Sweden
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 €50m, the fund closed on its €550m hard-cap on 15 February
Accel, Northzone lead €4.8m series-A for Anyfin
Fresh capital will be used for recruitment, user acquisition and product development
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 €100m 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
TPG acquires Trace from MTG in €40m deal
Deal values the business at €40m, according to a statement by Modern Times Group (MTG)
EdRip backs Prenax MBO
Fourth transaction carried out by Rothschild's €315m ActoMezz III fund, which closed in 2017
Litorina-backed Fresks acquires Färingsö Trä
Fresks Group was acquired by Litorina Capital Advisers in January 2016 via the Litorina IV fund
PE-backed Visma acquires OptiWay
Deal marks another bolt-on for Visma after buying Admincontrol from Herkules in October 2017
Partech leads $45m series-B for Na-kd
Investment is the ninth deal from Partech's growth fund, which closed on €400m in June 2016
Litorina acquires Bergfalk
Deal is the second investment from the Litorina V fund, following Digpro in November 2017
Seed Capital, SEB lead DKK 30m series-A for Cardlay
Cardlay intends to use the series-A funding to expand its partnerships with banks