26.01.2012 Sponsor Capital and company management to buy all plastiroll shares

Sponsor Capital and the company’s management have purchased all of the Plastiroll shares in a deal signed on December 29, 2011 and closed on January 24, 2012. The sellers were Rauno Asonen and Esa Mylläri, the founders of Plastiroll, and the M-real Corporation. Plastiroll is one of the foremost manufacturers of biodegradable packaging films and bags in Europe. In addition to traditional plastic-coated materials, Plastiroll manufactures compostable paper and board-based packaging materials. Plastiroll was founded in 1983, and its turnover in 2011 totalled EUR 27 million, with exports accounting for more than 40% of it. The company’s production facilities are located in Ylöjärvi, Finland.

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25.10.2011 Aura Capital exits Fromdistance Ltd.

Aura Capital, a Finnish venture capital firm, has divested its share in Fromdistance, a device management software company, to the American-based Numara Software. Aura Capital invested in Fromdistance in 2008.

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13.10.2011 Venture capital – policy lessons from the VICO Project

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11.10.2011 CapMan invests in Lumex Instruments

CapMan Russia, a leading Russian private equity fund managed by CapMan, has acquired a 29% share in a Russian laboratory analytical equipment manufacturer Lumex Instruments. With operations in Russia, the CIS, China, the European Union, the USA and Canada, the company aims at becoming the leading player in its field globally. In the coming years, CapMan will accelerate Lumex’s international expansion.

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10.10.2011 Profita Management invests in Finnsweet Ltd

The majority holding in Finnsweet Ltd has been acquired by a private equity fund managed by Profita Management Ltd

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