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SE Blue Equity launches DKK 600m second fund, rebrands
GP rebrands to Blue Equity with the launch of a successor to its fully invested, 2013-vintage maiden fund
Nordic Capital sells SEK 2bn stake in Thule Group
GP retains 10.5% holding after third sell-down of shares since floating Thule in November 2014
Flight to quality could be driver for Nordic price hike
Nordic GPs are paying higher prices for assets, but could this development result in higher-quality returns?
Intera Partners buys scaffolding business Telinekymppi
Finnish firm drew capital from its 2010-vintage buyout vehicle Intera Fund II
Accent acquires Brand Factory for Ineko merger
Both companies’ management will retain minority shareholdings in the company post-merger
Ratos acquires Airteam in DKK 575m MBO
Management, founders and key employees will retain a 30% stake in the ventilation company post-buyout
FSN Capital promotes Welo and Jabet to partner
Oslo-based GP also promotes Koffeld and Feet, hires Thiel and Larsson
Deal in focus: Polaris completes first software buyout with Configit deal
An in-depth look at how Polaris managed to win Configit despite not being the highest bidder
Northzone and Industrifonden lead SEK 30m investment in Qapital
Stockholm-based Qapital among first fintech investments made by Industrifonden
BDC exits Unifaun to Vitruvian
Sale of Unifaun, formerly Memnon Networks, completed four years after BDC backed company
Balderton partners with Stockholm startup hub SUP46
London-based VC to become sixth international investor member at Swedish startup work space
Riverside Company’s Mintra bolts on OCS HR
OCS HR is the first add-on acquisition for Mintra since it was acquired in late 2014
KKR acquires 50% of Swedish wood tech specialist Välinge
Deal was funded mainly through the US GP’s European Fund IV
Verdane acquires five-company portfolio from Sequent Invest
Direct secondary deal is second portfolio acquisition by the Nordic specialist GP in 2016
Polaris acquires manufacturing software company Configit
Copenhagen-based software developer marks the third buyout made through the Polaris IV fund
Priveq-backed CSAM acquires division of CapMan’s Mawell
Mawell to sell electronic healthcare systems division nine years after €8m CapMan investment
Industrifonden and Kreos lead €15.8m round for Widespace
Swedish state-backed investor contributes €5m to mobile advertising company
Vendis inks first Nordic deal with Ferm Living MBO
Takeover of Danish design furniture brand is second deal for GP’s €150m-plus second fund
Creandum IV closes on €180m
Creandum has closed its fourth vehicle on €180m after five months of fundraising
Vaaka sells Finnish roofer to Sentica’s Hämeen Laaturemontti
Exit comes five years after Vaaka's acquisition and two years after Sentica backed Hämeen Laaturemontti
Alvarez & Marsal opens Nordic practice
Managing partner Joerg Weidenfeld joins from restructuring and performance advisory firm
VNT Management invests €3m in Norsepower
Capital injection made through Finnish cleantech VC’s Power Fund III
Viking Venture takes 49% stake in Din ERP
Trondheim-based VC’s investment will support European expansion for the enterprise software company
Deal in Focus: IK joins Nordic IT sector gold rush with TeleComputing deal
An in-depth look at IK's acquisition of Norwegian IT services and outsourcing company TeleComputing