Sweden
Verdane invests €9.5m in Freespee
GP draws capital for the transaction from Verdane Capital IX, a SEK 3bn secondaries fund
Pegasus Capital Advisors invests in Yanzi Networks
With the capital injection, Yanzi plans to accelerate development of its products and expand globally
Paladin leads €3m series-A extension for DPOrganizer
Nordic VCs Industrifonden, Creades, Inbox Capital, and SolУЄng Invest also participated in the round
Accent sells S:t Eriks to trade
Volati will wholly acquire the company from the Accent Equity 2012 vehicle and management
Pamica acquires majority stake in Ställning Karlskoga
With Pamica as majority investor on board, the company plans on developing its digital presence
Entry multiples stay frothy in Nordic region
Valuations in the Nordic countries are notably driven by high-multiple deals in the TMT and business services sectors
Cinven buys Envirotainer
Cinven draws equity for the deal from the Sixth Cinven Fund, which held a final close on тЌ7bn
EQT Ventures invests €23.4m in BIMObject
Capital will be used to accelerate growth of users and customers on BIMObject's digital platforms
EQT acquires Saxo Payments Banking Circle
Deal was arranged in partnership with Saxo Payments Banking Circle's founders and other co-investors
Adelis acquires Didriksons from Herkules
Deal marks the end of a four-year holding period for Norwegian private equity house Herkules
EQT Ventures leads $6.2m series-A for Baffin Bay Networks
Baffin Bay will use the capital from the funding round to fuel its international expansion
Balderton, Index raise $8m for Rebtel
Rebtel intends to use the funds to build a digital bank aimed at migrant workers
Alder sells Powerbox in SEK 228m trade deal
Sweden-based Alder sells its portfolio company after a five-year holding period
Litorina-backed Fresks acquires Urban Strålin Byggvaror
Previous owners Kay and Leo StrУЅlin will reinvest part of the proceeds in the building materials retailer
PEQ sells TM Progress to Kiilto
Deal comes two years after the GP acquired the business via its second flagship buyout vehicle
Verdane acquires Nordicfeel
Nordicfeel will merge with Verdane's existing portfolio company, online retailer Eleven
Axcel acquires Loopia and Active 24 from Visma
Axcel plans to expand the company, which offers web domains, shared web hosting and IT services
Litorina acquires Johan i Hallen to build platform company
GP deploys fresh capital to acquire the firm, which will partner with portfolio company Bergfalk
CapMan sells The North Alliance to Norvestor
Norvestor will become majority shareholder following the acquisition from CapMan and management
IK carves out KPMG Sweden's business advisory division
GP used capital from IK VIII Fund to finance the deal, after acquiring Aspia PwC in February
Triton acquires Unident
Unident is the fund's first investment in the healthcare sector and was led from the Nordic office
FSN forms new IT group with triple buyout deal
Nordic GP deployed capital from its FSN Capital V fund to finance the deals
Ceder acquires Persson from Connecting Capital
Ceder acquired a majority stake of around 90% in the business, together with management
Index Ventures leads $66m series-B for Kry
Funding round also sees existing investors Accel, Creandum and Project A participate