Nordic Unquote
EQ Asset Management eager to deploy following double fund close
EQ says it has completed five acquisitions through its secondaries fund since the outbreak of Covid-19
Nordic Capital X hits €5bn target in first close - reports
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Nordic Capital IX, which held a final close on тЌ4.3bn in May 2018
Procuritas exits Temporary Space
Acquisition will help trade buyer Algeco to strengthen its position in the Nordic modular space market
EQT to launch Huscompagniet's IPO - report
IPO is expected to be launched by the end of the year or the beginning of 2021 at the latest
EQT, Vaaka Partners sell shares worth €119m in Musti
Shares have been sold to institutional investors for тЌ15.8 a share
Nordic PE exits hit new low in Q2
Volume of exits by PE firms across the Nordic countries in Q2 2020 fell to its lowest point in more than a decade, according to Unquote Data
Tesi, NordicNinja et al. in $54m series-C for Varjo
Tech company has raised $100m since being founded in 2016
Shark Solutions raises funding from Circularity Capital
Company will use the proceeds to develop its manufacturing infrastructure and to expand its product range
Priveq acquires majority stake in Trendhim
Company in 2019 generated revenues of DKK 115m, the equivalent of тЌ15.4m
White Park, Navigator Capital carve out Gateway from Gunnebo
Subsidiary has since 2019 generated a loss for Gunnebo
Vitruvian Partners sells Unifaun to Marlin Equity Partners
GP exits the business four years after acquiring a majority stake in it alongside the management
CapMan announces second growth fund; invests in DSP Neural
VC fund has made its first investment in DSP Neural, which raised тЌ5m in a series-A round
CapMan to reorganise service business
GP will launch CapMan Wealth Services, which will combine the services of the disbanded Scala Fund Advisory and JAM Advisors brands
PE-backed Visma acquires Dutch firm Yuki
Deal is Visma's third acquisition in the accountancy software market
Finland's VC industry remains buoyant despite pandemic
Dealflow in the Finnish VC market remained strong in the peak months of the coronavirus outbreak, with local players cautiously optimistic
Paradigm Capital increases IES stake to 57.6%
GP previously owned around 20% of the listed education company
Icelandic company Lucinity raises $6.1m in series-A round
Company has raised $9m in total at the series-A stage, from new and existing investors
Francisco Partners acquires Consignor for €140m
CEO Peter Thomsen will continue in his role and own a 30% stake in the company
Entreprenörinvest and Innovum in $1.1m round for LocalizeDirect
Company will use the proceeds to launch Gridly, a content management system for multilingual game projects
2011-vintage funds: what is still in Nordic portfolios
Unquote and Mergermarket round up a selection of assets still held in 2011-vintage funds managed by Nordic GPs
EV Private Equity acquires 80% stake in Trainor – report
GP has reportedly acquired the company in a deal that values it at NOK 100m
Verdane acquires Caia Cosmetics
GP reportedly paid SEK 200m for a 50% stake, giving the company a valuation of SEK 400m
Trill Impact acquires Nordomatic from Adelis Equity
Adelis exits the company four years after acquiring a majority stake in it
Capidea sells FlexoPrint to IK Investment-backed Optimum
Danish GP sells the company two years after acquiring it