Finland
VC firms back €12m series-A for Kodit.io
Firm has recently launched in Madrid and plans to expand to Paris, Barcelona and Warsaw this year
DevCo hires Intera's Laakso
Laakso will be responsible for sourcing and executing new investments in Nordic companies
CapMan sells Komas to trade
Capman was compensated with 60 million new shares, which equates to approximately тЌ6.6m
VC firms back €14.4m series-B for Wirepas
London-based ETF Partners and Dutch investor KPN Ventures take part in the round
Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic buys L&T Korjausrakentaminen
Division employs 350 people and will now operate under the name Recover Nordic Korjausrakentaminen Oy
Standout invests in X-akseli
GP invests from its SEK 1bn buyout fund Standout Capital I, which was 35% invested by November
Voima raises €40m for deep-tech startup fund
Fund is targeting тЌ50m and will make 25-30 investments in seed, pre-seed, series-A and series-B rounds
Nordic direct lending makes slow but steady progress
Private debt funds have been rapidly expanding their market share in corporate cashflow lending across Europe, but Nordic progress has been slow
Summa-backed Lakers makes four buys
Summa acquired Lakers with equity from the SEK 4.5bn vehicle Summa Equity Fund I in September 2018
KKR sells Q-Park's Nordic division
KKR Infrastructure wholly acquired Q-Park in 2017 in a deal that valued the assets at тЌ2.95bn
Providence buys OpusCapita
Posti hired AGC Partners to explore the sale of the digital payment subsidiary in January
Nordic GPs set their sights on the DACH region
Nordic buyout houses are increasing their presence in the region, both in terms of deal activity and boots on the ground
PE leads performance table for Finnish state pension fund
Private equity funds delivered the best returns for VER compared with other investments in 2018
CapMan sells down Harvia stake
CapMan acquired a majority stake in Harvia in 2014, listed it last year
Nordic giants drive region's aggregate value jump
Aggregate value of buyouts in the Nordic countries jumped to тЌ25.7bn in 2018, a 66% increase on 2017
Adelis buys Ropo Capital from Sentica
Ropoтs management team remain in their positions in the business and will retain a stake
Japanese bank partners with BaltCap for €100m fund
BaltCapтs Kiisa will join the NordicNinja fund as managing partner alongside two JBIC executives
Tesi to invest €75m in circular economy initiatives
Tesiтs fund-of-funds programme makes 5-10 investments per year, totalling тЌ100-150m
TCV invests $200m in Relex
First investment from the growth equity investorтs $3bn TCV X fund, after a final close in January
CapMan holds second close for infra fund
Latest close, which took place in December, follows the fund's first close of тЌ115m in October
Sponsor Capital buys Herrmans
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company will co-invest in the business alongside the management team
Adelis buys DataCenter Finland
Fourth investment from Adelis's second fund, which held a final close on тЌ600m in June 2017
Mega-funds ignite Nordic nations
Region's PE fund managers raised the highest annual aggregate commitments on record in the first three quarters of the year alone
Accent sells Nordic Traction Group
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Accent, which acquired the firm via Accent Equity 2012