OUR TEAM
Our experienced team specializes in various
types of capital arrangements.
TIMO MÄKELÄ
Managing Director and Founding Partner
+358 500 504 915
timo.makela@prudentus.fi
BACKGROUND
- 30 years of experience from diverse areas ranging from investment banking and corporate finance to asset management, real estate and private equity. Serviced clients ranging from large cap multinationals, family offices to Ultra High Net Worth Individuals
- Previously CEO of Pareto Securities Oy (2012-2015) and CEO of E. Öhman J:or Securities Finland Oy (2004-2012) and Deputy CEO of Evli Bank Oy (1992-2003)
KEY EXPERIENCE
- Prior to founding Prudentus Capital, Timo worked as CEO of Pareto Securities Oy. At Pareto Securities, he was responsible for client relations ranging from mid to small cap corporations relating primarily to capital raisings both in equity and HY debt. Timo also was in contact to various investors ranging from institutional to UHNWIs.
- Timo has also served as CEO of E. Öhman J:or Securities Finland, Deputy CEO of Evli Bank, Deputy CEO and board member of Nordic Partners Inc in New York. He has also held board positions in various financial companies. His transactions and clients have ranged from all continents of the world.
- MBA from Helsinki School of Economics and MA from Military Academy in Helsinki.
LAURI PIETARINEN
Chairman of the Board and Founding partner
BACKGROUND
- CEO at Ajanta Oy, Family owned private investment company 2017-
- Founding Partner at Prudentus Capital Oy 2015-2017
- Investment Director at Hartwall Capital Oy Ab (2010 - 2015)
- M.Sc. in Economics from Helsinki School of Economics
KEY EXPERIENCE
- Prior to founding Prudentus Capital, Lauri worked as Hartwall Capital’s Investment Director. At HartwallCapital, Lauri oversaw an investment portfolio of ca. €800m, executed strategic transactions of various size with aggregate value in excess of €400m, held board and investment committee positions in several non-listed investments, and actively managed Hartwall Capital’s financial investments.
- Before joining Hartwall Capital, Lauri was Partner and Analyst at E. Öhman J:or Securities Finland Ltd. In this role Lauri worked on a number of capital raisings as well as ECM and DCM transactions. Lauri has before also worked as Quantitative Developer for Italian Monte Paschi Asset Management SGR.
The Prudentus Team has over 70 years of combined experience in investment banking through Öhman, Pareto Securities, EVLI, United Bankers and Hartwall Capital. More importantly the team has completed over €1 billion million in various types of capital arrangements. The team’s aggregate executed transaction volume is in several billion euros.
EMILIA GRÖNQVIST
Partner
+358 40 776 0009
emilia.gronqvist@prudentus.fi
BACKGROUND
- Emilia has over 10 years of experience from a diverse range of corporate finance services including DCM and ECM as well as M&A transactions.
- Previously working in Fixed Income at Pareto Securities AB in Stockholm and Corporate Finance at Pareto Securities Oy in Helsinki.
- M.Sc. in Finance and Investments from Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University.
KEY EXPERIENCE
- Prior to joining Prudentus Capital, Emilia worked within the Fixed Income team at Pareto Securities AB in Stockholm. She has worked on over 20 Nordic high yield bond transactions and actively worked on obtaining new mandates from issuers. Her responsibilities involved structuring of bonds, preparation of investor material and overseeing all necessary work-streams as well as roadshow presentations.
- Before joining Pareto Securities AB, Emilia worked within the Corporate Finance team at Pareto Securities Oy in Helsinki. During this time, she worked on diverse range of transactions involving both ECM, DCM as well as M&A transactions for companies in various industries.
- Emilia holds a M.Sc. in Finance and Investments from Rotterdam School of Management. She has an international background stemming from her studies in The Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, Malaysia and New Zealand.
JUHA ISO-HERTTUA
Director
+358 50 524 5856
juha.iso-herttua@prudentus.fi
BACKGROUND
- Juha has over 20 years of experience in investment banking, corporate finance and financial consulting.
- During his career, Juha has been working as a Senior analyst at Nordea Markets (1999-2004), eQ Bank (2004-2006), ABN Amro Equities (2006-2008), SEB Markets in Finland (2008-2015) and as a Financial consultant (in 2016).
- He holds a M.Sc. in Finance from Helsinki School of Economics.
KEY EXPERIENCE
- Prior to joining Prudentus Capital, Juha has been a Senior Equity Analyst at SEB and a Financial Consultant at WNG in Finland.
- As a highly ranked senior equity analyst, he has gained in-depth knowledge about companies operating within energy, engineering, construction and real estate, steel and consumer goods sectors amongst other fields.
- Juha has also participated in several IPO, rights-issue, private placement as well as capital raising processes and has acted as a strategic financial advisor for many small to mid-size companies during his professional career.
JULIUS PERTTUNEN
Associate Director
+358 41 548 6814
julius.perttunen@prudentus.fi
BACKGROUND
- Julius has over 5 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance.
- Previously worked at Initia Corporate Finance in Helsinki.
- M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Vaasa.
KEY EXPERIENCE
- Prior to joining Prudentus Capital, Julius worked at Initia Corporate Finance. At Initia, his responsibilities involved company and market analysis, preparation of marketing material, valuation as well as general process management.
- Before joining Initia Corporate Finance, Julius worked on various capital raisings for Finnish growth companies, including both equity and debt financing.
- During his professional career, he has worked on a diverse range of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions as well as private placement and capital raising processes for companies in various industries.
OUR SERVICES
CAPITAL STRUCTURE ADVISORY
& CAPITAL RAISING
- Business plan evaluation
- Financial modeling and analysis
- Review of potential capital structures
- Identification of proper capital sources
- Preparation of Information Memorandums
- Deal structuring, negotiation with capital providers and execution
SELL-SIDE M&A
- Planning and preparation
- Financial analysis
- Identification of potential buyers
- Divestment strategy
- Preparation of Information Memorandum
- Marketing the company
- Co-ordination of due diligence
- Negotiations and closing
BUY-SIDE M&A
- Pre-acquisition planning
- Identification and approaching of potential targets
- Indicative valuation of targets
- Co-ordination of due diligence
- Deal structuring
- Securing financing
- Negotiations and closing
OTHER SERVICES
- Valuations of companies, businesses and projects
- Fairness opinions
- Business reviews
- Financial model construction and review
- Independent advice to family offices