Venture • Information Technology

Verdane Invests In Ikivo

On June 2, 2005, growth capital firm Verdane invested in information technology company Ikivo

Investment Context
  • This is Verdane’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Verdane’s 2nd transaction in Sweden.

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Investment Summary

Date June 2, 2005
Target Ikivo
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Verdane
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Ikivo

Bromma, Sweden
Ikivo is a UI Solution that enables the rapid development of innovative user interfaces for any touch screen. Ikivo was formed in 1998 and is based in Bromma, Sweden.
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Investor Overview 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 Context for Investor #
Overall 3 of 85
Sector: Information Technology 1 of 8
Type: Venture 3 of 23
Country: Sweden 2 of 37
Year: 2005 3 of 4
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-05 Codenomicon Oy

OULU, Finland

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