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In the fourth and final quarter of 2024, the software and ICT services sectors recorded a total of 92 deals, aligning with the comparable period in 2023. The software market has been a key driver in maintaining this activity, while the ICT services market faced a more challenging quarter. Valuation levels for both software and ICT services firms on Nordic stock exchanges remained relatively stable throughout the year.

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Nordic Bioproducts Group, an Aalto University spin-off, has successfully concluded a 30-million-euro financing round targeted for the development and commercialization of bioproducts, biosystems and circular innovations for the international markets. The company utilizes the side streams of pulp and paper industry in the development of high value-added products. The financing round attracted notable investors, including Chilean CMPC, one of the world's largest pulp producers, Finnish Taaleri Bioindustry Fund, and various other investors and financiers.