Denmark
Ceder Capital acquires Kaffekapslen
After the transaction, Kaffekapslen's management team will own around 45% of the company
ByFounders leads $4.6m seed round for Proper
Other investors include PreSeed Ventures, Prehype, Vaekstfonden and Bjarke Ingels
DCVC Bio leads $17m series-A round for BioPhero
Startup will use the funding to start production of its first product and make it available worldwide
BlackFin acquires Fokus Asset Management
Acquisition will enable Fokus to strengthen its service globally and become the main point-of-contact for foreign investors wanting to access the Nordic real estate market
KKR invests $100m in Nordic Bioscience
GP is investing from Health Care Strategic Growth Fund, which held a final close in November 2017 on $1.2bn
Global PayTech Ventures invests €4m in Subaio
Deal is Global PayTech’s first investment and will help Subaio expand into new European markets
Capidea buys toy company Maki from Industri Udvikling
Industri Udvikling had backed Maki since August 2017 and owned a 40% stake
Lugard Road invests $73m in Investcorp-backed Ageras
Transaction reportedly gives the company a valuation of around $244m
PE-backed 9Altitudes adds on Danish firm Optimate
Merged group is expected to generate a turnover of €65m and employ 400 staff across four countries
EQT sells Flying Tiger Copenhagen to Treville
Company founder Lennart Lajboschitz has also reportedly sold his 29% stake in the company
Vækstfonden, Danske Bank et al. in €4.9m round for Airtame
Latest funding takes its total raised to approximately €14.1m and will enable the company to accelerate product development and hire more staff
EQT Ventures et al. sell Peakon to trade for $700m
Since being founded in 2015, Peakon raised around $68m from investors including EQT Ventures, Atomico, IDInvest, Balderton and Heartcore.
Den Sociale Kapitalfond buys Profilservice
GP focuses on Nordic SMEs with a potential for growth and positive social influence in the local community
Sparkmind leads €1.1m round for CanopyLab
Company has also received €1.4m in venture loans and soft money from the Danish Growth Fund and Innovation Fund Denmark
PE-backed Helgstrand Dressage merges with Ludger Beerbaum Stables
Waterland-backed Danish company Helgstrand Dressage has acquired and merged with equestrian show jumping business Ludger Beerbaum Stables.
Zefyr Invest acquires Bramidan from Blue Equity
GP is deploying equity from Zefyr Invest III, and Bramidan is its third acquisition from the vehicle
Full In Partners acquires Danish firm Cybot
Deal value was reportedly 10 times the company's turnover of around €13.4m
CVC Capital Partners buys Stark Group from Lone Star
GP paid around €2.5bn for the company, deploying equity from CVC Capital Partners VII
Investcorp-backed Impero acquires Netop
Acquisition was made partly to internationalise Impero's business, particularly in the US
Verlinvest leads €24.5m investment in Liva Healthcare
Verlinvest executive director Simon Sallustio will take a place on the company's board following the transaction
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Nordic 2020 Review
Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote Nordic reporter Eliza Punshi to discuss how dealflow and fundraising prospects are faring as 2021 rolls on
VF Venture leads €9.4m investment in Reform
Company will use the proceeds for further digitalisation and accelerated growth
Maj Invest acquires Ferm Living from Vendis Capital
Deal reportedly values the interior design company at around €67m
Sanofi et al. back €47m series-B for MinervaX
MinervaX has so far raised a total of $81.5m in funding, including grants