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Nordia, a private equity investor focused on service sector companies, has launched a new growth fund – still open for investors
The new fund, Nordia Kasvu Ky, invests in entrepreneur driven, growth-oriented health care, wellbeing, leisure & travel SMEs. The fund’s target size is 15 million euros. The fund is...
Is growth in buyout fund size detrimental to performance of the subsequent fund?
The private equity industry has experienced tremendous growth during the past decades. Especially the last five years of the 2010s have seen global assets under management doubling from USD...
FVCA’s annual master’s thesis competition: Henri Lencioni’s thesis awarded as the best
Finnish Venture Capital Association organizes an annual master’s thesis competition that rewards the most achieved master’s thesis that focuses on the private equity industry. In 2021 the winner was Henri...
Verdane launches Europe’s largest growth impact fund
Verdane, the European specialist growth equity investor, has announced that it has held a final close on Verdane Idun I (“Idun” or “the Fund”), an impact focused fund investing...
Verdane launches Europe’s largest growth impact fund
Verdane, the European specialist growth equity investor, has announced that it has held a final close on Verdane Idun I (“Idun” or “the Fund”), an impact focused fund investing...
Assessing venture capital investor performance drivers with machine learning
Data-driven decision making is a theme that is growing probably faster than ever. Venture Capital funds can already use machine learning as an investment evaluation tool to predict factors...
Vaaka Partners raised EUR 250 million for its new fund very quickly, bringing in new international investors
The private equity firm Vaaka Partners has raised a new EUR 250 million fund, Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund IV Ky. The fund attracted strong interest from both existing and...
Sparkmind.vc and Founders lead a $2.5m round into corporate learning startup Wonderwerk
Sparkmind.vc and Founders lead a $2.5m round into corporate learning startup Wonderwerk Round is led by Sparkmind.vc together with existing investor, startup studio Founders Black Pearls VC and Spring...
Helen Ventures invests in Enspired GmbH, an energy trading company that boosts grid flexibility across Europe
Helen Ventures has closed an investment into Vienna-based startup enspired GmbH. Energy trading-as-a-service company enspired has closed a new landmark fundraising round that will accelerate the start-up's expansion across...
Emerging trends: ESG, mega rounds, and tech investments
FVCA’s Managing Director Pia Santavirta and the association’s Chairperson Janne Holmia, partner at the international private equity firm Verdane, list five directions in which they believe the Finnish private...
MB Funds has sold Debora to Mehiläinen
MB Funds has sold Debora, a Finnish home care service provider, to Mehiläinen in a transaction signed on 7th December 2021. Debora's child welfare services businesses are not included...
FVCA Newsletter – Slush edition
With the biggest startup event in the Nordics just about to start, we decided to summarize this year's highlights of the Finnish venture capital and startup scene. You can...