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Exits

Juuri Partners to exit UKKO.fi to KKR-backed Finago

Finago Oy has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire the entire share capital of SPL Company Oy (“UKKO.fi”), a portfolio company of Juuri Fund I Ky. The completion...

Investments

Nordic startup Elva has secured €1.3 million in pre-seed funding

Nordic startup Elva has secured €1.3 million in pre-seed funding to simplify cross-border hiring and has launched a platform designed to streamline the relocation process. The round was led...

Investments

Gorilla Capital Invests in BioCell Analytica

Gorilla Capital Fund III has made its 49th investment in BioCell Analytica — a Swedish green technology company providing analytical services to the water sector and other actors within the environmental field. Ensuring...

Investments

Greencode Ventures invests in Groundhawk in a €2m seed round to scale AI-powered 3D underground infrastructure mapping across Europe

Groundhawk, a Finnish infrastructure software technology company transforming how underground utilities are mapped and documented, has raised €2 million in seed funding. The round was led by investors Greencode...

Exits

Juuri Partners exits Destaclean, a provider of comprehensive waste and environmental management services

Verdis Oy has acquired the entire share capital of Destaclean Oy, including 50 percent of the shares of Tehokierto Oy, through a share purchase agreement signed on 27 February...

Investments

CapMan Growth invests in Finnish fitness chain Kuntokeskus Liikku

CapMan Growth Equity Fund III has signed an agreement on a significant investment in Kuntokeskus Liikku, a gym chain known for its high-quality facilities and excellent value for money....

Capalo AI Raises €11M to grow into Europe’s leading battery storage and renewable asset optimizer

Finnish sustainable technology company Capalo AI today announces an €11 million Series A funding round to accelerate the rollout of its AI-powered virtual power plant across Europe and scale...

MB Funds sells Suvia Group to Intera

MB Funds have signed an agreement to sell Suvia Group Oy, a leading Finnish vehicle damage inspection and collision repair services provider, to a fund managed by Intera Partners....

CapMan Buyout exits PDSVISION to Bridgepoint and Polaris Private Equity

CapMan Buyout XI Fund has reached an agreement to sell its holdings in PDSVISION, a leading solution provider for product design, systems engineering, simulation, and product lifecycle management, to...

MB Funds to support the growth of Pharmatory

MB Funds invests in Pharmatory, a Finnish contract development and manufacturing company (“CDMO”) specializing in small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”), to support expansion of the company. The management...

Funds

eQ raises EUR 155 million for new Private Equity funds

eQ has raised a total of EUR 155 million across four new private equity and venture capital funds. The eQ PE XVIII North fund offers diversified investment exposure to...

Gorilla Capital Fund III invests in EasyStepsGO

Gorilla Capital Fund III has made its 46th investment in EasyStepsGO — a company building an AI-powered platform that helps organizations turn sustainability requirements into concrete, compliant action. EasyStepsGO...