e-commerce
Verdane sells Hyma to trade in €159m deal
Deal represents an IRR of more than 50% for Verdane, and will be the GP's first realisation from Verdane Edda I
PE-backed Komplett to launch IPO
Company is planning to list on the Oslo Stock Exchange, where it had previously been listed prior to its de-listing in 2011
Verdane invests in Finnish grocery company Fiksuruoka
GP is part of €19m funding round for the company, in which existing investors of Fiksuruoka also took part
Altor buys minority stake in Swedish fashion label Totême
Acquisition reportedly values the fashion company at €148-198m
Polaris backs sportswear retailer Stronger
GP is acquiring a 51% in the company, with the remainder retained by the founders and management
SoftBank, Prosus lead €223m round for Kolonial
New round reportedly gives the company a post-money valuation of €750m, up significantly from its last valuation of around $178m in 2017
Kinnevik to sell 23.2% stake in Qliro to Rite Ventures
Deal will make Rite Ventures the largest owner of the Nordic e-commerce group
VCs sell Wine in Black to trade
Consortium includes Project A, Black River Ventures, E.Ventures, Bright Capital and Passion Capital