People

  • Asko Kapanen – Managing Director, Partner
    Business Developer with more than 15 years of experience. Entrepreneur in the IT sector, investor, co-entrepreneur and advisor to various growth companies. Asko has also been working as a coach in areas such as strategy implementation, sales, and marketing.
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  • Erkki Hietalahti – Chairman
    Erkki has over 20 years’ experience of international marketing and investment banking. He has specialized in business development and international capital markets. Erkki focuses on Corporate strategy evaluation, development, implementation and valuation, as well as transaction negotiations. Erkki is also chairman of Comset cooperation company, private equity investor Nordic Growth.
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  • Farid Shawkat – Partner
    Previous experience includes holistic management experience within strategies and processes, on a corporate level, in a fortune 500 company, as well as working as an entrepreneur with start-ups. Farid has also worked with hands-on oil production as a production manager within the oil and gas industry. Earlier positions also incorporate experiences as a management consultant handling large clients on both a strategic and operational level.
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  • Thor Birkmand – Advisor
    More than 17 years’ experience in technology, business development, management, strategic planning and venture capital. Previous positions include managing director, building up operations in Denmark from scratch to a market leader, as well as product and marketing management. Thor is a board member of several growth companies and focuses on the valuation, development and building up of companies.
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  • Jens Hansson – Advisor
    Substantial experience from small- and medium sized North European financial and industrial buyouts, including more than 10 years as partner within Nordic private equity houses. Working previously within the electronics and aerospace industries for 11 years, Jens has also held several top management positions focusing on strategic planning, operational improvement, business and product development. Jens has been a board member of several growth companies and focuses on the use of best practices.
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  • Valtteri Simola – Partner

    Valtteri has more than 10 years of experience in the wholesale and retail business. Valtteri has previously been a partner and a management group member in a multinational corporation. Valtteri has also worked as an investor, coach and Business Developer for SMEs.

  • Pasi Pitkänen – Partner
    Developer Pasi has over a 10 years' experience of growth entrepreneurship. He has been responsible for international sales and marketing of an industrial company. Pasi also have experience from the corporate world and managerial tasks in a telecom operator.
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  • Jannica Tjeder – Analyst, back office & marketing coordinator
    Jannica's main responsibilities include developing the back office processes, various marketing tasks as well as assisting deliveries in Finland and Sweden.
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Professional Partners Network

    Over 200 professionals from Finland, Sweden and Denmark willing share the risk.
  • Wide experience of different business areas: Manufacturing, IT, construction, retail and wholesale, design, communications, capital investment, finance...
  • All of our knowledge investors have acted with customer responsibility as entrepreneurs, CEOs or executives in sales and marketing
  • The majority of our knowledge investors have vast knowledge of international operations