Finland
Sjätte AP-fonden invests in Salcomp
Swedish pension fund SjУЄtte AP-fonden (AP6) has invested in Salcomp, a global manufacturer of mobile phone chargers, tablets and other mobile units.
Intel Capital leads $20m round for SkySQL
Intel Capital has led a $20m series-B round for SkySQL.
VNTM and Finnvera inject €1m into Mobilemarking
VNT Management (VNTM) and Finnvera have invested close to тЌ1m in Mobilemarking, the Finnish developer of a stainless steel colour patterning method.
VC-backed Supercell secures $1.53bn from SoftBank
Finnish mobile games developer Supercell, backed by a consortium of venture capital firms, has raised $1.53bn from Japanese telecoms group SoftBank and GungHo Online Entertainment.
EQT mulling Sanitec IPO
EQT is reportedly mulling a listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange for Sanitec, a Nordic bath and toilet maker.
Capman completes Nice exit
Capman has wholly divested Nice Entertainment Group, a pan-Nordic content production company, to Swedish broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) for an enterprise value of тЌ84.4m.
Bridgepoint sells Terveystalo to EQT
Bridgepoint has sold Finnish private healthcare provider Terveystalo to EQT for a reported тЌ650m.
Impax to acquire two Finnish wind power projects
Impax Asset Management has agreed to acquire the Kuolavaara-KeulakkopУЄУЄ and JoukhaisselkУЄ pre-construction-stage wind power projects from Fortum and MetsУЄhallitus.
ThingLink raises $2m in Inventure-led second funding round
Helsinki-based image interaction company ThingLink has raised $2m in a funding round led by existing backer Inventure.
CapMan holds second close, appoints new CEO
Listed entity CapMan has reached a second close on тЌ206m for CapMan Buyout X, posted тЌ4.3m in net profits and appointed Heikki Westerlund as new CEO.
Idinvest et al. back Grand Cru with €8.5m
Idinvest Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and Nokia Growth Partners have taken part in an тЌ8.5m series-A funding round for Finnish game developer Grand Cru.
Sentica exits 9lives
Sentica Partners has sold Helsinki-based ambulance and emergency care services company 9lives back to the companyтs management.
IK sells off Dynea divisions
IK Investment Partnersт portfolio company Dynea Chemicals has sold its Norwegian division Dynea to Eltek Holding.
Sitra et al. back Omegawave
Sitra has led a тЌ1.6m financing round for Omegawave, alongside Conor Venture Partners and three other stakeholders.
Karolinska backs Forendo Pharma
Karolinska Development has invested тЌ1.2m in a series-A funding round for Finnish drug development company Forendo Pharma.
Nordic Report 2013
Once the darling of European private equity, has the Nordic region lost some of its lustre?
EQT's Munksjö lists on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki
Shares in EQT-backed speciality paper producer MunksjУЖ have started trading on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund II holds final close
Vaaka Partners has held a final close for Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund II on its тЌ150m hard-cap.
Sentica's atBusiness merges with Innofactor
Sentica Partners Oy has sold Finnish technology company atBusiness to Innofactor.
VC-backed Valkee raises €7.4m
Finnish health technology company Valkee has announced a тЌ7.4m series-A funding round.
Sponsor Capital backs Espotel
Sponsor Capital Oy and Espotelтs management have wholly acquired Espotel Oy, a Finnish provider of R&D services for embedded systems development.
Emerald Technology Ventures et al. back MetGen
Emerald Technology Ventures and several other backers have invested in a series-A financing round for MetGen Oy, a Finnish industrial biotech company.
Inventure and Nexit back $5.2m round for Rightware
Inventure and Nexit Ventures have reinvested in Finnish user interface software developer Rightware, which has closed its $5.2m series-B funding round.
The end of the Nordic dream?
Buoyant economies and market-beating returns have long made the Nordics top of LPs' wish lists. But a slowdown in exit activity combined with an increase in capital chasing deals may indicate tougher times ahead.