Nordics
Dawn, DN Capital leads $15m series-A for Divido
Deal marks the first investment for Dawn Capital since closing its $235m fund Dawn III
Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic acquires JK Kloakservice
Latest deal is the 15th bolt-on since Agilitas backed Recover Nordic in 2013
CapMan exits Fluido
Deal marks the first exit for the CapMan Growth Fund, which held a final close in December 2017
EQT merges Broadnet and GlobalConnect
Combined new entity of fibre-based data companies reported total revenues of around €310m
Longship-backed Ecura completes two bolt-ons
Deals strengthen Ecura in the Norwegian care market and deepens its footprint in the Oslo region
Ratos sells 30% stake in Gudrun Sjödén
Under Ratos's ownership the company developed as a brand through investments in the organisation
FountainVest-led consortium bids for Anta Sports
Consortium offers €40 per share for the company, known for its Salomon and Wilson brands
Carlyle buys stake in Investindustrial-backed design group
GPs will own equal stakes in the new group and invest alongside the founders of B&B Italia and Flos
Verdane invests SEK 150m in Inovia
Company plans to accelerate the development and commercialisation of its AI products
EQT mulls options in strategic review
In a statement on its website, EQT announced a review to strengthen its balance sheet
Franklin Templeton, Asia Alternatives to launch fund-of-funds
Joint venture, called Franklin Templeton Private Equity (FTPE), will be headed by Arthur Wang
Private equity in the age of digitalisation
Unquote and Taylor Wessing bring together leading tech-focused PE practitioners to discuss modern challenges and opportunities
Summa Equity acquires Lakers
GP's funding will support the company's growth and development in the water infrastructure market
EQT Credit hires Suzana Peric
Peric will be based in London and will focus on the firm's credit opportunities strategy
PE-backed Advania acquires Wise
Oslo stock exchange-listed Akva is wholly exiting Wise to Advania in a NOK 80.6m deal
Insight acquires Episerver from Accel-KKR
Deal is valued at $1.16bn and marks an exit for Accel-KKR after a four-year holding period
Summa Equity acquires HyTest
Investment marks the Nordic private equity firm's first deal in the Finnish market
Via Equity invests in C&B Systemer
Current management team retains a stake alongside Via Equity and Jan Gaardboe Jensen
Antin picks up Sølvtrans from Oaktree
With the new funding, Sølvtrans plans on growing its role as live fish operator in the market
Verdane invests $5m in Hem
New funding from the Nordic GP will be used for building Hem's inventory and expanding teams
Via Equity, PFA acquire 30% stake in Advania
Deal marks the first time Advania has partnered with PFA, an LP in its current fund
Vesalius backs Forendo Pharma in €4m round
Additional funding comes after a €12m series-A financing in 2014 and €5.7m of R&D loans
Norvestor wholly exits Crayon
GP sells its remaining shares in Crayon Group at NOK 19 apiece, fully exiting the company
Viking Venture takes minority stake in Mercell
According to Norwegian daily Finansavisen, Viking invests between NOK 50-100m