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Nordic Capital aiming for further Munters sell-down
Nordic Capital already made a partial sell-down earlier in the year, selling 25 million shares at SEK 44 apiece
Denso et al. in €15m round for Canatu
New investor 3M Ventures and existing investor Faurecia also participate in the round
FSN acquires majority stakes in Fellowmind, eCraft, Orango
Transaction aims to drive consolidation in the business software provider market
"Pass-the-parcel" deals surge in Nordic region as PE matures
At nearly a third of all buyouts, the proportion of SBOs is now higher in the Nordic region than it is across Europe as a whole
Crane leads $5m round for Forecast
Existing Danish investors Seed Capital and Heartcore also participate in the round
Altor, TDR secure stakes in Thomas Cook Northern Europe
Acquisition will safeguard the jobs of 2,300 people working for the profitable division
Nordic Capital-backed Conscia buys XevIT
Conscia intends to boost its expansion across the DACH region and further consolidate its market position
Blue Water Energy, Nixon Energy acquire Varel
Sandvik will retain the company's mining supply operations, a 30% stake and a board seat
Adelis backs insurance broker Säkra
With the GP's support, Säkra plans to further strengthen its market position and expand its offering
Danish pension fund ATP nets record returns
Private equity portfolio returned DKK 2.6bn over the first three quarters of 2019
Polaris acquires SSG Group from BWB Partners
Polaris secures a majority stake in Denmark-based SSG Group alongside the management team
Verdane buys CAP-Group
All the entrepreneur shareholders will stay on as minority owners in the business
Nordic Capital acquires iLoq from Sievi Capital for €190m
GP invests via its Nordic Capital Fund IX, which held a final close on €4.3bn in May 2018
Vaaka buys Foreship
Markus Aarnio, Marcus Höglund and Mattias Jörgensen will retain their positions in Foreship
EQT Ventures, NordicNinja lead $25m series-A for Einride
Ericsson Ventures, Norrsek, Plum Alley Investments and Plug and Play Ventures also take part
Aurelius sells Scandinavian Cosmetics Group to Accent
Accent is currently investing from Accent Equity 2017, which deploys €10-25m in equity
Northzone in €17m round for Matsmart
Round was led by LeadX Capital Partners with Ingka Group, D-Ax and Norrsken also taking part
Spark Capital invests $15m in tablet startup Remarkable
Company plans to use the fresh capital to scale up its team and invest in product development
EQT-backed IFS buys Astea International
Astea International has a market cap of $18m and operates from seven locations globally
Saari buys Bo LKV
All four of the founders have retained a minority stake in the business alongside the GP
Litorina buys NN07 from Fidelio
Litorina draws capital from its fifth buyout fund, which closed on its SEK 3bn target in August
BaltCap holds first close on €126m for BPEF III
BaltCap registered the fund in March 2019 and is targeting €200m for the vehicle
Investors debate fund-size and specialisation at Nordic Forum
Panellists tackled fund diversification, portfolio company digitalisation and gender parity in management teams
VC firms back €20m series-A for Stipe
Novo Holdings co-leads the round with Arix and Wellington Partners, and Sunstone Ventures invest
