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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
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
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
Folmer exits Jatkopolut to Familar
Familiar is a subsidiary of healthcare and social services firm Mehiläinen, backed by Triton and KKR
Norvestor-backed NetNordic acquires Efftel
Transaction is part of NetNordic's consolidation strategy in Sweden and the wider Nordic region
Nordic buyout market soars in Q1
Acquisitions in the region reached the highest aggregate value ever recorded in the first quarter of the year
Norway’s government steers sovereign wealth fund away from PE
Investing in unlisted assets poses challenges to cost effectiveness and transparency, ministry says
EQT V, EQT VI sell Broadnet to EQT Infrastructure III
Fibre communication company plans to gain further ground in the Norwegian market
CapMan exits Walki Group to One Equity Partners
Company intends to form a platform for buy-and-build opportunities following the buyout
Tesi, Debiopharm lead €4.4m series-A for Kaiku Health
Finnish growth investor Prodeko Ventures participated in the round, alongside existing investors
Axcel raises €617m for fifth fund
GP hits the fund's hard-cap of €617m after starting to market its latest vehicle in April 2016
Altor acquires Trioplast
Swedish GP and key executives in the management team will own the whole business
CapMan’s growth fund acquires minority stake in Arctic Security
Deal marks the first investment from the GP’s debut growth vehicle, CapMan Growth Equity Fund
Apposite acquires OrthoD from The Riverside Company
Deal is the fifth investment for healthcare-focused GP Apposite's latest vehicle
Idinvest leads €12.9m series-B round for Midaxo
Other backers in the round include Finnish VC investor Tesi and EOC Capital
Superhero leads $1.8m round for Valohai
Other backers in the round included Finnish VC firm Reaktor Ventures and Business Finland
Nordic Capital appoints Johansson as general counsel
Currently a partner at Mannheimer Swartling, Johansson will join Nordic Capital later this year
Juuri Partners buys Esa Kuokka
GP deployed capital from its Juuri Rahasto I Ky fund, which held a final close in October 2015
