Nordics
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Allocate 2020 special
The Pod discusses our upcoming LP/GP conference, Allocate, touching on illiquidity solutions, secondaries, and ESG
Icebreaker leads €1.6m round for Fixably
Startup will use proceeds to accelerate its expansion into the US and increase presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Polaris and AAC Capital exit BabySam to trade – report
GPs had reportedly been preparing to sell BabySam as early as 2017
VC Profile: VNV Global
Managing director Per Brilioth discusses portfolio company Voi, seeking network effects and investing in companies at the idea stage
Kinnevik leads $23m series-A round for Joint Academy
Healthtech company has raised $34.2m since being founded six years ago
Stirling Square reinvests in Docu Nordic with TA Associates
Stirling Square is deploying equity from its fourth fund, having previously owned the company via its third fund
Evolution Equity on the road for second fund – report
New York-headquartered venture capital firm held a final close for its debut fund in 2017 on $125m
Kahoot! acquires VC-backed Actimo
Listed e-learning company is paying up to $33m for the target company
Nauta Capital leads €4.7m series-A round for HappySignals
New round brings company's total funding so far to €6.2m
MVI acquires majority stake in PS Auction
Deal is MVI's first investment from its second fund, which is aiming to reach its SEK 1bn target by Q1 2021
One Peak leads $30m series-A round for KeepIt
Round is reportedly the largest SaaS investment in a bootstrapped company in the Nordic region
Klarna valued at $10.6bn after $650m round led by Silverlake
Valuation makes it the highest-valued private European and the fourth-highest in the world
Sagard NewGen holds first close for €300m first fund
Fund invests in majority and minority stakes of European companies with revenues of up to €150m
Verdane adds three to investment team
Stenmarck, Friberg and Stierncreutz are based in Copenhagen, Berlin and Helsinki respectively
Axcel-backed Superoffice to acquire Infobridge – report
According to press reports, InfoBridge generated a turnover of €1.9m in 2019
HIG European Capital Partners III sets target on €1bn
GP is also fundraising for HIG Europe Middle Market LBO Fund, which has a target of €2bn
QuadSAT raises €2m in pre-series-A round led by Seraphim
Startup was founded three years ago and plans to raise a series-A round within a year from now
Hg-backed Visma acquires Cash Software
Deal is Visma's fourth strategic acquisition in the accountancy software market
GP-backed PolyTech bolts-on Fos4x
Deal strengthens PolyTech's position as a blade technology specialist
Bridgepoint Development Capital IV hits £1.5bn hard-cap
Fund exceeds its £1bn target after around eight months on the road, Unquote understands
Readly's upcoming IPO to value company at SEK 2bn
Company will be listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange and start trading on 17 September
Superhero Capital to hold €40m final close by end of 2020
VC firm's new fund will be double the size of its previous fund, which is now fully invested
CEFIF, Leapfrog et al. in $30m round for BIMA
Company has raised more than $200m since being founded 10 years ago
FIEE holds €127.5m first close for second fund
Fund targets the energy efficiency, renewables, lighting, co-generation, pollution control and smart city sectors
