Sweden
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 TorbjУИrn Kaarud and minority shareholders
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 тЌ6.75bn seventh fund, which closed in August 2015
Creades exits Iabö Global to J2L for SEK 36m
Deal follows a six-year holding period under Creades, which acquired the firm in 2012
IK closes Small Cap II Fund on €550m hard-cap
Including a GP commitment of тЌ50m, the fund closed on its тЌ550m hard-cap on 15 February
EQT Ventures leads $41m round for Small Giant Games
Participants in the round include existing investors Creandum, Spintop Ventures and Profounders
Adelis exits Med Group after three-year holding
Firm saw its turnover double to тЌ100m and the number of employees increase from 800 to 3,000
Nordic acquires additional shares in Nordax
Deal is outside the public cash offer submitted by Nordic Capital and Sampo earlier in February
IK carves out PwC Sweden's business services division
Deal was made via the IK VIII fund, with a debt package provided by Nordic banks
Ratos exits Jøtul to OpenGate in NOK 360m deal
Deal ends a 12-year holding period for Ratos, after first acquiring shares in 2006
Nordic Capital submits cash offer for shares in Nordax
Bid comes four months after Nordic Capital bought a 9.96% stake in Stockholm-listed Nordax
Creandum leads $10m series-A round for Mixmax
Mixmax plans to use the new capital to build its team and develop a new mobile interface
EQT-backed Piab acquires Feba Automation
Deal marks the second bolt-on in three months after Piab acquired SAS Automation in 2017
Adelis acquires majority stake in Sogemedier
Swedish private equity firm is currently investing from its Adelis Equity Partners Fund II vehicle
Trident leads $17.5m series-B for BehavioSec
Trident Cybersecurity managing directors Alberto Yepez and Ken Gonzalez join the board of directors
Conor to raise third technology fund
Target size of the latest vehicle is around double the amount raised by its predecessor
Bridgepoint Development Capital acquires FCG
FCG Holding intends to expand in the Nordic region and across Europe following the deal
Cap A launches Nordic B2B technology fund
VC firm is planning an initial close for the fund during the first half of 2018
Castik-backed Alpega buys TenderEasy
Acquisition broadens product portfolio and geographical reach with the addition of software brands