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Andreessen Horowitz leads €7.6m series-A for Mainframe Industries
Gaming startup has so far raised nearly €10m from two funding rounds
Segulah to acquire majority stake in NVBS Rail
Deal is the GP's 10th investment from Segulah V, which is well advanced in terms of deployment
CapMan to buy majority stake in Swedish firm PDS Vision
Deal will see minority shareholder Arctos Equity Partners exit the business
Cinven-backed One.com to acquire Hostnet
Deal marks the third add-on for the Denmark-based web hosting company under Cinven's ownership
Promentum sells Danish AI business Grazper to Yokogawa
Danish venture capital firm exits the business after having invested in it in 2016
LP Profile: Kåpan Pensioner
Mikael Falck, head of alternatives, discusses the Swedish pension fund's appetite and exposure to the asset class
Gro acquires majority stake in Danish company Queue-It
Deal is Gro Capital's third investment from its GRO Fund II, a €255m vehicle
Norgine acquires Azanta from European Equity Partners
Dutch pharmaceutical company Norgine had been a minority shareholder of the business since 2014
VC-backed Mercell acquires Aksess Innkjøp in Norway
Viking Venture acquired a minority stake in the business in 2018
Nordic buyout market has silver linings, despite low volume
Nordic region sees the lowest quarterly deal volume since Q4 2013, with just 17 buyouts in Q1 2020
Francisco Partners-backed EG acquires Holte
Deal comes nearly a year after Francisco Partners acquired a majority stake in EG from Axcel Management
Technology buyouts stall in Nordic region
Technology buyouts have hovered around the 30-per-year mark for three years running now, suggesting a plateau has been reached
NEVI, Tourn sell influencer business service Hubso to trade
Orgo will pay the sellers via newly issued shares in the buyer
Intera sells majority of PHM stake to Norvestor
Under Intera's one-and-a-half-year ownership, revenues of PHM grew from €45m to €120m
Sparkmind holds first close for debut ed-tech fund
KRR III and Finnish Industry Investment back the fund as cornerstone investors
Marlin Equity Partners acquires Heimdal Security
Cybersecurity firm has a strong presence in Scandinavia, the UK and the US
Korona Invest acquires Epic Driving School
Company's net sales in 2019 stood at €8.8m, with EBITDA of €700,000
Litorina acquires Swedish restaurant chain Sushi Yama
PE house sees potential for 100-150 new restaurants in Sweden alone and is searching for new locations
CapMan exits INR to Dansani
Merged company aims to expand beyond Scandinavia and into markets in central Europe
Lynx Equity acquires Arkas
Company was previously owned by Keld Sund Nielsen and Michael Dommerbye, who bought it in 2015
Real Dania PE head joins Industriens Pension
Nielsen joins from Realdania, where he has served as head of alternatives and private equity
Innovestor holds first close for industrial fund
Fund has a focus on sectors benefiting from the fourth industrial revolution
Summa and Goldman Sachs invest in EcoOnline
Summa Equity partner Christian Melby will retain his position on the board of EcoOnline
KKR invests in Oslo-listed Avida Finans
GP buys 9,090,909 shares for NOK 300m and intends to launch a conditional offer for all Avida shares