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CapMan Growth exits semiconductor equipment company Picosun
Picosun Oy has been acquired by Applied Materials, Inc., a US-based leading semiconductor equipment company. This is the largest exit in CapMan’s operating history, measured by the portfolio company’s...
Private equity and venture capital investors help companies from all around Finland grow
Between 2017 and 2021 private equity and venture capital investors invested a total of €6.8bn in Finnish companies. Companies that grow both domestically and internationally and create jobs all...
FVCA’s Master’s Thesis Competition is open again!
For the fourth year in a row, Finnish Venture Capital Association is looking for the best graduate degree thesis, which looks at PE & VC industry from an innovative...
Taaleri’s first bioindustry fund announces its first closing at EUR 80 million – the Finnish Climate Fund becomes an anchor investor in the fund
Taaleri Bioindustry I fund reached its target size of EUR 80 million in the first round of funding and continues fundraising backed up by strong demand. The fund complies...
Evolver steps in as majority owner in Toyrock
Evolver Fund I has on 23 May 2022 acquired a controlling interest in Turku-based Toyrock Oy, a leading importer, marketer and distributor of toys, games and family leisure products...
Cooperation with private equity investors was crucial for the Climate Fund’s first investments
The Climate Fund launched its investment operations in April 2021, and the growth of our investments has been helped along by a number of Finnish private equity investors. Growth...
European Women in VC publishes the inaugural analysis of gender diversity across European VC
The European venture capital scene experienced record-breaking growth in 2021, with over €100B invested in one single year in European startups. These investments created almost 100 unicorns in the...
Juuri Partners invests in geotechnical specialist Taratest Oy to support the company in its next growth phase
Juuri Partners acquires a minority stake in Taratest Oy, a family-owned business specializing in geotechnical services and environmental surveys for the construction sector. Driven by the size and complexity...
Two new colleagues and a familiar face to the team FVCA
FVCA has grown to be the biggest venture capital association in the Nordic countries and our team has grown simultaneously. We are warmly welcoming two new colleagues and a...
MB Funds to sell Raksystems to Trill Impact
Raksystems Group has grown rapidly in recent years and has become the leading property wellbeing expert in the Nordics. MB Funds, who became the owner of the company in...
A successful fundraising year for Finnish buyout investors – record amount of funding available for growth companies
Finnish buyout funds that invest in established growth companies now have a record amount of 3 billion euros available for investing in promising companies looking for growth. Finnish buyout...
Tesi’s survey of investment returns: Finnish VC & PE funds top European league
Tesi’s (Finnish Industry Investment) survey of investment returns reveals year-on-year improved performance by Finnish venture capital and private equity funds. The venture capital funds established since the financial crisis,...