Nordics
Credo Partners acquires 55% stake in Geia Foods
Deal is expected to complete in December once approved by the Danish competition authority
Verdane invests in jewellery marketplace Safira
Safira plans to use the fresh capital to expand across the Nordic countries and the rest of Europe
Spintop leads €1.4m seed round for Crosser
Swedish VC firm Almi Invest and Norwegian state-backed lender Norrlandsfonden also take part
Sponsor Capital acquires 70% stake in StaffPoint
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and management will continue as shareholders
Folmer acquires 60% stake in Finnsiirto
Following the transaction, the owners of the company will retain a 40% stake in the firm
Nordic Capital to become largest shareholder in listed Nordax
Transaction was implemented through a reverse bookbuilding process with Carnegie Investment Bank
Northzone leads $14.5m series-A for HappyOrNot
Sydney-headquartered venture capital firm AirTree also takes part in the round
EQT-owned Terveystalo lists in €876m IPO
Flotation raises тЌ100m in gross proceeds through the sale of 10 million new shares
Accent Equity hits SEK 3bn target for 2017 fund
Fund will follow a similar investment strategy to Accent Equity 2012, closed in 2011
Reiten & Co's Webstep aims for NOK 643m valuation in IPO
First day of trading is expected to be 11 October, with the offering comprising 36% of the shares
Altor sells Constructor to Gonvarri in trade sale
GP is selling the firm after a 10-year holding period via its Altor Fund II
CapMan sells Oral Hammaslääkärit to Colosseum Dental
Transaction sees CapMan sell its majority stake to the Swiss dentistry group
Herkules sells Admincontrol to Visma
Transaction marks the GP's first exit from Fund IV after a two-year holding period
EQT sells 19% stake in Anticimex
Stake is to be acquired based on an enterprise value of тЌ2.3bn, according to the GP
Blue Equity acquires stake in Fire Eater
Denmark-based Blue invests from its DKK 707m second fund, with its first vehicle fully deployed
Triton to buy majority stake in Glamox from Arendals Fossekompani
Triton will own a 75.6% stake in the Norway-based lighting manufacturer following the NOK 2.8bn deal
EQT Ventures leads $8.2m series-A for Varjo
VC vehicle of the Swedish private equity house led the round alongside other investors
Lifeline Ventures leads $12m round for Enevo
Firm has raised approximately $34m to date across four funding rounds
EQT-backed IFS bolts on WorkWave
Acquisition is expected to close in Q4 2017
EQT-backed Terveystalo sets IPO pricing
GP would own between 11.3-15.8% of the company post-IPO, according to Terveystalo
IK to sell Evac Group to Bridgepoint
IK sells the waste and wastewater systems business after a three-year holding period
More balanced economy for Norway as tech attracts investors
As the country recovers from the 2014 oil price collapse, former engineers are emerging as entrepreneurs at VC- and GP-backed companies
Hellman & Friedman to acquire Nets in DKK 33.1bn deal
Hellman & Friedman intends to delist the Denmark-based payment service provider from Nasdaq Copenhagen
Litorina sells Ocay to AllOffice
Swedish GP divests office supplies business to trade buyer after five-year tenure