Nordics
Axcel invests in Gubi
Previous owner and founder's son, Jacob Olsen, will continue as CEO and minority shareholder
Schroder Adveq reshuffles management following CEO departure
Schroders acquired Adveq in April last year and Schwager was appointed as new CEO in October
True Ventures leads €29m series-B for Iceye
Finland-based SAR data firm has raised a total of $53m to date, including government financing
Hadean invests in $30m round for Attgeno
Transaction marks the first investment from Hadean's debut fund, Hadean Capital I
Keensight, Eres acquire Biovian
Keensight and Edmond de Rothschild Equity Strategies funds buy the Finnish CDMO
Ginko leads $100m round for HMD Global
HMD Global plans on making strategic investments and scaling up business operations
Nordic Capital Fund IX holds final close on €4.3bn
Nordic Capital already completed three deals from its ninth flagship buyout fund this year
VC-backed iZettle acquired by PayPal in $2.2bn deal
Mega-deal comes just days after the startup announced its intention to float in Stockholm
Triton, KKR sell Mehiläinen to CVC
Deal for the Finnish healthcare services provider is reportedly valued at тЌ1.8bn
Hg-backed Visma and Raet to merge
Visma has launched a тЌ300m term loan add-on financing to syndication to finance the acquisition
Norvestor-backed Roadworks acquires Otera Infra
With the acquisition, Roadworks intends to strengthen its service offering in its local market
EQT's Sivantos merges with Widex
Enterprise value of the combined entity is estimated at тЌ7bn, according to the GP
Alliance of equals: PE's evolving buy-and-build approach
Portfolio companies are increasingly making larger bolt-ons, as GPs look for new ways to boost returns in a market with high entry multiples
Ontario Teachers' sells Helly Hansen
Helly Hansen plans to increase its brand offerings in Canada following the deal
Altor acquires Gnist Barnehager
Stockholm-based GP taps its latest buyout vehicle, Altor Fund IV, for the acquisition
Adelis sells NGI to trade buyer Habasit
NGI was the first investment in Denmark for Adelis, which acquired the firm in January 2014
EQT holds final close for Mid Market Asia III
Fundraising started at the beginning of Q2 2016, with a first close in October 2016
Q1 Barometer: Mega-deals propel value to post-crisis record
Deal volume reached the second highest quarterly level in two and a half years, while aggregate value climbed to тЌ54bn
VC-backed iZettle gearing up for IPO
Card payment business posts strong gross profit but EBITDA is still negative
Nauta Capital invests €4.2m in Smarp
Smarp intends to expand its European and US operations, and hire 100 employees
Via Equity invests in Elogic Systems
GP acquires Elogic Systems together with the company's CEO and CFO from trade owner Micro Matic
Nordic Capital sells remaining shares in ConvaTec
With shares priced at 220 pence apiece, total gross proceeds amounted to ТЃ315m in the final sell-off
EQT merges Candidator and DGC IT Services
Group will be branded under new name Candidator DGC and expects to generate SEK 1bn in annual sales
Agathos acquires Vacgen from Scienta Scientific
Scienta Scientific is a Swedish nanotechnology company that specialises in ultra-high-vacuum