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Vaaka Partners to become majority shareholder of Huutokaupat.com – digital marketplace for one million Finns advances circular economy

Mezzoforte Oy's online auction platform Huutokaupat.com has grown rapidly and it is the most trustworthy digital marketplace in Finland. Vaaka Partners was convinced by the company's strong market position,...

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How does venture capital presence affect the management control systems (MCS) formulation at small and middle-size enterprises?

With the sudden emergence of company giants, the market focus shifts from well-established companies to early-stage companies. This shift is accompanied by the rapidly growing venture capital industry and...

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Certior Capital partners with emerging managers and deal by deal teams in latest European private equity fund

HELSINKI – Certior Private Equity Fund II (CPEF II), a Finnish limited partnership, has recently held a first close supported by a group of Finnish institutional investors from the...

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Private equity firm Juuri Partners to accelerate Subway’s® growth in Finland and Sweden

The entry of private equity firms into franchising-based global consumer brands is a rarity in Finland, even though it’s a familiar financial model for Subway for growth in other...

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Mandatum Asset Management’s Growth Equity II fund held its first close

Mandatum Asset Management’s Growth Equity II fund held its first close at the end of 2022, continuing its growth equity strategy. Overall, it was a favourable year for the...

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The 2022 winner and honorary mentions of the Finnish Venture Capital Association’s master’s thesis competition have been chosen – Antto Piirainen from Aalto University’s School of Business was chosen as the winner

The winner of the FVCA's 2022 Master's Thesis Competition is Antto Piirainen from Aalto University's School of Business. According to the jury, consisting of the association's research committee members,...

Blogs

Exploring the performance and value creation of consecutive buyouts

The increasing importance of consecutive buyouts The net asset value of global private equity has risen nearly tenfold since 2000, outpacing the growth in public equities market capitalization by...

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Voland Partners will accelerate the growth of Cloud1

Voland Partners will accelerate the growth of Cloud1, a cloud consulting company offering data-driven business development solutions Voland Partners will make its first investment in Cloud1, a company that...

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EAB Private Equity to accelerate the international growth of wind turbine maintenance services provider Bladefence

EAB Private Equity, now part of Evli, has made an investment in Finnish company Bladefence, which provides blade inspection, maintenance, and repair services for wind turbines. Wind power is...

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Bocap Exits DevOps Leader Eficode with Record Returns

Bocap’s growth fund (Bocap SME Achievers Fund II) and Eficode have announced today that the majority of the company’s shares have been sold to Investcorp. Bocap will fully exit...

Press releases

Anne Horttanainen, Deputy Chief Executive of the Finland Chamber of Commerce, appointed as Managing Director of the Finnish Venture Capital Association

Anne Horttanainen has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA). She will step into the new role at the beginning of 2023....

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Saari Partners launches Saari II, a new 60 million euro fund to invest in Finnish SME service sector companies — Hanna Henell from KPMG joins as a new partner

With Saari II, Saari Partners continues to focus on finding inspired entrepreneurs and great Finnish SME service sector companies that can be developed to industry leaders through digitalization and...