Nordics
PE-backed Oatly could list as early as May – report
Company was previously considering listing in Hong Kong, but is now looking at the US, according to reports
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Nordic Capital acquires, merges Sambla and Advisa
GP will become the majority owner and will actively support the new company in the next expansion phase
Abingworth Bioventures 8 closes on $465m
ABV 8 targets companies developing innovative therapeutics, with investments across the US, UK and continental Europe
PSG closes debut European fund on €1.25bn
PSG Europe invests in lower-mid-market software and technology-enabled services companies
PE-backed Cint announces intention to float
Offering is expected to provide Cint with proceeds of approximately тЌ75m
Siena Venture targets €25m close before year-end
Debut fund from the new VC player held a first close on 1 February
Verdane increases stake in Bellman Group
GP now holds a 74.5% stake in the company, having previously bought 35.8% in 2016
Vækstfonden, Danske Bank et al. in €4.9m round for Airtame
Latest funding takes its total raised to approximately тЌ14.1m and will enable the company to accelerate product development and hire more staff
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EQT Ventures et al. sell Peakon to trade for $700m
Since being founded in 2015, Peakon raised around $68m from investors including EQT Ventures, Atomico, IDInvest, Balderton and Heartcore.
Equip Capital buys IT consultancy Miles
GP is currently deploying its first fund, which was launched in December 2018 and held a final close last month on its hard-cap of тЌ180m
Verdane exceeds target for second Edda fund; closes on €540m
Fund exceeded its target of тЌ450m by тЌ90m and was "significantly" oversubscribed
Maki.vc leads €1.5m round for Finnish company Calqulate
Finnish venture capitla firm Maki.vc has led a тЌ1.5m funding round for Helsinki-based financial analytics provider Calqulate.
Sparkmind leads €1.1m round for CanopyLab
Company has also received тЌ1.4m in venture loans and soft money from the Danish Growth Fund and Innovation Fund Denmark
Lauxera Growth I holds €100m first close
Fund is dedicated to financing and accelerating the commercial growth of promising healthtech companies
Inflexion launches €143m take-private bid for Infront
GP said its experience developing data and technology companies, along with an ability to provide access to additional capital, will contribute to the company's future development
Litorina-backed Fractal Gaming Group to list
Intention to list comes four years after the GP acquired the company via its fourth fund
Iconiq Growth leads $530m round for Wolt
New round takes the total amount Wolt has raised to $856m
Sponsor Capital acquires and merges Likeit, Nepton
Merged company will have combined revenues of around тЌ8m in 2020, and employ over 50 staff.
Nordic Capital-backed Trustly to list before summer – report
According to a press report, Swedish institutions would like the company to remain in Stockholm
CapMan boosts wealth advisory team
Nordic firm has appointed four people across wealth advisory, alternative investment and marketing
Broviken acquires Norwegian HR Prosjekt from Longship
GP will own a 55% stake in the company, while the remaining 45% will be owned by founder Helge Rustand and members of HRP's management
New Baltic fund targets €30m to back female founders
Fund targets Baltic and Nordic startups with female founders and gender-balanced executive teams