Finland
FountainVest-led consortium bids for Anta Sports
Consortium offers тЌ40 per share for the company, known for its Salomon and Wilson brands
Summa Equity acquires HyTest
Investment marks the Nordic private equity firm's first deal in the Finnish market
Via Equity, PFA acquire 30% stake in Advania
Deal marks the first time Advania has partnered with PFA, an LP in its current fund
Vesalius backs Forendo Pharma in €4m round
Additional funding comes after a тЌ12m series-A financing in 2014 and тЌ5.7m of R&D loans
Juuri Partners acquires minority stake in Flowplus
Deal is a growth equity transaction for Juuri with plans to acquire players across Finland
Speedinvest leads €1.7m seed round for Kodit.io
Company is seeking to scale its operations across Europe and raise additional capital
Certior holds €51m first close for Credit Opportunities Fund II
Fund focuses on the European SME direct lending segment, in particular in seeding emerging managers
Maki backs Altum in series-A funding round
Existing investor Lifeline Ventures also takes part after backing a seed round in 2016
Nordics investors remain active but cautious
H1 buyouts drop in the Nordic region after a busy 2017 as SBOs and trade sales take off
Korona Invest acquires MV-Jäähdytys
Company reported net sales of тЌ6.8m in 2017 and employs a staff of 60
Sponsor Capital acquires Duell Bike Center
Duell's strategic goal is to strengthen relationships with both customers and suppliers
Procuritas acquires Temporary Space
GP makes the deal via its sixth fund, which held a final close on its hard-cap in May last year
DN Capital et al. in $8m round for Happeo
Fresh capital will enable the firm to expand its integration suite with LinkedIn, G Chat and Slack
Entry multiples stay frothy in Nordic region
Valuations in the Nordic countries are notably driven by high-multiple deals in the TMT and business services sectors
Tesi co-leads €5m funding round for Oura
US-based Bold Capital Partners co-leads the deal and will introduce US industry specialists to the board
Conor Venture et al. inject further $13.4m into Verto
Consortium is led by Conor Venture Partners, Open Ocean Capital and Finnish Industry Investment
CapMan sells InfoCare
Transaction ends a 13-year holding period for the Helsinki-headquartered private equity house
Agilitas completes four bolt-ons for Recover Nordic
Damage control group has acquired 14 firms since being acquired by Agilitas in 2013
PEQ sells TM Progress to Kiilto
Deal comes two years after the GP acquired the business via its second flagship buyout vehicle
Vaaka sells Enegia to state-owned Gasum
Sale encompasses Enegia Consulting, Enegia Portfolio Services and IntStream
Sentica-backed VMP lists on Nasdaq Helsinki
Final offer price stands at тЌ5 per share, setting a market cap of around тЌ69.5m for the HR company
CapMan sells The North Alliance to Norvestor
Norvestor will become majority shareholder following the acquisition from CapMan and management
Vaaka sells Sataservice in trade deal
Deal ends a four-year holding period for Vaaka, which acquired the business in May 2014
Sentica Partners exits Silta
Following the deal, Silta will become part of Administer, with its brand and name unchanged