Nordics
Nordic take-privates: Why speed is of the essence
Two out of four private-equity-led Nordic de-listings since 2015 have been targeted by third parties aiming to cash in
Inventure, ETF, Vito in €4.5m round for Wirepas
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the Finnish startup to тЌ10m in 2016
Doctor's orders: Taking the political pulse
Austerity measures are among the political developments resulting in an increasingly challenging environment for healthcare investors
Almi Invest et al. in SEK 23.8m round for Promimic
Chalmers Ventures and Karolinska Development also participated in the biotech investment
Valedo takes majority stake in CMA, Markör merger
Swedish business research companies merge their operations, with Valedo as backer
Gro Capital takes minority stake in Boyum IT Solutions
Equity investment comes as part of Boyumтs acquisition of Swiss software company Beas Group
Northzone holds €300m final close
Latest vehicle raises 20% more than the Nordic-focused venture capital firm's previous fund
Segulah co-managing partner Henrik Lif departs
Lif leaves the Swedish GP just two years after joining and months after the firm raised its fifth fund
Altor's Realia bolts on Valedo-backed Corbel
First add-on for the Nordic property management services group since the Altor buyout
Erhvervsinvest acquires Agrometer
Danish media suggests exiting owners received a combined DKK 100m windfall from the sale
Advent, Bain and ATP to float Nets
IPO aims to raise around DKK 5.5bn for the company and investors
EQT and Accent in SEK 1bn Scandic share sale
GPsт joint holding vehicle sells 15.6 million shares in accelerated bookbuilding worth SEK 1.08bn
IK VIII to hit €1.6bn target in coming weeks
unquoteт can reveal the GP is likely to surpass the тЌ1.6bn target for its eighth mid-cap fund
Priveq acquires Mediaplanet
Swedish GP in buyout of Stockholm-headquartered digital media agency
DN Capital starts fundraising for €200m fourth vehicle
Venture capital firm's previous fund held a тЌ144m final close in September 2014
Nordic buyout values soar amid high-liquidity environment
Average Nordic buyout values are growing, with the market expecting higher entry multiples and more leverage
Index Ventures and Creandum lead €6.1m round for Kry
Swedish digital health startup also raised funding from Berlin-based VC Project A Ventures
Northzone leads €4m series-A for Zervant
Finnish e-invoicing startup raises institutional funding from Nordic VCs Northzone and Conor
EQT sells TitanX to Tata
Exit is the second sale from the 2005-vintage EQT Opportunity fund to happen in 2016
Castik's Waterlogic bolts on Aqua Line
Deal marks the seventh acquisition since the GP took Waterlogic private in 2014
Q2 Barometer: European buyout activity rebounds
European deal volume reached its highest total in six quarters, while aggregate value increased by 80% compared to Q1 levels
EQT Equity completes first US investment with Press Ganey takeover
Nordic PE firm taps its EQT VII vehicle despite having a dedicated US fund
Deal in Focus: Polaris's exit of CWS fails to meet par for GP
The Danish wind turbine services business was always destined for a strategic buyer, but failed to prove a hit for Polaris
Seed Capital and SEB lead $4m series-A for Coinify
Funding round follows two years after the Danish bitcoin startup first raised VC capital