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
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 тЌ14.1m 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.
Sparkmind leads €1.1m round for CanopyLab
Company has also received тЌ1.4m 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.
Full In Partners acquires Danish firm Cybot
Deal value was reportedly 10 times the company's turnover of around тЌ13.4m
CVC Capital Partners buys Stark Group from Lone Star
GP paid around тЌ2.5bn 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
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
Maj Invest acquires Ferm Living from Vendis Capital
Deal reportedly values the interior design company at around тЌ67m
Sanofi et al. back €47m series-B for MinervaX
MinervaX has so far raised a total of $81.5m in funding, including grants
FSN to acquire 45% stake in Obton
GP is reportedly paying тЌ403m for its stake, corresponding to a valuation of 25x profit for 2019
Investcorp acquires clinical trials company Sanos
GP is deploying equity from its European Buyout Fund, which held a final close on тЌ1bn in January 2019
Latour carves out workwear brands Fristads, Kansas, Leijona
GP is acquiring the companies through its fully owned portfolio company Hultafors Group
Advent sells Faerch to trade
Deal comes three years after the GP acquired the company from EQT, reportedly paying around тЌ1bn for it
Polaris reaps high-teens return on €1bn sale of Molslinjen
Deal is the first exit from the GP's third buyout fund