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Litorina et al. invest in Kontorsvaruhuset Gullbergs merger
Litorina Capital Partners has backed a merger to form the new group Kontorsvaruhuset Gullbergs, a Swedish supplier of office wares and related services.
Nordic Capital’s eighth fund holds first close
Nordic Capital has held a first close on €1.7bn for its latest fund, exceeding its expected €1.5bn first-close target.
VNT Management's Power Fund III holds final close
VNT Management Oy has held a final close for its Power Fund III on €77m.
Norvestor backs Robust
Norvestor has invested in the steel door division of Sweden- and UK-based Robust AB, which specialises in the production and sale of steel security and fire doors.
NBGI backs Cosalt Offshore
NBGI Private Equity has acquired the Aberdeen and Norway operations of oil services company Cosalt Offshore to merge them with its portfolio company ATR Group.
Finance Wales et al. invest in Vizolution
Finance Wales has led a series-A funding round worth £750,000 for Welsh software company Vizolution.
MTI et al. invest in Oxford Photovoltaics
MTI Partners has led a £2m investment round for Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd (OPV), an Oxford University spinout commercialising solid-state solar cells.
3i-backed Trescal in Isocal bolt-on
3i's French portfolio company Trescal, an industrial calibration company, has acquired Austrian calibration service business Isocal GmbH.
Sofinnova et al. invest in MetGen
Sofinnova Partners has led a €2.2m round for Finnish start-up MetGen, with participation from Finnish Industry Investment and Finnvera.
Dunedin's Hawksford acquires Key Trust
Dunedin has acquired wealth management business Key Trust Company Ltd through its portfolio company Hawksford.
EQT exits BTX Group to Sun European Partners
EQT has agreed to sell Danish apparel company BTX Group to Sun European Partners.
Sentica’s fourth fund hits first close
Sentica Partners has held a first close for its Sentica Buyout IV fund at approximately €115m, and aims to hold a final close at around €130m later this year.
Verdane acquires Nordic Venture Partners I portfolio
Verdane Capital has wholly acquired the LP interests of Nordic Venture Partners I through its Verdane Capital VII fund.
Via Venture Partners acquires UVdata
Via Venture Partners has, together with several key employees, acquired a majority stake in Danish IT company UVdata AS.
The North West Fund backs Loksys
The North West Fund, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has invested £500,000 in Manchester-based freight containers company Loksys Solutions Ltd.
HgCapital exits RidgeWind to Blue Energy
HgCapital has sold its 177MW wind portfolio, including the developer RidgeWind, to UK-based renewable energy investor and developer Blue Energy for £250m.
Banexi Ventures Partners backs Adyoulike
Banexi Ventures Partners has led a €1.2m series-A round funding for French online advertising start-up Adyoulike.
Conor Venture Partners et al. back Crystalsol
Conor Venture Partners has led an €8m series-A financing round for Crystalsol, a flexible photovoltaic film company based in Vienna and Tallinn.
Segulah's S:t Eriks in bolt-on
Segulah portfolio company S:t Eriks AB has wholly acquired stone supplier Stenia i Ulricehamn AB (Stenia).
Enterprise Investors to acquire Scitec Holding BV
Enterprise Investors has acquired a significant majority stake in international sports nutrition company Scitec Holding BV, together with its minority co-investor Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners.
Smedvig exits SelStor to Pelican Self Storage
Smedvig Capital has sold Swedish self-storage company SelStor AB to Pelican Self Storage, which is operating in Copenhagen and Helsinki.
Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen et al. back Greenergetic
Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen and renewable energy developer Howaldt Energies have completed a series-A funding round in German solar power company Greenergetic.
Palatine in Selection Services bolt-on
Palatine Private Equity and Beechbrook Capital have backed the management of IT managed services provider Selection Services in the acquisition of Aggregated Telecom Ltd, which trades as 8el.
CataCap hits first close on DKK 500m
Danish GP CataCap has raised DKK 500m at first close for its maiden buyout fund, which is focused on backing local SMEs.