Nordics
Inventure leads €3.2m funding round for CyberLightning
Funding round includes Tekes and EU-sponsored funds
Segulah launches SEK 5.6bn fifth fund
New fund comes seven years after the GP launched its previous vehicle
Direct lending moves into mainstream but confusion persists
Will corporate borrowers come to terms with direct lenders?
Viking's Safetel merges with GMT's Multicom Security
The companies will look to legally merge in the new year.
Forbion et al. sell Santaris Pharma to Roche for $450m
Deal includes $200m in performance-based payouts
Segulah acquires Docu Nordic
The Swedish business will be bought from GMT-owned parent
Deal in Focus: Findus issues €200m PIK note for dividend payout
Latest refinancing is Findus's third debt-servicing deal in two years
Secondaries: A balancing act
Transfers are becoming more complex as cash continues to flood secondaries market
Chalmers Innovation et al. sell Admeta
Company was founded and developed in Chalmers' incubator
Silverfleet acquires AGR division for NOK 1.64bn
Deal expected to close in August, with Altor turning in profit
Altor sells Lindorff to Nordic Capital in €2.3bn deal
Altor and co-owner Investor AB will retain a minority stake in Lindorff
Triton Debt fund closes on €500m
Vehicle is Triton's first debt-focused fund
Lonsdale acquires Suominen Flexibles for $20m
Loss-making Finnish packaging company bought in MBI
Nordic alternative lenders step in as banks chase large-cap deals
A gap in the credit market is appearing as traditional lenders focus on larger deals
LVP announces seed fund for game developers
Potential $12.5m fund backed by Zynga CEO, Nexon and Wargaming
Autobutler raises €5.8m in expansion capital
Three firms inject car repair website with cash for European expansion
RushFiles receives DKK 19m in expansion funding
Three funds boost Danish cloud storage company's capital for expansion
Seed Capital injects DKK 10m into GoMore
Existing investors boost firm's capital for Nordic expansion
Wellington leads $5.5m series-A for Nosto
Firm was joined by Nosto's existing backers
Altor sells Sonion to Novo
Altor backed the company's spin out from Pulse Electronics in 2009
Verdane Capital acquires Ferd portfolio
Napatech, Eniram & Aspiro included in portfolio of energy & software firms
Hasso commits €5m to iZettle's series-C
Zouk Capital led original series-C round in May
Kirk Kapital enters Alliance+ shareholding
Company completed seventh bolt-on earlier this year
Verdane exits Bythjul in trade sale
Revenues grew fivefold during holding period