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CapMan's turnover totalled €23.2m in Q3
CapMan Group had a turnover of €23.2m in total in Q3, according to its interim report for the period 1 January-30 September.
Sjätte AP-fonden invests in Salcomp
Swedish pension fund Sjätte 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 €1m 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 €84.4m.
Bridgepoint sells Terveystalo to EQT
Bridgepoint has sold Finnish private healthcare provider Terveystalo to EQT for a reported €650m.
Impax to acquire two Finnish wind power projects
Impax Asset Management has agreed to acquire the Kuolavaara-Keulakkopää and Joukhaisselkä pre-construction-stage wind power projects from Fortum and Metsähallitus.
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 €206m for CapMan Buyout X, posted €4.3m 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 €8.5m series-A funding round for Finnish game developer Grand Cru.
DNA decides against buyout
Finnish mobile phone operator DNA has decided to hold off on a €1.3bn buyout, as "the market situation becomes clearer," according to a company statement.
Sentica exits 9lives
Sentica Partners has sold Helsinki-based ambulance and emergency care services company 9lives back to the company’s management.
IK sells off Dynea divisions
IK Investment Partners’ portfolio company Dynea Chemicals has sold its Norwegian division Dynea to Eltek Holding.
Sitra et al. back Omegawave
Sitra has led a €1.6m financing round for Omegawave, alongside Conor Venture Partners and three other stakeholders.
Karolinska backs Forendo Pharma
Karolinska Development has invested €1.2m 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 Munksjö 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 €150m 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 €7.4m series-A funding round.
Sponsor Capital backs Espotel
Sponsor Capital Oy and Espotel’s 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.