Nordics
Eir Ventures leads seed funding round for Synklino
Startup focuses on developing therapies against viral infections
Soleus and Eir lead $64m series-D round for Galecto
Biotech company has so far raised around $160m since being founded nine years ago
EQT-backed Iver acquires City Network
Deal is Iver's sixth add-on deal since its creation in 2018 through a merger
Highland Europe launches $706m Technology Growth IV
GP held a final close for Highland Europe Technology Growth III in June 2018 on тЌ463m
EQT carves out Natural Colours from Chr Hansen in €800m deal
GP is deploying equity from its latest fund, EQT IX, which will be 15-20% invested following deal completion
Bain-led consortium makes €2.1bn offer for Ahlstrom-Munksjö
Consortium has offered тЌ18.10 per share, 24% higher than the тЌ14.56 closing price on 23 September
Seed Capital leads €4m funding round for BotXO
Around тЌ2m comes from Seed Capital, while VУІkstfonden is providing a syndicated loan of тЌ1.8m
PE-backed Helgstrand Dressage bolts on Kingsland Equestrian
Deal is Helgstrand Dressage's first add-on acquisition under Waterland's ownership
PE firms more bullish than corporates on distressed M&A – survey
Of the PE firms surveyed, t4% cite distressed/turnaround opportunities as a major motivation for acquisitions
True Ventures leads $87m series-C round for ICEye
Space-tech startup has so far raised $152m since being founded in 2015
Folmer acquires majority stake in Donier Gastronomie
GP is investing from its second fund, which has so far made five platform investments
Abry Partners invests in Chimney Vigor Group
Deal follows the merger between Stockholm-based media agency Chimney and US-based tech company OneVigor in September last year
Inven, Contrarian lead €5m series A round for Eliq
Startup is a provider of customer engagement software to utility companies
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Allocate 2020 special
The Pod discusses our upcoming LP/GP conference, Allocate, touching on illiquidity solutions, secondaries, and ESG
Icebreaker leads €1.6m round for Fixably
Startup will use proceeds to accelerate its expansion into the US and increase presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Polaris and AAC Capital exit BabySam to trade – report
GPs had reportedly been preparing to sell BabySam as early as 2017
VC Profile: VNV Global
Managing director Per Brilioth discusses portfolio company Voi, seeking network effects and investing in companies at the idea stage
Kinnevik leads $23m series-A round for Joint Academy
Healthtech company has raised $34.2m since being founded six years ago
Stirling Square reinvests in Docu Nordic with TA Associates
Stirling Square is deploying equity from its fourth fund, having previously owned the company via its third fund
Evolution Equity on the road for second fund – report
New York-headquartered venture capital firm held a final close for its debut fund in 2017 on $125m
Kahoot! acquires VC-backed Actimo
Listed e-learning company is paying up to $33m for the target company
Nauta Capital leads €4.7m series-A round for HappySignals
New round brings company's total funding so far to тЌ6.2m
MVI acquires majority stake in PS Auction
Deal is MVI's first investment from its second fund, which is aiming to reach its SEK 1bn target by Q1 2021
One Peak leads $30m series-A round for KeepIt
Round is reportedly the largest SaaS investment in a bootstrapped company in the Nordic region