Finland
MB Funds to sell A-Katsastus to Finnish cooperative Tradeka
Exit comes a year and a half after the Finnish GP acquired the company from Bridgepoint, having also owned the company between 2003 and 2006
Latour carves out workwear brands Fristads, Kansas, Leijona
GP is acquiring the companies through its fully owned portfolio company Hultafors Group
MB Funds to sell Kotkamills to trade
Sale comes five years after an MB Funds-led consortium acquired the company from Opengate Capital
2021 Preview: Nordic region weathers brunt of pandemic
Nordic countries lived up to their reputation as PE stronghold in 2020, with strong H2 recovery and record VC investments in the region
Rundit raises €1m in seed funding
Startup was founded this year and has so far raised €1.6m in total
Korona Invest acquires stake in Enmac
Enmac is GP's sixth investment from the fund, which was 50% deployed following its fifth investment in April 2020
Vidici Ventures et al. in €2m seed round for ReceiptHero
Startup will use the proceeds for further product development, and to expand into Sweden and the Baltic region next year
Alfvén & Didrikson leads $12m round for Klevu
Retail search engine startup has raised €15m since being founded in 2013
PE-backed Sortera acquires Vaihtolava
Deal is Sortera's 13th acquisition since it was established in 2006
Via Equity sells Profit Software to Volpi
Sale comes six years after the GP, alongside Tesi, acquired the company from CapMan
Certior holds first close on €35m for special opportunities fund
Fund has a target of €75m and is due to hold a final close in May 2021
Alder to exit Finnish company Aidon in Q1 2021 – report
GP acquired a majority stake in the company in 2013, alongside 2VK Invest, Tesi and key employees
Voima Ventures leads €2m round for Betolar
Startup will use the proceeds to start the commercialisation of its product to global markets
CapMan Growth closes second fund on €97m
GP aims to complete the fund's investment period withiun three years and raise a new growth fund every three years
Innovestor leads €1.1m seed round for Linear
Startup will use the proceeds for future growth and expansion to new markets
MIG leads €39m series-A round for IQM
"Deep tech" startup has so far raised €71m since being founded in 2018
CapMan adds €470m in AUM in Q3 2020
AUM bump driven by commitments to CapMan Nordic Real Estate III and CapMan Growth II funds
HTGF, Evonik exit Synoste to trade
Deal is HTGF's 11th exit during the coronavirus pandemic, and comes seven years after the VC first invested in the company
Vaaka Partners buys engineering firm A-Insinoorit
GP is deploying equity from its third buyout fund, which held a final close on €225m hard-cap in March 2017
Novartis, Novo lead €9m series-A for Rappta Therapeutics
Round also saw participation from family office Advent Life Sciences, and Business Finland
Bain-led consortium makes €2.1bn offer for Ahlstrom-Munksjö
Consortium has offered €18.10 per share, 24% higher than the €14.56 closing price on 23 September
True Ventures leads $87m series-C round for ICEye
Space-tech startup has so far raised $152m since being founded in 2015
Folmer acquires majority stake in Donier Gastronomie
GP is investing from its second fund, which has so far made five platform investments
Icebreaker leads €1.6m round for Fixably
Startup will use proceeds to accelerate its expansion into the US and increase presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific