Sweden
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Funnel
Funnel intends to use the fresh capital to expand into the US and European markets
EQT sells 13% stake in AcadeMedia
Following a lock-up period of 36 days, EQT will retain a 12.1% stake
iZettle to receive €30m in debt funding from EIB
Stockholm-based fintech company will receive the debt funding across the next three years
White & Case hires two from Hannes Snellman
Prior to joining, Jan Jensen worked at Nordic law firm Hannes Snellman as head of private equity practice
Balderton in $2.5m seed round for Furhat Robotics
UK venture capital firm LocalGlobe also participated in the round for the AI business
EQT to launch eighth fund, said to target €8bn
GP will formally start raising the fund, its largest to date, in the second half of 2017
Nordic buyers increase dependency on family vendors
H1 saw the number of PE-backed deals sourced from entrepreneurs reaching a three-year high
Nordic Capital acquires MFEX
Nordic Capital invests from its eighth fund, which held a final close on тЌ3.5bn in 2013
Oxx backs $12m funding round for Apica
Other investors include Nordic VC Industrifonden, SEB Venture Capital and KTH Chalmers Capital
Pamica buys majority stake in fire protection company Cupola
GP plans to expand the Sweden-based business via organic growth and acquisitions
Standout Capital acquires majority stake in Exsitec
Standout Capital holds 55% of the shares, while former owners retain a 45% stake in the company
EQT's IP-Only secures SEK 8.3bn refinancing
Refinancing replaces an existing debt package believed to be worth around SEK 4.3bn
Stirling Square acquires Docu Nordic from Segulah
Acquirer buys the data analytics provider through its third fund, which closed on тЌ600m in 2016
Marlin backs cloud-based accounting software Medius
Cloud-based invoice company is to come under private equity ownership after Novax's six-year tenure
EQT VII buys BlueStep
GP acquires the asset from EMK Capital via its тЌ6.75bn EQT VII fund
Accent Equity buys Oral Care
Accent Equity acquires Swedish dental provider Oral Care via its Accent Equity 2012 fund
Carlyle to sell subtitling business BTI Studios to Altor
Sale of media dubbing business comes after a four-year tenure in which BTI's EBITDA trebled
Nordic market awakes from slumber
Trio of large-cap deals in June spark life into region's buyout market with dealflow more than doubling compared to the previous month
Nordea teams up with AlpInvest for co-investment fund
Fund aims to invest in around 25 mid-market buyouts across a range of sectors
Adelis takes majority stake in AddPro
Investment is likely to be the last made by Adelis's тЌ340m maiden fund
Priveq takes minority stake in Omegapoint
Deal is the seventh for Priveq Investment V and its first in the tech sector
Nordic Fundraising Report: digging down into the data
unquote" examines the macroeconomics, maturity and strong local LP base the region has to offer
Hewer takes over acquisition finance at SEB as Wakefield retires
Wakefield has been with SEB since 1997, and has been working in private equity since 1984
Vitruvian closes third fund on €2.4bn hard-cap
Vehicle is considerably larger than its ТЃ1bn predecessor, which held a first and final close in 2013