Nordics
Axcel acquires Orion Diagnostica in €163m deal
Deal is the fourth investment from Axcel V, which held a тЌ617m final close in April 2018
Triton-backed Akeab acquires Mark & Energibyggarna
Firm joins Akeab as a new sister company in an infrastructure services group owned by Triton
Adelis-backed AddPro to merge with Svensk IT Funktion
Controlling shareholder Adelis will retain its majority stake in the newly created group
Norvestor hires Nordea's Osland Vik-Mo as COO
Currently Osland Vik-Mo is head of strategy and business development at Nordea Wealth Management
Altor's CTEK acquires Chargestorm
With the acquisition, CTEK intends to develop electrical vehicle charging products and services
EQT sells Piab to Patricia Industries in SEK 6.95bn deal
Deal ends a holding period of two years for EQT after acquiring the company in December 2015
Carve-outs return to prominence in Nordic PE
Proportion of Nordic buyouts accounted for by spin-outs rise in Q1 after two years of lower than average activity
Verdane-backed Lingit buys Claro Software
GP acquired Lingit in April 2017, drawing equity from the SEK 3bn buyout fund Verdane Capital IX
Sentica, Tesi back SuperPark
With the fresh capital, SuperPark will have the resources to grow and open new parks globally
Bocap invests €6m in Eficode
Eficode plans on speeding up its international expansion plans with the fresh funding
Accent Equity sells Stål & Hyr in trade deal
Deal comes only a year after Accent Equity purchased a majority stake in the business
CVC, EQT Credit in second refinancing round for Paymentsense
Debt package follows a first refinancing deal in November 2016 by the debt providers
IK sells Touristry in trade deal
Deal ends a two-year holding period for IK, which acquired the business via its IK Small Cap I Fund
Apax Partners acquires Solita from Vaaka Partners
Secondary buyout transaction ends a five-year holding period for Finnish investor Vaaka Partners
PKA reorganises alternatives arm, invites third-party capital
PKA AIP has so far acted exclusively as an adviser to PKA's own pension schemes
Coller leads €2.5bn secondaries deal for Nordic Capital VII
Restructuring of Nordic Capital's seventh fund is one of the largest GP-led secondary transactions inked in Europe
VF Venture leads €5.4m series-A for OrderYoYo
Round is also backed by Danish venture capital firm Seed Capital and angel investors
Turbo-charged: How leverage is powering up secondaries
The use of leverage in secondaries has soared, as funds are continually seeking new ways to boost spending power
Volpi hits €185m hard-cap for debut fund
Fund will target Northern European companies that take advantage of software and data innovation
Creandum hires in-house general counsel
Walther spent eight years at Vinge, where she worked in transactions and technology
EQT lines up Tampnet sale process
Several private equity funds and infrastructure investors are expected to pitch bids
BMW I Ventures leads $15m round for Mapillary
Samsung Catalyst Fund and NavInfo take part, along with previous venture capital investors
Eos Venture Partners launches $100m debut insurtech fund
Vehicle has raised $30m from two insurance companies to date and will have a global remit
PE-backed Wilson Therapeutics in SEK 7.1bn trade sale
Alexion Pharmaceuticals announces a public cash offer to acquire Wilson for SEK 232 per share