Finland
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 €5 per share, setting a market cap of around €69.5m 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
IK acquires four regional A-Katsastus operations
IK makes the investment via its 2017-vintage IK Small Cap II fund, which closed earlier this year
Payments sector heats up across the Nordic region
PayPal's $2.2bn acquisition of VC-backed iZettle highlights the Nordic region's leading position in the payments tech market
PineBridge opens Helsinki office
Firm plans on growing its business across European markets with a particular focus on the Nordic region
Bridgepoint-backed Evac acquires Cathelco
Finland-based Evac plans to expand its cleantech portfolio with the addition of new systems
CapMan acquires stake in RealMachinery
RealMachinery plans to strengthen its position in the Nordic markets with the fresh capital
Standout invests in Miradore
Miradore will increase investments to foster organic growth outside of its native Finland
Ginko leads $100m round for HMD Global
HMD Global plans on making strategic investments and scaling up business operations
Nordic Capital Fund IX holds final close on €4.3bn
Nordic Capital already completed three deals from its ninth flagship buyout fund this year
Triton, KKR sell Mehiläinen to CVC
Deal for the Finnish healthcare services provider is reportedly valued at €1.8bn
Nauta Capital invests €4.2m in Smarp
Smarp intends to expand its European and US operations, and hire 100 employees
Axcel acquires Orion Diagnostica in €163m deal
Deal is the fourth investment from Axcel V, which held a €617m final close in April 2018
Carve-outs return to prominence in Nordic PE
Proportion of Nordic buyouts accounted for by spin-outs rise in Q1 after two years of lower than average activity
Sentica, Tesi back SuperPark
With the fresh capital, SuperPark will have the resources to grow and open new parks globally
Bocap invests €6m in Eficode
Eficode plans on speeding up its international expansion plans with the fresh funding
Apax Partners acquires Solita from Vaaka Partners
Secondary buyout transaction ends a five-year holding period for Finnish investor Vaaka Partners