Sweden
Northzone holds €300m final close
Latest vehicle raises 20% more than the Nordic-focused venture capital firm's previous fund
EQT and Accent in SEK 1bn Scandic share sale
GPs’ joint holding vehicle sells 15.6 million shares in accelerated bookbuilding worth SEK 1.08bn
Priveq acquires Mediaplanet
Swedish GP in buyout of Stockholm-headquartered digital media agency
Nordic buyout values soar amid high-liquidity environment
Average Nordic buyout values are growing, with the market expecting higher entry multiples and more leverage
Index Ventures and Creandum lead €6.1m round for Kry
Swedish digital health startup also raised funding from Berlin-based VC Project A Ventures
Denmark increases share of Nordic PE deals
Southernmost Scandinavian country was the busiest country by deal volume in 2015
Ratos appoints Byggmax's Agervald as new CEO
Agervald will join Ratos after serving a six-month notice period with listed Byggmax
EQT Ventures in €3m round for Watty
Environmental-technology-focused accelerator Cleantech Invest also participated in the funding
Eight Roads leads $10m series-A for Universal Avenue
VC formerly known as Fidelity Growth Partners Europe makes early-stage investment in Swedish startup
EQT in SEK 410m trade sale of Granngården
Home improvement retailer was acquired through EQT Opportunity Fund in 2008
HIG nets 8x on Zmarta exit
Trade sale brings to an end HIG’s consolidation of Freedom Finance in the Nordic region
Priveq in SEK 810m Internatural exit
Trade sale comes three years after the food products business was acquired by Priveq
Ratos acquires minority stake in Gudrun Sjödén for SEK 150m
Deal gives the Swedish clothing and homeware business an EV of SEK 725m
Ratos deputy CEO Blomé quits
Deputy CEO to follow recently fired CEO Susanna Campbell and leave listed GP
Accent Equity acquires logistics business TNÅ
Swedish GP takes majority shareholding in company from founding family’s holding company
Verdane Capital raising $200m ninth fund
Nordic-based direct secondaries, growth and buyout private equity firm begins fundraising
Investcorp’s SecureLink acquires Coresec
New cyber security group will have combined revenues of €200m
Sunstone and E.Ventures in SEK 50m series-A for Natural Cycles
Funding round for the Swedish startup was led by publisher Bonnier’s Media Growth divison
Adelis-backed Nordomatic buys Dominus
Following the bolt-on, the Nordomatic group will have a turnover of SEK 500m
EQT Ventures invests €4.6m in Unomaly
Investment in Stockholm-based machine learning startup was led by VC partner Andreas Thorstensson
Viking Venture, GMT et al. exit AddSecure to Abry
Exit is largest-ever for Norwegian VC Viking Venture, exceeding NOK 750m EV
EQT floats AcadeMedia in SEK 3.7bn IPO
Private education company’s shares surged during the first hours of trading despite a controversial reputation
IK Investment Partners acquires OpenSolution
Investment maintains capital deployment momentum for the GP’s recently closed small-cap fund
Axcel’s Nordic Waterproofing valued at SEK 1.7bn in IPO
Company’s shares were priced in the middle of the expected SEK 66-76 range