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Verdane backs music software developer Propellerhead
Fresh infusion of capital will help the Swedish business grow its team and increase its development pace
Silverfleet appoints Karl Eidem as co-head of Nordic region
Former AP6 and Doughty Hanson joins British GP's current head of the Nordic region, Gareth Whiley
Aggregate value drops as Nordic assets look to public markets
Private equity firms are battling with stock exchanges for the affection of businesses in search of capital in the Nordic region
Sentica raises €185m for fifth buyout fund
Finland-based buyout house has hit the тЌ185m hard-cap for its lower-mid-market vehicle
Maj Invest acquires Danish software provider Icotera
Management buyout sees Maj Invest's fifth fund acquire 75% of the shares in Icotera alongside CEO and CTO
Vaaka Partners-backed Solita acquires Palmu
Finnish GP has owned the digital business consultancy and services company since 2013
HitecVision's Point Resources acquires ExxonMobil's EEPN
Deal will see ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway merged with HitecVision's Point Resources
Westerlund to stand down as CapMan CEO
Heikki Westerlund had taken up his position in 2013 and will stay on until a replacement is appointed
EQT in final exit from Scandic
Deal results in EQT's complete divestment after a SEK 6.9bn IPO in December 2015
Capidea backs Westpack
Buyout will allow for succession at the company, with one member of the founding family exiting his shareholding entirely
Ratos sells final Arcus share block for NOK 762m
After the share sale, listed Swedish private equity firm Ratos will no longer be a shareholder in the Norwegian wine and spirits group
Denmark suffers from lack of newcomer buyout firms
Country lags behind its Nordic counterparts in terms of new private equity players, despite a growing number of buyouts
FSN Capital acquires Active Brands
Buyout sees the Norway-based private equity fund acquire a majority stake in sporting goods group
Investcorp acquires majority stake in Ageras
Private equity firm's cash injection is the first institutional capital raised by Ageras since it was founded
Vaaka backed Tietokeskus bolts on SystemaStore
Finnish provider of ICT services expands in the northern Finland region
Altor's Transcom take-private succeeds
GP's four-month bidding process to delist Stockholm-based Transcom comes to an end two years after Altor first invested
Vaaka Partners' third fund hits €225m hard-cap in three months
Final close brings the total amount raised by the Finnish firm since 2007 to тЌ450m
Polaris-owned HTC Sweden sells FGS division
Polaris bought flooring business HTC Sweden from 3i for less than тЌ40m in 2013
Credo disposes of Labflex to founders after 15 months
Norwegian private equity fund told local media it had been dissatisfied with the investment
Nordic Capital sells final Europris shares for NOK 1.9bn
Final block of 54 million shares was disposed through an accelerated bookbuilding offer run by Carnegie and DNB
How many more generalists can the Nordic PE market bear?
Competition for capital and assets in the Nordic region has skyrocketed to the point of possible oversaturation
Accent Equity sells Textilia to Danish trade buyer
Acquisition by De Forenede Dampvaskerier brings Textilia's private equity ownership to an end after 20 years
Nord Kapital makes first exit from Nord II with Hepro sale
Swedish trade buyer AddLife acquires the Norwegian GP's portfolio company around two years after Nord's buyout
Nordic Capital sells 8.75% stake in Resurs for SEK 980m
Partial divestment comes nine months after the consumer finance company listed with an SEK 11bn valuation