Finland
CapMan's Harvia lists with €93.5m market cap
Total value of the shares is expected to correspond to a market cap of around тЌ93.5m
Finnish newcomer Maki.vc launches with €70m target
Backers of the fund to date include Skype's founder, the Supercell co-founders, and Nokia's chair
Capman launches infra fund
Manager is currently in discussions with placement agents and legal advisers on the raise
CapMan prepares Harvia for IPO in Helsinki
Harvia intends to raise around тЌ45m to strengthen its capital structure and support growth
Nordic tech's transatlantic ambition
Nordic startups are increasingly looking to find backers with ties to the US market to support their growth strategies
Vaaka Partners acquires Framery
Vaaka invested in the firm via its latest vehicle, Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund III
Draper Esprit invests in five seed funds
Managers include Berlin-based Join Capital and Helsinki-based Icebreaker
Inventure, Tesi raise $2.4m for Thirdpresence
Deal marks the first investment from Inventure Fund III, which held a first close on тЌ110m
EQT Ventures leads $41m round for Small Giant Games
Participants in the round include existing investors Creandum, Spintop Ventures and Profounders
Adelis exits Med Group after three-year holding
Firm saw its turnover double to тЌ100m and the number of employees increase from 800 to 3,000
Ascend Capital backs TactoTek in $23m round
TactoTek will use the fresh capital to expand operations and production capacity
Tesi leads €6m funding round for Zervant
Zervant plans to use the investment to grow the use of electronic invoicing for micro-businesses
CapMan rolls out incentive plan for top team
Performance will be determined based on personal records and company returns, commencing 1 April
EQ launches new secondary fund
Simultaneously to the launch, EQ also held a first close for its fund-of-funds EQ PE X North
EQ PE X North holds first close on €83m
Fundraising will continue during Q2, and a final close on тЌ175m is planned for June 2018
MB Funds acquires Pohjolan Energia
Solar energy firm intends to bolster its growth plans in Finland and internationally
Conor to raise third technology fund
Target size of the latest vehicle is around double the amount raised by its predecessor
Litorina acquires Bergfalk
Deal is the second investment from the Litorina V fund, following Digpro in November 2017
Triton-backed OptiGroup completes bolt-ons in Romania, Finland
Acquired businesses are expected to post a тЌ50m combined turnover, according to OptiGroup
Sentica acquires Purkupiha and Dammega
Finnish GP has bought majority stakes in the Helsinki-based demolition businesses
Sponsor Capital acquires majority stake in Myllyn Paras
Transaction includes the company's operations and two production facilities in Finland
Madison Dearborn sells Finland-based Powerflute for €365m
Transaction comes only a year after Madison Dearborn Partners acquired a majority stake
Fundraising record rounds off active year for Nordic region
Region saw strong fundraising and high deal volume off the back of low interest rates in 2017
IK's OpenSolution bolts on Finnpos
OpenSolution intends to grow geographically in the Nordic region following the deal