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Litorina, Bragnum back Nordic Surface Group
Litorina and Bragnum Invest will be co-owners alongside the management and local entrepreneurs, who remain significant co-owners
Element Ventures leads €15.5m funding for fintech Minna
New funding takes the total the company has raised so far to €23m
EQT Ventures leads $18m round for Sana Labs
Latest round brings its total funding so far to $23m, having previously raised $4m in 2018 and $1m in 2017
AMF leads €52m series-C round for Budbee
Latest round brings Budbee's total funding to date to €92m
eEquity, Bonnier Ventures sell Refunder to trade
eEquity exits the company three years after acquiring a majority stake in the company, and achieved a multiple of 3-5x on the transaction
Alder sells Nordic Water to trade
Swiss buyer is paying €119m for the company and will see Alder and the management exit the business
Marlin and Francisco to merge Unifaun and Consignor
GPs will be equal shareholders in the combined business and own a majority stake in the company
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Nordic 2020 Review
Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote Nordic reporter Eliza Punshi to discuss how dealflow and fundraising prospects are faring as 2021 rolls on
Triton announces merger of AVS, Chevron, Fero and Ramudden
Merger of Triton's four traffic services portfolio companies follows a refi earlier in December
Procuritas buys and merges Medpro and Omtanken
GP is deploying equity from Procuritas VI, which held a final close on €318m in May 2017
EQT Ventures, Creandum lead €1.5m seed round for Kive
AI startup will use the funding for product development and to strengthen its team in Europe
Latour carves out workwear brands Fristads, Kansas, Leijona
GP is acquiring the companies through its fully owned portfolio company Hultafors Group
Eurazeo Growth, Dawn Capital lead €85m round for Tink
Other investors include HMI Capital, Paypal Ventures, Heartcore and Opera Tech Ventures
Alder to start raising new fund in H2 2021
Sponsor is currently investing from Alder II, which closed on its hard-cap of SEK 1.5bn in 2019
2021 Preview: Nordic region weathers brunt of pandemic
Nordic countries lived up to their reputation as PE stronghold in 2020, with strong H2 recovery and record VC investments in the region
EQT acquires 30% stake in listed company Beijer Ref
GP buys $1.1bn stake from air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Global Corporation
GP Bullhound leads €3m series-A for Elias Software
Company will use the proceeds to fuel product development and international expansion
EQT-backed Recover bolts-on SWE Skadeteknikgruppen
Deal is Recover's 23rd acquisition since it was established six years ago, and the third since being acquired by EQT
PE-backed Loxysoft sold to trade
Buyer is wholly acquiring the company for a debt-free purchase price of around €13.6m
Monterro buys SaaS company TimeEdit
GP has reportedly acquired a stake of around 75% for almost SEK 100m (€9.8m)
Norrsken, Partech lead €5m round for Material Exchange
Startup was founded last year and has reportedly raised $8.2m so far
GP-backed Diaverum scraps plans for IPO
GP said indications received did not fully reflect the fundamental value of the business
Nordic Capital's Nordnet completes listing
IPO gives the company a market cap of SEK 24bn, compared with SEK 6.6bn at its take-private in 2017
Alder to exit Finnish company Aidon in Q1 2021 – report
GP acquired a majority stake in the company in 2013, alongside 2VK Invest, Tesi and key employees