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Private equity investors active in the M&A market during the first half of the year – nearly a record number of investments were made in established growth companies
According to recent investment statistics, established Finnish growth companies have received a large amount of growth financing from private equity investors (PE investors) during the first half of 2022....
Companies owned by private equity and venture capital investors are growing at immense pace – up to twentyfold growth rate compared to other companies
Companies owned by private equity and venture capital investors (PE investors) are clearly growing faster than peer companies, according to a recent impact study of the PE industry carried...
Pia Santavirta will take over as new CEO of Tesi
Managing director of the Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA), Pia Santavirta, has been named as the CEO of the state-owned investment company Tesi (officially Finnish Industry Investment Ltd). Santavirta...
Only 11 % of the board seats of startup and growth companies are held by women – however, positive development can be seen
The Finnish Venture Capital Association follows the development of gender diversity both in private equity and venture capital teams and in the boards of portfolio companies. Although the share...
Finnish private equity investors’ have named potential listing candidates from their portfolios – included are interesting companies of all sizes
Finnish Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors’ (PE investors) have named 44 startups and growth companies from their portfolios, which can potentially be listed in the next five years....
ESG toolbox to help with corporate responsibility work
Responsibility and assessing its opportunities and risks have become a part of the daily business in the private equity and venture capital industry. For ESG value creation to be...
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...
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,...
Finnish startups smashed investment record
Once again, Finnish startups are breaking records: a total of 1,2 billion euros has been raised during 2021, making it the highest yearly amount so far. Especially foreign venture...
Private equity and venture capital market pulse survey: no significant affiliations with Russia for Finnish startups and growth companies
Finnish private equity and venture capital investors have good outlook of the impact the Ukraine crisis has had on their target companies. Startups and growth companies possess good conditions...
A record-breaking start to the year: nearly one billion euro invested in Finnish companies by private equity investors in the first half of the year
Finnish companies received €929 million in private equity investments in the first half of the year, an all-time high in a six-month period. The record €1.5 billion that was...