Finland
CapMan recruits Ratos’s Pålsson as partner
Pålsson’s departure for the Finnish buyout house comes a week after Ratos announces CEO change
Altor buys Realia in SBO from Sponsor Capital
Deal sees Finnish GP Sponsor Capital exit alongside Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Fund and Nordea
EQT Ventures leads $16.1m series-B for Verto Analytics
Round is first investment from EQT Ventures since formally announcing and closing its debut venture vehicle
Intera’s Kamux cancels IPO after tax revelations
Private-equity-backed Finnish used car retailer was scheduled for a €330m listing on 7 June
Nordic Mezzanine to hold off on new fund, says CEO
Debt manager has not explored fundraising due to the "squeezed" nature of the Nordic mezzanine market
CapMan exits Esperi Care to ICG
Exit ends the six-year ownership of the care provider by CapMan’s Buyout division
Intera prepares €330m listing of Kamux
Finnish used car seller’s Helsinki IPO will give the company a market cap in €275m-332m range
CapMan Credit renames, holds €100m close for debt fund
CapMan Credit rebrands to Nest Capital and holds a first close for its unitranche and mezzanine fund
Sentica exits Arjessa in €32m trade sale
Exit for Finnish GP’s third buyout vehicle comes after six years of ownership
Nordic Capital lists Tokmanni in €394m Helsinki IPO
Busy week on public markets for Nordic Capital, who realised €500m of shares in two days
Armada Interactive raises $3m from Initial Capital et al.
Other backers include Index Ventures, ProFounders Capital, Backed and Reaktor Ventures
Former Altor and Nordic Capital veterans launch Summa Equity
GP will focus on buyouts in sectors with climate and demography-driven changes
Nordic startup bloom may wither without government support
As Nordic cities continue to foster successful startups, should governments be doing more to improve affordability?
Vaaka-backed Enegia buys intStream
Energy-market-focused software company will be the first bolt-on for Enegia since Vaaka’s 2014 buyout
CapMan exits Suomen Lämpöikkuna to Inwido
Inwido’s bolt-on is the first acquisition for the company after Swedish GP Ratos's full exit
Nordic Capital to float Tokmanni in Helsinki
Goldman Sachs and Nordea tapped as bookrunners for Q2 IPO on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki
Vito Ventures and Inventure lead €1.5m series-A for Wirepas
Round follows initial €1.5m early-stage round raised from Inventure in 2015
Sentica Partners acquires BPO company Trust Kapital
The Finnish business process outsourcing company’s founder will retain a significant minority stake alongside the GP
Sponsor Capital exits Espotel to trade buyer
Exit for Finnish private equity firm comes three years after it acquired Espotel
Partech leads $36m series-B for Finland’s M-Files
Round pushes the total funding raised by the Finnish enterprise software company past the $40m mark
CapMan snags director Frimodig from Summa Capital
Former Alfred Berg and ABN Amro adviser will also join the Finnish GP’s mangement group
FSN's Instalco makes eight bolt-ons in Nordic region
FSN Capital portfolio company Instalco Group has made eight bolt-ons across Norway, Sweden and Finland
Speedinvest exits Holvi
Speedinvest has sold Finnish software company Holvi to Spanish bank BBVA
CapMan hires Outotec’s Kåll as partner
The former executive board member of an engineering company will join CapMan's buyout division