Nordics
Erhvervsinvest takes majority stake in Fletco
Danish carpet manufacturer is the first buyout of 2016 for the Danish small-cap GP
Nordic Capital to float Tokmanni in Helsinki
Goldman Sachs and Nordea tapped as bookrunners for Q2 IPO on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki
Consumer boom: the five largest Nordic consumer deals of 2015
The Nordic consumer sector was the only one to see measurable growth last year, in the face of an overall volume decline of nearly 20%
Priveq acquires Danfö
DanfУЖ's management and board will buy into the newco as part of the MBO
IK puts small-cap fund to work with Touristry buyout
Nordic sightseeing bus and boat operator marks the fourth buyout from the recently-closed small-cap fund
Axcel acquires Danish enterprise software company Lessor
Payroll and HR systems company is the 10th investment from the Axcel IV fund
EQT in €1bn buyout of Sitecore
Danish pension funds Danica and Sampension also participated in the buyout as co-investors
Deal in Focus: Adelis in DKK 250m buyout of SSI Diagnostica
Swedish GP Adelis completes the DKK 250m privatisation of Danish niche pharma company SSI Diagnostica
TPG and Goldman Sachs in $1bn convertible loan for Spotify
Latest funding deal, which had been rumoured for weeks, follows on from a $526m round in June 2015
Creandum and Idinvest lead $14m series-B for Planday
Latest round brings institutional capital raised by the Danish startup to nearly $18m
Vito Ventures and Inventure lead €1.5m series-A for Wirepas
Round follows initial тЌ1.5m early-stage round raised from Inventure in 2015
Sentica Partners acquires BPO company Trust Kapital
The Finnish business process outsourcing companyтs founder will retain a significant minority stake alongside the GP
Triton-backed Europart bolts on LVD and Trailereffekter
Double bolt-on adds a Swedish distribution network to the Germany-based auto spare parts group
Strong valuations in Nordic region driving co-investments
With strong pricing in the Nordic countries, GPs are looking to co-invest in order to secure deals
Sponsor Capital exits Espotel to trade buyer
Exit for Finnish private equity firm comes three years after it acquired Espotel
Partech leads $36m series-B for Finland's M-Files
Round pushes the total funding raised by the Finnish enterprise software company past the $40m mark
CapMan snags director Frimodig from Summa Capital
Former Alfred Berg and ABN Amro adviser will also join the Finnish GPтs mangement group
SVCA chair Thand Ringqvist on global crises impacting Nordic PE
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist discusses concerns for the Nordic PE industry, including the migrant crisis
EQT invests in Touhula
Touhula operates 80 pre-schools and daycare centres throughout Finland
FSN's Instalco makes eight bolt-ons in Nordic region
FSN Capital portfolio company Instalco Group has made eight bolt-ons across Norway, Sweden and Finland
HealthCap, Versant et al. lead SEK 437m series-B for Aprea
Round is among the largest venture investments in Nordic healthcare ever, according to unquoteт data
Speedinvest exits Holvi
Speedinvest has sold Finnish software company Holvi to Spanish bank BBVA
CapMan hires Outotec's Kåll as partner
The former executive board member of an engineering company will join CapMan's buyout division
Deal in Focus: Segulah builds on Stockholm property sector with Zengun
An in-depth look at the Swedish GP's first buyout of 2016