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Deal in Focus: Adelis in DKK 250m buyout of SSI Diagnostica
Swedish GP Adelis completes the DKK 250m privatisation of Danish niche pharma company SSI Diagnostica
Danske’s Fromm discusses debt trends in the Nordics
Danske Bank's Lars Fromm says the Nordic market will be more balanced this year between IPOs and M&A
TPG and Goldman Sachs in $1bn convertible loan for Spotify
Latest funding deal, which had been rumoured for weeks, follows on from a $526m round in June 2015
Creandum and Idinvest lead $14m series-B for Planday
Latest round brings institutional capital raised by the Danish startup to nearly $18m
Proventus acquires Polestar Group from administration
Swedish GP’s buyout comes after previous Polestar owner ceased support for the company under administration
Vito Ventures and Inventure lead €1.5m series-A for Wirepas
Round follows initial €1.5m early-stage round raised from Inventure in 2015
Sentica Partners acquires BPO company Trust Kapital
The Finnish business process outsourcing company’s founder will retain a significant minority stake alongside the GP
Triton-backed Europart bolts on LVD and Trailereffekter
Double bolt-on adds a Swedish distribution network to the Germany-based auto spare parts group
Strong valuations in Nordic region driving co-investments
With strong pricing in the Nordic countries, GPs are looking to co-invest in order to secure deals
Sponsor Capital exits Espotel to trade buyer
Exit for Finnish private equity firm comes three years after it acquired Espotel
Partech leads $36m series-B for Finland’s M-Files
Round pushes the total funding raised by the Finnish enterprise software company past the $40m mark
CapMan snags director Frimodig from Summa Capital
Former Alfred Berg and ABN Amro adviser will also join the Finnish GP’s mangement group
Altor co-founding partner Strömholm steps down, Blomquist promoted
Fredrik Strömholm will remain on the board of Altor Fund IV after his departure
EQT invests in Touhula
Touhula operates 80 pre-schools and daycare centres throughout Finland
FSN's Instalco makes eight bolt-ons in Nordic region
FSN Capital portfolio company Instalco Group has made eight bolt-ons across Norway, Sweden and Finland
HealthCap, Versant et al. lead SEK 437m series-B for Aprea
Round is among the largest venture investments in Nordic healthcare ever, according to unquote” data
Speedinvest exits Holvi
Speedinvest has sold Finnish software company Holvi to Spanish bank BBVA
CapMan hires Outotec’s Kåll as partner
The former executive board member of an engineering company will join CapMan's buyout division
Deal in Focus: Segulah builds on Stockholm property sector with Zengun
An in-depth look at the Swedish GP's first buyout of 2016
Nordic Capital sells NOK 780m stake in Europris
The GP will retain a 32.7% shareholding in Norwegian discount retailer following the partial exit
Segulah acquires Stockholm-focused builder Zengun
Deal marks the third acquisition made through the SEK 5.6bn Segulah V vehicle
Adelis acquires energy efficiency business Nordomatic
The buyout from existing owner Sobro was made through the GP’s Adelis Equity Partners Fund I
3i reaps £52m on partial sale of Eltel shares
Infrastructure network service Eltel was floated in February 2015
PAI’s ADB acquires airfield services provider Safegate
Sale ends 25-year ownership of Safegate by Osseiran Family Trust's investment vehicle, Fairford Group