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IK to sell Evac Group to Bridgepoint
IK sells the waste and wastewater systems business after a three-year holding period
More balanced economy for Norway as tech attracts investors
As the country recovers from the 2014 oil price collapse, former engineers are emerging as entrepreneurs at VC- and GP-backed companies
Hellman & Friedman to acquire Nets in DKK 33.1bn deal
Hellman & Friedman intends to delist the Denmark-based payment service provider from Nasdaq Copenhagen
Litorina sells Ocay to AllOffice
Swedish GP divests office supplies business to trade buyer after five-year tenure
Fribourg Capital closes VC fund on €20m
VC firm intends to deploy capital in Romanian IT startups seeking seed funding rounds
Enterprise Investors closes Polish Enterprise VIII on €498m
GP holds first and final close for the vehicle three months after announcing its launch
Jet Investment acquires Benet Automotive
GP wholly acquired the automotive components business with capital from its Jet I buyout fund
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Funnel
Funnel intends to use the fresh capital to expand into the US and European markets
Sentica acquires VMP Group
Sentica takes a majority stake, while the current management and founders retain a minority
EQT sells 13% stake in AcadeMedia
Following a lock-up period of 36 days, EQT will retain a 12.1% stake
iZettle to receive €30m in debt funding from EIB
Stockholm-based fintech company will receive the debt funding across the next three years
Hadean Ventures to close first fund on target
GP will invest in the healthcare sector across Europe, with particular focus on the Nordics
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 тЌ394m
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 ТЃ38m Foresight Regional Investment Fund
CVC sells down Ahlsell stake
Partial divestment comes less than a year after the company listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm