Sweden
Industrifonden and Kreos lead €15.8m round for Widespace
Swedish state-backed investor contributes €5m to mobile advertising company
Creandum IV closes on €180m
Creandum has closed its fourth vehicle on €180m after five months of fundraising
Creandum strengthens investment advisory team
Simon Schmincke and Bjarke Staun-Olsen have joined Creandum's Stockholm office
VC-backed Spotify bolts on Soundwave and Cord Project
Music streaming service Spotify has raised more than $1bn in funding since inception in 2006
Litorina takes majority stake in Fresks
Swedish GP takes a majority stake through its fourth fund, alongside the founding Oscarson family
Verdane buys Aggregate Media portfolio in direct secondary
GP’s Verdane VIII fund acquires shares in seven Aggregate-backed companies
Faxander joins Nordic Capital as operating partner
Former Sandvik CEO Olof Faxander will head Nordic Capital’s operations team
Priveq sells Office Management to Inter Ikea Investments
Exit comes three-and-a-half years after Priveq took a 65% stake in the Swedish office supplier
Nordic Capital buys Cint from Cipio, Creandum and Prime Ventures
The acquisition was made through the GP’s Nordic Capital Fund VII, providing an exit for previous backers
Priveq V holds first and final close on SEK 2.3bn hard-cap
SEC filings revealed the closing of the GP's fifth fund in late December
EQT Ventures hires Persson as design partner
Ted Persson joins EQT's new venture capital arm to help with design and product development
Ratos’s Euromaint takes hit after German divestment
Partial exit and performance to negatively impact company's value
EQT Ventures hires Andreas Thorstensson
Thorstensson joins EQT Ventures as partner from startup he co-founded
Industrifonden et al. lead €4m round for Barnebys
Fourth institutional round seen by business since inception, according to unquote” data
Litorina acquires KungSängen
GP takes majority stake with founding family retaining minority
Northzone and GP Bullhound invest SEK 30m in Matsmart
Capital will support national and international growth for the Swedish e-commerce company
Altor makes 30% IRR on Piab exit to EQT
Altor reaps 30% IRR on reported SEK 3bn deal
Industrifonden and SEB sell Cobolt to Hübner Group
German trade buyer wholly acquires Swedish laser maker
Nordic Capital backs Greenfood Group
GP will invest alongside existing owners and management
Karolinska appoints SEB Venture’s Drvota as CIO
Drvota replaces deputy CEO and chief investment officer Kalland
Vaaka acquires Unisport Scandinavia, Saltex ahead of merger
Priveq will reamin minority shareholder following partial sale
Altor’s Åkers acquired by Ampco-Pittsburgh for $80m
Deal sees Altor acquire significant stake in acquirer
Industrifonden leads SEK 24m fundraising for Athera
Exit features earn-out for seller Karolinska Development
Triton in SEK 1.1bn sale of Inflight Service Group to Gategroup
Exit comes 10 years after company first came under PE ownership