Nordics
VC-backed Spacemaker sold to Autodesk for $240m
Deal comes a year and a half after the startup raised a $25m series-A round co-led by Northzone and Atomico in June 2019
EQT-backed HusCompagniet prices IPO
Company's IPO had reportedly been covered on the first day of the bookbuild
Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum to launch IPO
Planned IPO could reportedly value at the renal care clinics group at more than тЌ2bn
Nordic Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote compiles a round up of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the Nordic market
Eight Roads, Balderton lead $30m series-B round for Tibber
Alongside equity, the company secured $35m in debt financing from Nordea
Nordic Capital-backed Nordnet prices IPO
Offer amounts to roughly 38% of the total number of shares being offered in the company
PE-backed Nets and Nexi sign agreement for merger
Deal values the Danish paytech company at тЌ7.8bn
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Main Capital buys Sweden's Pointsharp
GP will pursue a combination of organic growth and acquisitions in the Nordics, Benelux and DACH
Second-round bids due next months for Kotkamills - report
Triton Partners is one of the GPs vying for the company, according to Mergermarket
Innovestor leads €1.1m seed round for Linear
Startup will use the proceeds for future growth and expansion to new markets
Speedinvest holds first close for Speedinvest x Fund 2
VC also announced the appointment of Tier Mobilty co-founder Julian Blessin as partner
Via Equity invests in ESmiley
Deal is the GP's first from its fourth fund, which held a first close last month and is targeting тЌ175m
MIG leads €39m series-A round for IQM
"Deep tech" startup has so far raised тЌ71m since being founded in 2018
EQT Growth's bet on maturing European startups
New growth investor plans to announce at least one deal by the end of the year, says partner Carolina Brochado
Bridgepoint buys minority stake in Diagnostiskt Centrum Hud
GP will help the company's expansion further into the Nordic region
Värde Dislocation Fund closes on $1.6bn
Fund has a global mandate to pursue a mispriced, stressed and distressed credit
EQT sells Tia Technology to trade
GP is selling the company for $78m in cash on a fully diluted basis, six years after acquiring it
Private equity ramps up divestment efforts
Exit activity jumped by 50% in October, back to pre-pandemic levels, according to Unquote Data
Eurazeo Brands buys majority stake in Axel Arigato
GP will own the company alongside its founders, Max SvУЄrdh and Albin Johansson
Bertel O Steen Kapital buys partial stake in ITVerket
Computer services company expects to generate a turnover of NOK 170m (тЌ15.6m) in 2020
Riverside sells Swedish Education Group for €18m
GP exits the business nine years after acquiring it via its 2008 fund Riverside Europe Fund IV
Buyout rankings: who has invested most across Europe since April?
EQT, Ardian and KKR remained very active and struck sizeable deals amid the coronavirus turmoil
MVI buys Swedish company Biototal
Deal is the second investment from the GP's MVI Fund II, which is still on the road and is targeting SEK 1bn