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Nordic Capital to buy Consilium Marine & Safety
GP will acquire the company for an enterprise value of SEK 3bn
Providence buys Smartly.io majority stake
GP invests €200m for a majority stake in the Helsinki-based digital advertising platform
Triton sells Eleda Group
Triton initiated the buy-and-build by acquiring a stake in Akeab in 2017
Altor exits Ålö to trade
Purchase price for the Sweden-based agricultural machinery manufacturer is based on an EV of €250m
FSN sells Fitness Word to Pure Gym
Buyer has been owned by US buyout house Leonard Green & Partners since late 2017
Agilitas sells Recover Nordic to EQT
EQT deploys capital from its EQT VIII fund, which hit its €10.75bn hard-cap in 2018
Altor backs Curamando, creates digital marketing group
GP deploys capital from Altor Fund V, which closed on its €2.5bn hard-cap in February 2019
EQT exits ITS Learning to trade
Sale ends a six-year holding period for EQT, which bought the company via EQT Expansion Capital II
Ex-Tryg senior vice-president Winther joins Realdania
Winther's appointment comes as current CIO Peter Johansen announced his intention to resign last October
Vitruvian's Snow Software buys Embotics
Swedish optimisation software developer is also backed by Sumeru and Ontario Pension Board
EQ targets first close for two PE funds by January 2020
One fund-of-funds will focus on European primaries, and the other on the secondaries market
Norvestor exits Johnson Metall Finland
Sale ends a 12-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via its Norvestor IV fund
Pure Gym among final bidders for FSN's Fitness World – report
Final bids for the Danish fitness chain are expected today, according to Mergermarket
EV Private Equity-backed EWT acquires IKM
EV Private Equity is currently investing from Energy Ventures IV, which closed on €247m in 2011
Norvestor sells Cegal to DWS-, Argentum-led consortium
Transaction is made via a special purpose vehicle, Norvestor SPV I, which will own 75-80% in the company
IK backs biotech company Mabtech
Merieux Equity Partners invests in a minority alongside IK, while the management retains a small stake
Adcuram-backed Vitrulan acquires Ahlstrom-Munksjö business
Vitrulan has acquired the business for its broader product range and to expand internationally
EQT gears up for ninth fund launch
Private equity firm registered several EQT IX vehicles in Luxembourg on 21 November
CapMan exits Finland-listed Harvia
Shares are sold by shares were held by CapMan Buyout X Fund A and CapMan Buyout X Fund B
Polaris partially exits Jetpak
GP will retain a 5.3% stake in the listed Swedish delivery company
NordicNinja, Industrifonden in €3.9m series-A for Combinostics
Funding will be used to scale the company's platform for the US and Asia markets
Northzone closes ninth fund on $500m
NZ IX invests primarily in series-A and series-B rounds, financing companies based in Europe and the US
Cardlay secures €9m funding round
Company also agreed to partner up with Eurocard, the largest card issuer in Scandinavia
EQT closes Ventures II on €660m
EQT Ventures II will back European startups and US companies looking to expand in Europe