Sweden
OTPP et al. in €140m round for Kry
Founded in 2015, Kry had already raised in excess of тЌ80m prior to this round
Triton sells Eleda Group
Triton initiated the buy-and-build by acquiring a stake in Akeab in 2017
Altor exits Ålö to trade
Purchase price for the Sweden-based agricultural machinery manufacturer is based on an EV of тЌ250m
Agilitas sells Recover Nordic to EQT
EQT deploys capital from its EQT VIII fund, which hit its тЌ10.75bn hard-cap in 2018
Altor backs Curamando, creates digital marketing group
GP deploys capital from Altor Fund V, which closed on its тЌ2.5bn hard-cap in February 2019
EQT exits ITS Learning to trade
Sale ends a six-year holding period for EQT, which bought the company via EQT Expansion Capital II
Paris takes over London as VC capital of Europe
Greater Paris region received €3.1bn between 2007-2015, according to Invest Europe research
Vitruvian's Snow Software buys Embotics
Swedish optimisation software developer is also backed by Sumeru and Ontario Pension Board
Goldman Sachs mid-market PE team makes hires
Esma Yildiz, who joins from Arma Partners, will head up mid-market sponsor coverage for the team
Balderton leads €21m round for Detectify
Existing investors Paua Ventures, Inventure and Insight Venture Partners also participated
Polaris partially exits Jetpak
GP will retain a 5.3% stake in the listed Swedish delivery company
EQT closes Ventures II on €660m
EQT Ventures II will back European startups and US companies looking to expand in Europe
Vostok leads $85m series-B for VOI Technology
Consortium of investors supporting the funding round includes existing and new backers
Omers Ventures leads €18.5m series-B for FirstVet
Fresh capital will enable FirstVet to expand its service globally and launch in other markets
EQT sells minority stake in Anticimex to GIC
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund invests in a deal that values the company at around тЌ3.6bn
Nordic Capital aiming for further Munters sell-down
Nordic Capital already made a partial sell-down earlier in the year, selling 25 million shares at SEK 44 apiece
"Pass-the-parcel" deals surge in Nordic region as PE matures
At nearly a third of all buyouts, the proportion of SBOs is now higher in the Nordic region than it is across Europe as a whole
Blue Water Energy, Nixon Energy acquire Varel
Sandvik will retain the company's mining supply operations, a 30% stake and a board seat
Adelis backs insurance broker Säkra
With the GP's support, SУЄkra plans to further strengthen its market position and expand its offering
Aurelius sells Scandinavian Cosmetics Group to Accent
Accent is currently investing from Accent Equity 2017, which deploys тЌ10-25m in equity
Northzone in €17m round for Matsmart
Round was led by LeadX Capital Partners with Ingka Group, D-Ax and Norrsken also taking part
EQT-backed IFS buys Astea International
Astea International has a market cap of $18m and operates from seven locations globally
Main Capital-backed Assessio buys HFM Talent Index
Sweden-based Assessio Group adds on HFM Talent Index to improve its product offering
Investors debate fund-size and specialisation at Nordic Forum
Panellists tackled fund diversification, portfolio company digitalisation and gender parity in management teams