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Acquisition prices for SMEs decline in Q1 2020 – research
Prices paid to acquire SMEs declined significantly to 9.3x EBITDA in the first quarter of 2020
Altor acquires Eleda; adds on JVAB and One Nordic
Combined turnover of the enlarged group was SEK 6bn in 2019
Priveq acquires majority stake in language services company Plint
Company's revenues have grown from SEK 11m to SEK 236m in five years
Q1 Barometer: Year of sustained growth finally halted in Q1
The European private equity market cooled in Q1, even before the Covid-19 crisis took hold, after an especially active Q4 2019
Verdane Capital acquires Finnish company Evondos
Deal is the GP's third investment in a month in the healthcare technology sector
Main Capital Partners raises €564m for sixth fund
Vehicle reached its €564m hard-cap, following a €535m first close in December
Verdane-backed Wrap sells software arm to trade
Verdane Capital in 2008 acquired a majority stake in the parent company from Swedish business Saab
CapMan Growth hires partner for new growth fund
New vehicle will succeed CapMan Growth Equity Fund, which closed on a hard-cap of тЌ86m in 2017
Ara Partners closes debut fund on $400m
Fund makes buyout and growth capital investments in companies based across North America and Europe
E-scooter startups feel brunt of lockdowns but anticipate future upside
The coronavirus lockdown in Europe has put a brake on the transport sector - should e-scooter startups and their investors be worried?
Ambienta raises $150m for absolute return fund
Ambienta X Alpha is managed by a team based in London, led by chief investment officer Fabio Pecce
Triton-backed Assemblin acquires Örestadskyl
GP bought Assemblin in 2015; the company has since acquired two other installation businesses in Sweden
EQT-backed Ellab acquires Adsano in Germany
Deal is Ellab's third bolt-on acquisition since being acquired by EQT last August
Altamar holds first close for €750m secondaries fund
ACP 4 targets the growing market for GP-led secondary transactions
Tech, IT and software valuations remain stable – survey
Report from GCA Altium tracks the effect of the coronavirus crisis on listed technology companies
Nordic Ninja leads €4.5m series-A for Finnish startup Logmore
Finnish company will use the funding to expand into North America and Asia
MTIP leads €11m round for Trialbee
MTIP is investing from MTIP Fund II, a vehicle that held a first close in November 2019
Omers Ventures Fund IV closes on $750m
Fund targets growth-orientated, disruptive technology companies based across North America and Europe
Karma, OpenOcean in €2m round for AppGyver
Company will use the fresh capital to accelerate the development of its visual app-builder platform
Index Ventures raises $2bn across two new funds
Index Ventures Growth V, which targets later-stage companies, raises $1.2bn, while Index Ventures X closes on $800m
Insight Partners leads $25m series-C round for Templafy
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the Danish software company to around $70m
EQT warns of "longer" fundraising for flagship vehicle
GP states it is currently focusing on developing existing portfolio companies until market recovery
Verdane invests in Conscriptor and Max Manus
GP will merge the two companies to form a new healthcare technology group in Scandinavia
Market braces for 12.6% drop in valuations by Q2 – report
NAVs expected to drop for Q1, with a steeper mark-down for Q2 as the crisis take its toll