Denmark
Level Equity, Vaekstfonden in $16.9m round for Monsido
Company will use the capital to expand in the North American, EU, and Asia-Pacific markets
FSN sells Fitness Word to Pure Gym
Buyer has been owned by US buyout house Leonard Green & Partners since late 2017
Ex-Tryg senior vice-president Winther joins Realdania
Winther's appointment comes as current CIO Peter Johansen announced his intention to resign last October
Cardlay secures €9m funding round
Company also agreed to partner up with Eurocard, the largest card issuer in Scandinavia
Denso et al. in €15m round for Canatu
New investor 3M Ventures and existing investor Faurecia also participate in the round
"Pass-the-parcel" deals surge in Nordic region as PE matures
At nearly a third of all buyouts, the proportion of SBOs is now higher in the Nordic region than it is across Europe as a whole
Crane leads $5m round for Forecast
Existing Danish investors Seed Capital and Heartcore also participate in the round
Nordic Capital-backed Conscia buys XevIT
Conscia intends to boost its expansion across the DACH region and further consolidate its market position
HIG to acquire Meyra and Alu Rehab
HIG has acquired the two mobility products manufacturers, with the intention of merging them
Danish pension fund ATP nets record returns
Private equity portfolio returned DKK 2.6bn over the first three quarters of 2019
Polaris acquires SSG Group from BWB Partners
Polaris secures a majority stake in Denmark-based SSG Group alongside the management team
Litorina buys NN07 from Fidelio
Litorina draws capital from its fifth buyout fund, which closed on its SEK 3bn target in August
VC firms back €20m series-A for Stipe
Novo Holdings co-leads the round with Arix and Wellington Partners, and Sunstone Ventures invest
PKA to start raising third party capital for PE
PKA receives approval from the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority to act as fund manager
Unigestion opens Copenhagen office
Per Lawгtz Hansen is responsible for leading Unigesiton's new Copenhagen based office
H1 Review: Nordic pricing frothy as cross-border capital pours in
Nordic region retained its position as the most expensive place in Europe for private equity firms to buy companies in Q2 2019
Hg-backed IT Relation buys Miracle42
Hg acquired IT Relation for an enterprise value of around DKK 1bn in June last year
IK sells Ellab to EQT
IK Investment Partners held the thermal validation services company for three years
Via Equity backs Cego carve-out
GP invests from Via Equity III, a DKK 1bn fund that invests in companies with sales of тЌ10-100m
GP Bullhound holds €113m final close for Fund IV
Vehicle will predominantly focus on later-stage rounds for European technology businesses
Nordic PE market attracts foreign GPs despite high pricing
Non-Nordic fund managers put a record amount of capital to work in the region in 2018, on both a relative and absolute basis
Silverfleet sells Phase One to Axcel for 4.6x
Sale ends a holding period of more than five years for Silverfleet's first buyout fund
Industri Udvikling buys minority stake in Wila
Investment will be drawn from Industri Udvikling IV, a 2013-vintage DKK 500m fund
Triton submits bid for Thomas Cook's Nordic business
Group is evaluating the offer for its operations and airline in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark