Partners
We partner with companies to give students the opportunity to hear from experts why Private Equity is a matter of interest.
CapMan
MAIN PARTNER
CapMan is a leading Nordic private assets manager with an active approach to value creation. As one of the Nordic private equity pioneers, we have developed hundreds of companies and real estate assets and created substantial value over the past 30 years. With over €4 billion in assets under management, our objective is to provide attractive returns and innovative solutions to investors. We have a broad presence in the unlisted market through our local and specialised teams. Our investment strategies cover Private Equity, Real Estate and Infra. We also have a growing service business that includes procurement services, fundraising advisory, and analysis, reporting and wealth management services.
Altogether, CapMan employs around 160 people in Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, London and Luxembourg. We are a public company listed on Nasdaq Helsinki since 2001 and a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) since 2012.
Sponsor Capital
Sponsor Capital is an experienced Finnish private equity firm established in 1997, investing in small and medium-sized companies across industries. Our investment targets are Finnish companies which operate in Finland or have already expanded to international markets.
We invest in companies with a committed management, established market position, a positive and predictable cash flow, and potential for growth and development. We work in close cooperation with the management to develop and increase the value of our companies. To date, Sponsor Capital has invested in 34 Finnish companies such as Exel, Teleste, Barona, Accountor Group, MedOne, Orthex, Myllyn Paras, StaffPoint, Duell Bike Center and Nordic Lights.
Nearly 800 MEUR have been invested into Sponsor Capital’s funds. Today, we are managing funds worth of a total of 428 MEUR. Our investors are primarily Finnish institutions like pension insurance companies.
Our team of 11 experienced investment professionals is based in Helsinki.
Tesi
Tesi wants to raise Finland to the forefront of transformative economic growth. We develop the market, and work for the success of Finnish growth companies. We invest in private equity and venture capital funds and directly in growth companies. We provide long-running support, reasoned insights, patient capital, and skilled ownership.
DevCo Partners
DevCo is an active owner and long-term development partner dedicated to building world-leading companies in selected niche markets. Focused investment activity, hands-on value creation and long-term ownership make our operating model unique. We believe that lasting improvements in companies’ performance can be best achieved with a truly long ownership horizon.
We are currently a significant owner of three global niche leaders: Bluefors, Medix Biochemica and Vexve. Our aim is to become an active owner in a handful of carefully selected companies with revenues of €50-500 million. DevCo’s latest single asset fund was closed at €260m in late 2021. We provide our companies with hands-on operational resources, strategic support and significant financial resources to support step changes in their performance with the ability to invest hundreds of millions in the growth of each platform company.
The DevCo team consists of 15 people based in Helsinki. The investment professionals form dedicated company teams and work actively with DevCo’s companies on a daily basis.
UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund
UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund (UB FIGG) is a private equity fund investing in sustainable and resource efficient forest and bio-based industries. The companies UB FIGG invests in are focused on plastic and other fossil fuel based material replacements, higher value and more efficient use of wood and agricultural raw material side streams and greater use of these raw materials across a wide range of intermediate and end uses. Through its investments, the Fund will help the forest and bio-based industries to create solutions to mitigate climate change.
Mandatum Asset Management
Mandatum Asset Management has established itself as one of the leading asset managers in Finland, with a number of key institutional clients also in other Nordic countries. We offer discretionary and consultative asset management and manage a variety of investment products within our core areas of credit, alternatives and equity selection. Our philosophy of managing clients’ assets is characterized by jointly investing in products with our group's balance sheet assets, and we manage €16 billion in client and balance sheet assets. Our clients include pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, family offices, UHNW investors and other financial institutions across the Nordics and Central Europe.
Norvestor
Norvestor is a leading private equity firm that has partnered with Nordic businesses for over three decades. We typically invest in service companies with revenues in the range of €20–300 million, often where digitalisation and available technology can be utilised to make sustainable efficiency gains and create real value for clients and society. Our aim is for our companies to grow substantially during our holding period, which is typically between three to six years. We often support companies entering new geographies, acquiring complementary businesses, and executing digital strategies.
We are convinced that businesses that contribute positively to society and have sustainable business models will build long-term value. We want our contribution to be positive – not just because we believe acting responsibly leads to superior investment results and allow us to attract the best talent, but also because we are convinced it is the right thing to do.
The team comprises +50 professionals based in Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Luxembourg.
Finnish Venture Capital Association
Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA) is the industry body and public policy advocate for the venture capital and private equity industry in Finland. As the voice of the Finnish VC and PE community and the entrepreneurs they fund, it is our role to demonstrate the positive impact of the industry on the Finnish economy and sustainable development, and to provide market intelligence, specialist training and more. Private equity and venture capital investors have more than 600 portfolio companies, which employ 73,000 people in Finland and have a total turnover of EUR 25 billion.
The majority of VC and PE investors operating in Finland are members of the association. In addition, we warmly welcome for example service providers, family offices, corporate investors and international funds to our broad network.
We are also a member of Invest Europe.
Verdane
Verdane is a specialist growth investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses. Verdane can invest as a minority or majority investor, either in single companies or through portfolios of companies, and looks to deploy inside two core growth themes; digitalisation and decarbonisation.
Verdane funds hold over €6 billion in total commitments and have made over 300 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdane’s team of over 140 investment professionals and operating experts, based out of Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Stockholm, is dedicated to being the preferred growth partner to tech-enabled and sustainable businesses in Europe.
Interested in partnering with us?
As Partner of Aalto Private Equity Club, you receive a wide platform to share the story of your company with ambitious students interested in Private Equity and Venture Capital.
Contact:
Eemil Rupponen
President of the Board
+358 45 883 7525
eemil.rupponen@aalto.fi