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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 тЌ3.5bn 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
Nord Kapital buys refrigeration specialist Kuldeteknisk
Deal sees GP become majority stakeholder, with the remaining 37% held by other minority shareholders
Waterland opens office in Copenhagen
GP appoints Kaspar Kristiansen as managing director and is hiring 5-8 more staff
CapMan appoints Joakim Frimodig as CEO
Joakim Frimodig has been responsible for strategic growth initiatives at CapMan since April 2016
Turkven to float Medical Park after three-year holding
GP is likely to float the Turkish hospital group on the Istanbul stock exchange in Q1 2018
Turkven acquires MNG Cargo
GP deploys capital from its Turkven Private Equity III fund, which closed in 2012
ETF and Frog Capital in $20m round for Vulog
French car-sharing technology firm had previously raised тЌ8.4m from fund managers in September 2015
Waterland holds €2bn final close
Dutch buyout private equity firm closes its seventh fund two months after launching in July 2017
HTGF backs WhatsBroadcast in €5m series-A
Investors include Müller Medien, Media + More Ventures, Wessel Management and minority shareholders
Duet buys minority stake in Marfin Bank Romania
Deal is the London-based GP's first financial services investment in the CEE region
Draper Nexus leads $13m round for Finland-based Iceye
Round included participation from True Ventures, Lifeline Ventures, Space Angels, and Draper Associates
Pamica buys majority stake in fire protection company Cupola
GP plans to expand the Sweden-based business via organic growth and acquisitions
Darby's Storent acquires rental company Cramo
Darby acquired a majority stake in Storent in November 2014 via its DCEF III fund
Standout Capital acquires majority stake in Exsitec
Standout Capital holds 55% of the shares, while former owners retain a 45% stake in the company