
Exit comes eight years after the GP acquired the company from its administrators at an estimated price of £35m
PE-backed Komplett to launch IPO
Company is planning to list on the Oslo Stock Exchange, where it had previously been listed prior to its de-listing in 2011
Polaris appoints director, head of sustainability
Danish GP also appoints a head of sustainability and made five promotions
One Peak leads $125m series-B round for Paysend
Fintech company will use the proceeds to expand internationally and speed up product innovation
Verdane invests in Finnish grocery company Fiksuruoka
GP is part of €19m funding round for the company, in which existing investors of Fiksuruoka also took part
Nordic Capital sells 9.2% stake in listed firm Nordnet
Nordic Capital no longer owns any shares in Nordnet, while Öhman Group remains the largest shareholder, with a 22% stake
Equip Capital buys Norwegian e-scooter firm Ryde
GP reportedly bought a 60% stake by acquiring existing and newly issued shares in the company
Mobeus invests £8.2m in architectural visualisation studio The Boundary
Deal is GP's 12th investment from Mobeus Equity Partners Fund IV, which is now 70% invested
SoftBank leads $500m series-E round for Contentsquare
Latest funding brings Contentsquare's total funding to date to $810m and values it at $2.8bn
Keensight Capital to buy Symeres from Gilde Healthcare
Gilde's exit comes four years after it invested in the drug discovery and medicinal chemistry company
Procuritas hires Carl Settergren as partner
Settergren joins from PAI Partners where he worked for 11 years and led various large-cap deals
Altor buys minority stake in Swedish fashion label Totême
Acquisition reportedly values the fashion company at €148-198m
LDC sells Magicard to trade for £42m
Sale comes five years after LDC backed a £22m management buyout of the compan
Procuritas sells Sofa Company to trade
Deal implies a return of 6x for the GP, a source familiar with the deal told Unquote
Sequoia leads €700m series-C round for Trade Republic
Funding brings the total amount Trade Republic has raised to €772m
PE-backed Oatly lists in $10bn IPO
Company's share price surges by more than 30% to $22.74 during initial trading
TCV leads $150m series-B round for SaaS company Cognite
Shareholders in the company include Aker, Accel and TCV, with Aker owning a majority 50.5% stake
CapMan Growth, Mandatum Private Equity invest in Sofigate
Institutional investors own a little less than one-fifth of Sofigate, while employees and company founder own the rest.
Palatine sells TTC Group to management
TTC had reportedly been affected by the lockdowns caused by the pandemic
Polaris launches flexible capital strategy with DKK 1bn fund
GP starts raising a DKK 1bn fund for the new strategy and plans to hold a first close after summer this year
Blue Equity holds first close on €78m for third fund
Latest fund will focus on acquiring majority and minority stakes in Danish B2B companies with revenues of DKK 50-250m
Creandum expands investment team in Stockholm and London
Sabina Wizander returns to Creandum as partner after spending four years at portfolio company Kry