Nordics
Adelis acquires majority stake in Sogemedier
Swedish private equity firm is currently investing from its Adelis Equity Partners Fund II vehicle
MB Funds acquires Pohjolan Energia
Solar energy firm intends to bolster its growth plans in Finland and internationally
Trident leads $17.5m series-B for BehavioSec
Trident Cybersecurity managing directors Alberto Yepez and Ken Gonzalez join the board of directors
Generationsskifte buys Marselisborg
Company's management team acquired the business from Michael Dyreholt in February 2015
Secondaries: all systems go following bumper 2017
Following a slump in 2016, the global volume of PE secondary transactions increased last year to reach new records
Blackstone Energy backs Blue Water's Mime Petroleum
Blackstone Energy, along with Blue Water, has agreed an initial investment of up to $1bn
Conor to raise third technology fund
Target size of the latest vehicle is around double the amount raised by its predecessor
Bridgepoint Development Capital acquires FCG
FCG Holding intends to expand in the Nordic region and across Europe following the deal
DN Capital closes GVC Fund IV on €200m
Primary focus is on the UK and Germany, with France and the Nordic region as secondary investment markets for the fund
BC holds final close on €7bn
Eight additional LPs including Pomona Capital IX and Adams Street 2017 make contributions
Cap A launches Nordic B2B technology fund
VC firm is planning an initial close for the fund during the first half of 2018
Castik-backed Alpega buys TenderEasy
Acquisition broadens product portfolio and geographical reach with the addition of software brands
EdRip backs Prenax MBO
Fourth transaction carried out by Rothschild's тЌ315m ActoMezz III fund, which closed in 2017
Litorina-backed Fresks acquires Färingsö Trä
Fresks Group was acquired by Litorina Capital Advisers in January 2016 via the Litorina IV fund
PE-backed Visma acquires OptiWay
Deal marks another bolt-on for Visma after buying Admincontrol from Herkules in October 2017
Partech leads $45m series-B for Na-kd
Investment is the ninth deal from Partech's growth fund, which closed on тЌ400m in June 2016
Litorina acquires Bergfalk
Deal is the second investment from the Litorina V fund, following Digpro in November 2017
Seed Capital, SEB lead DKK 30m series-A for Cardlay
Cardlay intends to use the series-A funding to expand its partnerships with banks
Triton-backed OptiGroup completes bolt-ons in Romania, Finland
Acquired businesses are expected to post a тЌ50m combined turnover, according to OptiGroup
Partners Group reaches €61.9bn in AUM
Private debt is the fastest growing allocation area for the firm, with new commitments of тЌ3.5bn
Sentica acquires Purkupiha and Dammega
Finnish GP has bought majority stakes in the Helsinki-based demolition businesses
Vækstfonden backs Area9 Lyceum with $30m
Danish education firm plans to complete its learning platform with the fresh funding
EQT acquires Candidator
Firm intends to grow both organically and through acquisitions following the deal
Norway's sovereign wealth fund eyes private equity
According to the central bank, the fund should increase exposure to unlisted companies