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Almi Invest backs Peptonic
Venture capital firm Almi Invest has taken a stake in Swedish pharmaceutical company Peptonic.
Almi Invest backs Avalanche Biotech
Almi Invest and business angel Pär Ribbner have invested in Swedish life sciences business Avalanche Biotech in exchange for a minority stake in the company.
Sovereign invests in Kindertons
Sovereign Capital has invested in Kindertons, a UK-based specialist provider of outsourced accident management services.
SEP supports Tryzens MBO
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has supported the management buyout of UK-based digital solutions provider Tryzens from its parent company Jaywig.
Almi Invest backs CamCoil
Almi Invest has agreed to invest in CamCoil Systems Sweden, a company producing reels for the metal industry, together with a private investor.
Albion Ventures backs Relayware
Albion Ventures has invested £3.5m in Relayware, a UK-based provider of B2B collaboration and multi-channel communication solutions.
BDC buys KHG from Procuritas
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Swedish customs services provider KHG Customs from Procuritas.
Litorina exits Ateljé Margaretha
Litorina has sold Swedish distance retail company Ateljé Margaretha to its management and private co-investors.
HitecVision's Oyster Petroleum in bolt-on
HitecVision-backed Oyster Petroleum has agreed to acquire a package of licence interests in an area of the West of Shetlands basin from Ithaca Energy.
Industrifonden invests SEK 35m in Smartfish
Industrifonden has acquired a 25% stake in Norwegian clinical nutrition company Smartfish for SEK 35m.
NewsWhip secures $1.1m in seed funding
Hal Philipp of Meridian Growth Capital, Shane Naughton of Inundata and others have invested $1.1m in a seed funding round for NewsWhip, a Dublin-based online news platform.
Capman exits Curato to Altor
Capman Buyout has agreed to sell Curato, a Norwegian provider of medical imaging services, to Altor Equity Partners.
Enterprise Ventures et al. back Knight Warner
Enterprise Ventures, Turning Point and management have invested in UK-based process automation equipment manufacturer Knight Warner.
Kreos IV holds final close on €240m
Kreos Capital has held a final close on €240m for its Kreos Capital IV Growth Debt Fund.
Bridgepoint sells Terveystalo to EQT
Bridgepoint has sold Finnish private healthcare provider Terveystalo to EQT for a reported €650m.
Verdane et al. exit Compricer.se to Schibsted
Verdane Capital, founder Jacob Tolleryd and private investors have sold Swedish price comparison website Compricer.se to Schibsted Media Group.
Impax to acquire two Finnish wind power projects
Impax Asset Management has agreed to acquire the Kuolavaara-Keulakkopää and Joukhaisselkä pre-construction-stage wind power projects from Fortum and Metsähallitus.
Summit Partners to sell Actix for $120m
Summit Partners has agreed to sell London-based mobile optimisation software provider Actix to customer experience systems company Amdocs for close to $120m.
Earlybird et al. back Jumpstarter with $1.7m
Earlybird Venture Capital, Paua Ventures and Martin Sinner have provided $1.7m in funding for Jumpstarter, a Stockholm-based productivity tool for developers.
Springfondet et al. back Swarm64
Springfondet and several angel investors, including Arne Graee, have provided NOK 4.5m in seed funding for German ICT start-up Swarm64.
Sentica’s Citec in new bolt-on
Sentica Partners portfolio company Citec has acquired Norwegian oil and gas company M7 Offshore.
ECI’s Citation acquires Bibby
ECI Partners-backed Citation, an adviser on employment law and health & safety regulations, has acquired Bibby Consulting & Support from Bibby Line Group.
CVC acquires Skrill in €600m SBO
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in global payments provider Skrill from Investcorp for €600m, which reaped an 8x return on its investment.
Öresund and Creades exit Klarna shares
Investment Öresund and Creades have sold their shares in Swedish online payment company Klarna Holding for SEK 172m.