Sweden
Triton appoints Watters to debt opportunities team
In his new role, Gordon Watters will provide operational scrutiny for investments
Nordic Capital appoints Johansson as general counsel
Currently a partner at Mannheimer Swartling, Johansson will join Nordic Capital later this year
FSN lists Green Landscaping shares on Nasdaq First North
Share price was set at SEK 21 apiece, corresponding to a total market cap of around SEK 745m
Allegra Capital acquires Bring Citymail
After the deal, the company will continue trading under its established Citymail brand
GP Bullhound injects $3.1m into Quixel
Quixel will use the extra funding to accelerate the growth of its content library
Altor buys stake in O'Leary's
Deal is valued at around SEK 800m, according to Swedish business daily Dagens Industri
Insight leads €5m funding round for Detectify
Existing investors Paua Ventures and Inventure also take part in the round
Triton sells Ovako to trade for 2.2x money
Sale ends a seven-and-a-half-year holding period for Triton, which acquired the business in 2010
Bridgepoint makes 8.8x on sale of Trustly to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital drew equity from its ninth fund, ending a four-year holding under Bridgepoint
FSN Capital's Bygghemma sets IPO price range
Offering would correspond to an equity value of between SEK 4.85-5.35bn (€477-526m)
Summa's Reynir Indahl on Nordic fundraising, ESG
Ahead of the upcoming Mergermarket Nordic M&A and Private Equity Forum on 15 March in Stockholm, Summa Equity co-founder and managing partner Reynir Indahl talks to Unquote about fundraising, and value creation in ESG strategies in the region
Altor buys majority stake in LRF Konsult
Altor acquired the business via its Altor Fund IV from the federation of Swedish farmers
Mimir Invest appoints senior operations director
Holmström joins the senior management team and will lead operational due diligence
Hg exits Frösunda after eight-year holding
Pan-European investor sells its majority stake in Frösunda to holding company Brado
FSN Capital sells 10.8% stake in Instalco
Following the sale, FSN Capital IV will no longer hold any shares in Instalco Interessenter
Northzone, Industrifonden in $13.5m series-B for Fishbrain
Round was led by US venture firm B Capital Group and previous investor SoftBank Ventures Korea
Altor acquires FH Gruppen
Swedish GP bought the stake from founder Torbjørn Kaarud and minority shareholders
Procuritas acquires Byens Bilpleje
Company operates 60 workshops and posted an annual turnover of DKK 250m in 2017
Accent Equity acquires majority stake in Thor Shipping
First acquisition from the GP's latest vehicle, which held a final close in October 2017
Nordic tech's transatlantic ambition
Nordic startups are increasingly looking to find backers with ties to the US market to support their growth strategies
Spotify starts listing process with SEC filing
Spotify's direct listing lets the market find a price and cuts out the usual underwriting process
AP7 in negotiations for fourth account manager
Procurement for final account manager is ongoing, with an announcement now depending on lawyers
Priveq, SEB exit Crem International in SEK 1.8bn trade sale
Both PE firms are wholly exiting Crem after acquiring the business from Accent Equity in 2012
EQT VIII holds final close on €10.75bn hard-cap
New vehicle follows the Swedish GP's €6.75bn seventh fund, which closed in August 2015