Sweden
Stirling Square reinvests in Docu Nordic with TA Associates
Stirling Square is deploying equity from its fourth fund, having previously owned the company via its third fund
MVI acquires majority stake in PS Auction
Deal is MVI's first investment from its second fund, which is aiming to reach its SEK 1bn target by Q1 2021
Klarna valued at $10.6bn after $650m round led by Silverlake
Valuation makes it the highest-valued private European and the fourth-highest in the world
Verdane adds three to investment team
Stenmarck, Friberg and Stierncreutz are based in Copenhagen, Berlin and Helsinki respectively
Readly's upcoming IPO to value company at SEK 2bn
Company will be listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange and start trading on 17 September
CEFIF, Leapfrog et al. in $30m round for BIMA
Company has raised more than $200m since being founded 10 years ago
Luminar Ventures leads $1m seed round for Teemyco
Tech startup will use proceeds to launch its service and hire additional staff
Polaris acquires Swedish dental clinic chain Distrikstandvården
Deal is the result of a sale auction, for which ABG Sundal Collier had been mandated last year
Alibaba's eWTP fund leads $12m round for Challengermode
Tech company has so reportedly raised $18m since being founded in 2015.
Industrifonden leads €3m seed round for Open Payments
Fintech company will use the proceeds to hire more staff and expand its platform
Triton launches take private bid for HiQ International
Shareholders of the company have until 1 October to accept the offer
Vallis Capital sells Vortal to Stirling Square's Docu Nordic
Stirling Square intends to support Vortal in expanding its business in current and new markets
Alder backs Samon
GP deploys capital from Alder Fund II, which invests in companies based across the Nordic region
Procuritas exits Temporary Space
Acquisition will help trade buyer Algeco to strengthen its position in the Nordic modular space market
White Park, Navigator Capital carve out Gateway from Gunnebo
Subsidiary has since 2019 generated a loss for Gunnebo
Vitruvian Partners sells Unifaun to Marlin Equity Partners
GP exits the business four years after acquiring a majority stake in it alongside the management
CapMan announces second growth fund; invests in DSP Neural
VC fund has made its first investment in DSP Neural, which raised €5m in a series-A round
Paradigm Capital increases IES stake to 57.6%
GP previously owned around 20% of the listed education company
Entreprenörinvest and Innovum in $1.1m round for LocalizeDirect
Company will use the proceeds to launch Gridly, a content management system for multilingual game projects
2011-vintage funds: what is still in Nordic portfolios
Unquote and Mergermarket round up a selection of assets still held in 2011-vintage funds managed by Nordic GPs
Verdane acquires Caia Cosmetics
GP reportedly paid SEK 200m for a 50% stake, giving the company a valuation of SEK 400m
Trill Impact acquires Nordomatic from Adelis Equity
Adelis exits the company four years after acquiring a majority stake in it
GP Profile: Priveq Investment
Sweden-based GP completed fundraising for its sixth fund entirely online
VNV Global leads $30m round for Voi Technology
E-scooter operator became profitable for the first time last month and plans to use the proceeds to expand into the UK