Investment Summary

Verdane Invests In BabyShop

On May 3, 2010, growth capital firm Verdane invested in e-commerce company BabyShop

Investment Highlights
  • This is Verdane’s 2nd transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Verdane’s 9th transaction in Sweden.

Investment Summary

Date 2010-05-03
Target BabyShop
Sector E-Commerce
Investor(s) Verdane
Deal Type Venture

Target

BabyShop

Lidingo, Sweden
Babyshop is an online destination for high-end children's fashion in Europe. The Company offers a qualitative mix of well-recognized, local, and international designer brands. BabyShop was formed in 2006 and is based in Lidingo, Sweden.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Verdane

Oslo, Norway

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Verdane is a Norwegian private investment focused on acquiring portfolios of investments. In addition to secondary investing, Verdane also invests in co-investment pools as well as makes direct investments in individual growth companies. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, software, energy, technology, and communications. Verdane provides support to portfolio owners to reduce exposure to private equity risk, achieve liquidity and free owners from the burden of managing direct investments. The majority of Verdane's investments are growth stage, however, the Firm can invest at any stage of development. Verdane was formerly known as Four Seasons Venture AS and was established in 1985. Verdane is based in Oslo, with additional offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 84
Sector (E-Commerce) 2 of 7
Type (Venture) 14 of 23
Country (Sweden) 9 of 37
Year (2010) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-03 swedoffice.se

Stockholm, Sweden

swedoffice.se is an E-tailer of office supplies, based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-01 112Ink AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Online shop for printer's accessories.

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