Finland
Attracting tech talent top priority for Nordic GPs
Industry players at the Unquote Nordic Private Equity Forum discussed the region's track record and future challenges
Verdane sells Powernet to Efore in deal worth up to €6m
Acquisition is conditional upon Efore receiving sufficient proceeds from its rights offering
Intera invests in Porvoon Huoltomiehet
Finnish property maintenance company will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy
Triton-backed Ramudden buys LKJ-Palvelut
Triton acquired Ramudden in a secondary buyout from IK Investment Partners in December 2017
Finnish foundation seeks alternatives manager
Alternatives portfolio may consist of private equity, private debt, and illiquid real estate investments
Vaaka Partners invests in Nordic Healthcare Group
GP invests via Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund III, which closed on its тЌ225m hard-cap last year
Tesi, Partnera buy Uusioaines
Tesi and the company's managing director, Jussi Parkkali, will both hold minority positions
Adelis-backed Søgemedier buys MarkkinointiAkatemia
Fifth bolt-on the group has made since the acquisition of SУИgemedier in February 2018
Tesi et al. in €12m series-A for Dispelix
Previous backers Lifeline Ventures and VTT Ventures also take part in the investment
Naxicap's Technicis Group bolts on AAC Global
Finland-based translation services business AAC is Technicis's fourth bolt on in 2018
PE drives Elo's performance
Finnish occupational pension company has allocated 8.3% of its portfolio to private equity
Nordic software sector lures private equity investors
Deal volume in the software space outstripped the long-term monthly average throughout September as the region's reputation endures
FSN-backed Bygghemma bolts on Edututor
Edututor will continue to operate as an independent entity within the DIY segment in Finland
Lifeline et al. in €5.1m funding round for Synoste
German early-stage investor HTGF, a previous backer of Synoste also participated in the round
Triton, KKR-backed Ambea to acquire Aleris division for SEK 3bn
Care operations of Aleris in Norway, Sweden and Denmark will be acquired by Ambea for SEK 3bn
Atomico leads $31m series-B for Varjo
Funding will be used to scale Varjo's teams from 80 to 200 over the next 12 months
Terra Firma et al. acquire Parmaco from MB
Transaction reportedly gives the Finnish real estate business an enterprise value of €400m
Private equity tops Nordic LP returns charts
PE outperforms other asset classes in the region, as local LPs continue to increase their allocations to the space
CapMan promotes three
GP promotes Antti Karppinen and Tobias Karte to partners and Tomi AlУЉn to investment director
CapMan-backed Digital Workforce raises €3m
Investors in the round include CapMan Growth Equity Fund and earlier seed investors
Folmer acquires Europlan Engineering
GP intends to expand the businesses into new market segments as it pursues a growth strategy
Tesi invests in €6.3m round for Nosto
Fellow Helsinki-based VC firm (and existing investor) OpenOcean also takes part in the financing
Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic acquires JK Kloakservice
Latest deal is the 15th bolt-on since Agilitas backed Recover Nordic in 2013
CapMan exits Fluido
Deal marks the first exit for the CapMan Growth Fund, which held a final close in December 2017