Nordics
G Square sells Mikeva for €150m
Paris-based private equity firm fully exits the asset after a five-year holding period
Hamilton Lane, Scala Fund Advisory close club fund on $70m
Idea was originated by Scala Fund Advisory, while the vehicle will be managed by Hamilton Lane
EQT closes mid-market fund on €1.6bn hard-cap
Northern Europe-focused vehicle adds to the firm's AUM following the close of its infrastructure fund in February
Verdane buys Mustad and Sunkost from Ard Group
GP secures a controlling stake in Mustad and Sunkost through its Verdane Capital IX vehicle
Orlando closes fourth special situations fund on €320m
Fund will invest in special situations in the DACH region's Mittelstand as well as in the Nordic countries
Norvestor sells Abax to Investcorp after five-year holding
Deal is the third exit for Norvestor's sixth fund, which has made 11 mid-market investments
Axcel begins investing from fifth fund with Nissens buyout
Axcel V is still fundraising and has so far raised тЌ440m against a hard-cap of тЌ600m
VC-backed Supercell acquires Space Ape Games
Deal will mean an exit for a number of Space Ape backers, including Accel and Northzone
Ratos makes profitable Nebula exit
Swedish private equity house nets an IRR of 37% and a money multiple of 3.3x following the trade sale
Accent in SEK 760m Akademibokhandeln exit
Sale of Akademibokhandeln is the second exit for the Accent Equity 2012 fund
Verdane backs market intelligence company Dapresy
Deal comprises both a capital increase and the purchase of a stake from Dapresy backer Almi Invest
Zouk and Hermes in €13m Readly series-B
Reports indicate that Readly had previously raised SEK 20m from Zouk in 2015
Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic bolts on four firms
Recover Nordic expands its presence across the Nordic region with three purchases
Bain's Bravissima fully exits Bravida
Accelerated bookbuilding process saw Bravissima sell its entire 15.48% remaining stake
Viking Venture invests in View Software
Deal sees GP lead an undisclosed funding round for the business and acquire a 49% stake
China-backed Silk Ventures raises $500m for maiden fund
London-based venture investor will invest in US and European businesses looking to expand into China
FSN's Instalco to float with SEK 2.5bn market cap
At completion of the overallotment option, the GP will retain a 19.6% stake in the business
Inventure sells Beddit to Apple
Nordic early-stage VC firm sells its stake in the Finnish sleep monitoring sensor manufacturer
Spintop leads €2m round for cleaning platform Freska
Investment comes a year after the home cleaning platform acquired Norwegian competitor Freska
Verdane's Uppländska in Bellmans bolt-on
New company is plans to grow with further bolt-ons, as well as organically
Swedish PE industry reeling from carry tax verdict
Latest twist in the long-running carried interest taxation saga in Sweden could leave the local industry facing months of uncertainty
Catacap buys translation service LanguageWire
Deal is the second acquisition of 2017 for the Danish small- and mid-cap buyout house
Q1 Barometer: Fall in buyouts sees aggregate value drop 30%
Early-stage and expansion deals up, while buyout volumes and values drop
Adelis Equity Partners takes majority stake in Knightec
Launched in 2012 in Stockholm, Adelis is currently investing from its тЌ410m maiden fund