Sweden
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 Strålin 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
New regulations set to spur Swedish state pensions investment in PE
Swedish Ministry of Finance presents a proposal to ease investment restrictions for pension funds
FSN exits Green Landscaping in SEK 197m deal
GP sells its holding of 9,281,788 shares, held via its FSN Capital III fund, through a block sale
Segulah acquires Pelly from Fouriertransform
Acquisition is the sixth investment from the GP's Segulah V fund, which closed in 2016
Nordic Capital sells AniCura to Mars Petcare
Deal ends a four-year holding period for Nordic Capital, which acquired the business in 2014
CapMan sells MPT to Holta
Deal marks the end of a nine-year holding period for CapMan, which acquired the business in early 2009
Altor-backed Rossignol sells minority stake to IDG
Partnership with IDG will enable Rossignol to tap into the winter sports sector in China
Payments sector heats up across the Nordic region
PayPal's $2.2bn acquisition of VC-backed iZettle highlights the Nordic region's leading position in the payments tech market
Adelis takes majority stake in Hantverksdata
Adelis invests from its second fund, which held a final close on €600m in 2017
Standout invests in Miradore
Miradore will increase investments to foster organic growth outside of its native Finland