Sweden
True Ventures leads €29m series-B for Iceye
Finland-based SAR data firm has raised a total of $53m to date, including government financing
Hadean invests in $30m round for Attgeno
Transaction marks the first investment from Hadean's debut fund, Hadean Capital I
Nordic Capital Fund IX holds final close on €4.3bn
Nordic Capital already completed three deals from its ninth flagship buyout fund this year
VC-backed iZettle acquired by PayPal in $2.2bn deal
Mega-deal comes just days after the startup announced its intention to float in Stockholm
Triton, KKR sell Mehiläinen to CVC
Deal for the Finnish healthcare services provider is reportedly valued at €1.8bn
Altor acquires Gnist Barnehager
Stockholm-based GP taps its latest buyout vehicle, Altor Fund IV, for the acquisition
EQT holds final close for Mid Market Asia III
Fundraising started at the beginning of Q2 2016, with a first close in October 2016
VC-backed iZettle gearing up for IPO
Card payment business posts strong gross profit but EBITDA is still negative
EQT merges Candidator and DGC IT Services
Group will be branded under new name Candidator DGC and expects to generate SEK 1bn in annual sales
Agathos acquires Vacgen from Scienta Scientific
Scienta Scientific is a Swedish nanotechnology company that specialises in ultra-high-vacuum
Triton-backed Akeab acquires Mark & Energibyggarna
Firm joins Akeab as a new sister company in an infrastructure services group owned by Triton
Adelis-backed AddPro to merge with Svensk IT Funktion
Controlling shareholder Adelis will retain its majority stake in the newly created group
Altor's CTEK acquires Chargestorm
With the acquisition, CTEK intends to develop electrical vehicle charging products and services
EQT sells Piab to Patricia Industries in SEK 6.95bn deal
Deal ends a holding period of two years for EQT after acquiring the company in December 2015
Carve-outs return to prominence in Nordic PE
Proportion of Nordic buyouts accounted for by spin-outs rise in Q1 after two years of lower than average activity
Accent Equity sells Stål & Hyr in trade deal
Deal comes only a year after Accent Equity purchased a majority stake in the business
CVC, EQT Credit in second refinancing round for Paymentsense
Debt package follows a first refinancing deal in November 2016 by the debt providers
IK sells Touristry in trade deal
Deal ends a two-year holding period for IK, which acquired the business via its IK Small Cap I Fund
BMW I Ventures leads $15m round for Mapillary
Samsung Catalyst Fund and NavInfo take part, along with previous venture capital investors
PE-backed Wilson Therapeutics in SEK 7.1bn trade sale
Alexion Pharmaceuticals announces a public cash offer to acquire Wilson for SEK 232 per share
Norvestor-backed NetNordic acquires Efftel
Transaction is part of NetNordic's consolidation strategy in Sweden and the wider Nordic region
Nordic buyout market soars in Q1
Acquisitions in the region reached the highest aggregate value ever recorded in the first quarter of the year
EQT V, EQT VI sell Broadnet to EQT Infrastructure III
Fibre communication company plans to gain further ground in the Norwegian market
Altor acquires Trioplast
Swedish GP and key executives in the management team will own the whole business