Denmark
VC-backed Ascendis raises $108m in IPO
Listing priced at $18 per share
Erhvervsinvest buys Logopaint
Buyout leaves management with combined 35% stake in the business
Sunstone et al in €20m series-B for Orphazyme
Total funding for Orphazyme reaches €34m with latest round
Nordic Capital buys Unisport
Second add-on acquisition for Sportmaster in a year
Axcel exits VPG and fully realises fund
Exit comes after 14 years' ownership of the troubled company
OW Bunker: PFA joins ATP in Altor IV exit
Danish pensions provider is second major LP to leave Altor IV
OW Bunker: ATP sells €36m Altor commitment
Pension fund does not rule out investments in future Altor funds
Capidea invests in Broen-Lab
Danish GP will take majority stake, investing alongside management
Polaris holds DKK 2.2bn first close
The fund's DKK 3bn target exceeds predecessor's €365m close
Altor buys Norican from MidEuropa
Altor has acquired Danish machines manufacturer Norican in a secondary buyout from Mid Europa and Accession II Investment Capital.
Game Analytics raises $5.5m from Sunstone
New management will join the Copenhagen business as part of the round.
Four December sell-downs in the Nordic region
Key facts about the region's four major stock sell-downs in December
Axcel to cut losses in Noa Noa
Slowing business has left the company's debt too burdensome for the GP
Deal in focus: IK tucks into Meyers and Løgismose
IK's investment in Meyers and Løgismose highlights high-end dining opportunities in Denmark
Axcel fully exits Pandora
Sale of the GP's shares led by Goldman Sachs
EQT, Goldman Sachs sell DKK 4bn of ISS shares
Sale brings total value of shares sold by the GPs since September to DKK 9bn
Ascendis completes $60m series-D
A total of seven investors comitted capital to the round
Seed Capital and Novo exit Contera
Exit includes future contingent and royalty payments clause
Industri Udvikling raises DKK 500m fund
Fourth fund is DKK 162m larger than previous vehicle
The sinking of Altor’s OW Bunker
The collapse of Altor-owned shipping fuel business OW Bunker has been labelled one of the biggest scandals in Danish financial history
Northzone leads €3m round for AllUnite
Company plans to expand into 50 new countries in 50 weeks
IK buys Meyers and Løgismose for DKK 800m
GP will take a majority stake in new merged company
TheFashion.com raises DKK 10m from Vækstfonden
Investment will support company's European expansion
Altor’s OW Bunker insolvent
Losses exceed equity after fraud revelations and failed oil hedging strategy