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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Change in ownership: The largest shareholder of LTP Group, a company that has reshaped food logistics, is changing – the Company continues to target strong growth
LTP Group, which has achieved strong growth with Vaaka Partners over the past few years, is changing ownership. LTP Group has accomplished the goals set for the joint journey...
Breaking news: Before Slush Finnish startups are showing record-breaking numbers again, over 1,3 billion euros raised
At 2021 Finnish startups broke the previous records and raised a total of 1,2 billion euros of capital. Now, on November 14th 2022, Finnish startups have already exceeded last...
The second-best half-year in history for Finnish startups in venture capital funding
Finnish startups have raised a significant amount of funding from venture capital investors during the first half of the year. The €276 million pot is the second-best half-year in...