Finland
Sentica's Trust Kapital bolts on Enfo Zender
Acquisition is the first bolt-on by GP-backed Finnish business support services company
Inventure sells Rightware for €64m
Existing shareholders include Finnish Industry Investment, Inventure and Nexit Ventures
FSN Capital closes fifth fund on €1bn hard-cap
Surpassing its target of €624m, the Nordic vehicle is €376m larger than its predecessor
CapMan acquires temp housing manager Forenom
Temporary housing provider is first acquisition by the Finnish asset manager’s buyout fund since 2014
Nordic outlook remains upbeat despite 2016 slowdown
Nordic private equity market saw overall deal value drop substantially in 2016
Verdane invest €5m in web tools developer Vaadin
Nordic growth investor joins a group of three previous backers for the Finnish company
Intera in €35m carve-out of ISS security division
Buyout firm carves out Finnish security division from formerly PE-backed Danish services company
Buran VC in €6.9m round for Bonusway
CEE-focused VC Buran is joined by Finnish venture fund Visionplus in the funding round
CapMan to acquire Finnish investor Norvestia in €118m deal
Finnish GP lodges bid to acquire publicly listed investment company Norvestia for merger
Vaaka takes majority stake in Molok
Investment by Finnish buyout house forms part of plan for international expansion
Creandum leads $10m series-A for KNL Networks
Existing investors Inventure and Butterfly Ventures re-upped for the funding round
Nordic GPs look to new verticals in private healthcare
GPs in the region are increasingly turning to new healthcare subsectors as the private care segment evolves into a large-cap game
Vaaka picks up LTP Logistics
Private equity firm Vaaka acquires a majority stake in the Finnish food logistics business
Avoiding healthcare controversy and seeking new opportunities
As GPs shy away from investment in healthcare provision, new opportunities are presenting themselves in other medically related sub-sectors
Vaaka Partners exits Renewa
Trade sale comes eight years after Vaaka acquired the company formerly known as Termopoint
LP Profile: Keva
Markus Pauli, CIO for Keva’s alternative investments, details how the investor’s appetite for buyouts has increased over the years
Inventure, ETF, Vito in €4.5m round for Wirepas
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the Finnish startup to €10m in 2016
Treating Europe’s healthcare malaise
With Europe facing an ageing population and a sharp rise in long-term chronic illnesses, unquote" investigates private equity's role in solving the continent's healthcare conundrum
Northzone holds €300m final close
Latest vehicle raises 20% more than the Nordic-focused venture capital firm's previous fund
Nordic buyout values soar amid high-liquidity environment
Average Nordic buyout values are growing, with the market expecting higher entry multiples and more leverage
Northzone leads €4m series-A for Zervant
Finnish e-invoicing startup raises institutional funding from Nordic VCs Northzone and Conor
Denmark increases share of Nordic PE deals
Southernmost Scandinavian country was the busiest country by deal volume in 2015
Intera Partners in Wise Group SBO
Intera bought the company with the intention to list it come exit
Ceder Capital acquires Buildercom
Swedish GP acquires the Finnish technology business through its DKK 350m maiden fund