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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 тЌ4.5m 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
KKR sells Välinge to Kirkbi
Transaction details were not disclosed but the deal value has been estimated at $500m
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 тЌ16m
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
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