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Deal in Focus: Advent buys Faerch Plast from EQT
Financial details are undisclosed but Danish media reports the purchase price was between DKK 6.5-7bn
Nordic Capital back on trail with Fund IX
Minnesota State Board of Investment could commit up to $150m to the Nordic GP's new vehicle
G Square sells Mikeva for €150m
Paris-based private equity firm fully exits the asset after a five-year holding period
Hamilton Lane, Scala Fund Advisory close club fund on $70m
Idea was originated by Scala Fund Advisory, while the vehicle will be managed by Hamilton Lane
Verdane buys Mustad and Sunkost from Ard Group
GP secures a controlling stake in Mustad and Sunkost through its Verdane Capital IX vehicle
Norvestor sells Abax to Investcorp after five-year holding
Deal is the third exit for Norvestor's sixth fund, which has made 11 mid-market investments
Axcel begins investing from fifth fund with Nissens buyout
Axcel V is still fundraising and has so far raised €440m against a hard-cap of €600m
Ratos makes profitable Nebula exit
Swedish private equity house nets an IRR of 37% and a money multiple of 3.3x following the trade sale
Accent in SEK 760m Akademibokhandeln exit
Sale of Akademibokhandeln is the second exit for the Accent Equity 2012 fund
Verdane backs market intelligence company Dapresy
Deal comprises both a capital increase and the purchase of a stake from Dapresy backer Almi Invest
Zouk and Hermes in €13m Readly series-B
Reports indicate that Readly had previously raised SEK 20m from Zouk in 2015
Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic bolts on four firms
Recover Nordic expands its presence across the Nordic region with three purchases
Bain's Bravissima fully exits Bravida
Accelerated bookbuilding process saw Bravissima sell its entire 15.48% remaining stake
Viking Venture invests in View Software
Deal sees GP lead an undisclosed funding round for the business and acquire a 49% stake
FSN's Instalco to float with SEK 2.5bn market cap
At completion of the overallotment option, the GP will retain a 19.6% stake in the business
Inventure sells Beddit to Apple
Nordic early-stage VC firm sells its stake in the Finnish sleep monitoring sensor manufacturer
Spintop leads €2m round for cleaning platform Freska
Investment comes a year after the home cleaning platform acquired Norwegian competitor Freska
Verdane's Uppländska in Bellmans bolt-on
New company is plans to grow with further bolt-ons, as well as organically
Swedish PE industry reeling from carry tax verdict
Latest twist in the long-running carried interest taxation saga in Sweden could leave the local industry facing months of uncertainty
Catacap buys translation service LanguageWire
Deal is the second acquisition of 2017 for the Danish small- and mid-cap buyout house
Adelis Equity Partners takes majority stake in Knightec
Launched in 2012 in Stockholm, Adelis is currently investing from its €410m maiden fund
CapMan appoints Frimodig as deputy CEO
Frimodig will initially take on the role of interim CEO until the appointment of a full-time replacement
Summa Equity invests SEK 100m in Pagero
Fresh capital will be used for R&D, expansion into new markets and expanding the workforce
Vendep Capital hits €40m close for second venture fund
GP aims to support pre-series-A fundraising for Finnish software developers