Nordics
Creandum IV closes on €180m
Creandum has closed its fourth vehicle on тЌ180m after five months of fundraising
Vaaka sells Finnish roofer to Sentica's Hämeen Laaturemontti
Exit comes five years after Vaaka's acquisition and two years after Sentica backed HУЄmeen Laaturemontti
Alvarez & Marsal opens Nordic practice
Managing partner Joerg Weidenfeld joins from restructuring and performance advisory firm
VNT Management invests €3m in Norsepower
Capital injection made through Finnish cleantech VCтs Power Fund III
Viking Venture takes 49% stake in Din ERP
Trondheim-based VCтs investment will support European expansion for the enterprise software company
Peakon raises €4m from Idinvest and Sunstone
Recently launched business will boost operations at both its London and Copenhagen locations
Deal in Focus: IK joins Nordic IT sector gold rush with TeleComputing deal
An in-depth look at IK's acquisition of Norwegian IT services and outsourcing company TeleComputing
Investcorp in €1bn exit of Icopal to GAF
Danish roofing materials maker had been an IPO candidate before the trade sale to GAF materialised
Intel Capital, CTV invest $9m in MariaDB
Both US venture firms are existing investors in the Finnish SQL products developer
Creandum strengthens investment advisory team
Simon Schmincke and Bjarke Staun-Olsen have joined Creandum's Stockholm office
VC-backed Spotify bolts on Soundwave and Cord Project
Music streaming service Spotify has raised more than $1bn in funding since inception in 2006
Litorina takes majority stake in Fresks
Swedish GP takes a majority stake through its fourth fund, alongside the founding Oscarson family
Verdane buys Aggregate Media portfolio in direct secondary
GPтs Verdane VIII fund acquires shares in seven Aggregate-backed companies
Procuritas picks up troubled Dantherm's HVAC business
Dantherm has been suffering due to a heavily delayed sale of its telecoms business
Still no turnaround fund in sight for Nordic market
Could 2016 see the arrival of Nordic turnaround funds given continued LP demand for the strategy?
IK buys Norwegian IT company TeleComputing
Nordic IT companies continue to be a popular target for private equity firms in the region
Seed Capital and Creandum's Vivino raises $25m series-B
Danish wine social app raises capital from LVMH CEO and existing investors, including Balderton
Nordic IPO health check – how have 2014's listings fared?
With the Nordic private equity market continuing to list assets, how have 2014's IPOs performed?
Faxander joins Nordic Capital as operating partner
Former Sandvik CEO Olof Faxander will head Nordic Capitalтs operations team
Maj Invest takes 70% stake in DK-Foods
Danish media report DKK 500m price tag for GPтs stake in spicy sausage maker
Priveq sells Office Management to Inter Ikea Investments
Exit comes three-and-a-half years after Priveq took a 65% stake in the Swedish office supplier
Nordic Capital buys Cint from Cipio, Creandum and Prime Ventures
The acquisition was made through the GPтs Nordic Capital Fund VII, providing an exit for previous backers
Priveq V holds first and final close on SEK 2.3bn hard-cap
SEC filings revealed the closing of the GP's fifth fund in late December
BWB Partners acquires Impreg
Danish GP formerly known as Odin completes first acquisition as BWB Partners