Date | Title | Description |
06.08.2024 | Roima Intelligence to accelerate international expansion with new investment from Corten Capital |
We are pleased to announce that Intera Fund III has signed a binding agreement to sell Roima Intelligence Holding Oy (“Roima”) to Corten Capital, an international private equity firm specializing in building B2B software and services marke... |
16.05.2024 | Intera’s 2023 sustainability report published | Sustainability is a central component of Intera’s work with its portfolio companies. In collaboration with and supported by our key stakeholders, we strive to create positive impact through the development of our portfolio companies.
We bel... |
22.12.2023 | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024 | We would like to thank all our portfolio companies and stakeholders for excellent cooperation during the year and wish everyone a successful year 2024. |
15.12.2023 | Intera’s year 2023 – strong growth in portfolio companies, expansion in Sweden, and strengthened technology sector capabilities | Private equity company Intera had a successful year despite the challenging market environment. During the year, Intera made one new investment and exited two companies. Intera’s portfolio companies grew strongly during the year, both organ... |
11.10.2023 | Intera Partners expands in Sweden and strengthens technology sector capabilities | |
22.09.2023 | Intera to exit Avarn Security | |
31.08.2023 | Intera Partners strengthens its team – Robin Ahti has joined the team as Investment Professional | Intera’s autumn starts with recruitment news, as Robin Ahti has joined Intera’s investment team as an investment professional. Ahti has previously worked at Intera as an intern in 2020, whereafter he worked in investment banking and managem... |
06.07.2023 | Intera and NoHo Partners are establishing a Europe-wide premium burger company Better Burger Society | |
23.01.2023 | Intera to exit Rantalainen Group | |
19.01.2023 | Intera Partners’ team further strengthened – Matias Köykkä joins the team as Investment Professional | Intera Partners’ team has been further strengthened with the appointment of Investment Professional Matias Köykkä, who joined Intera’s team in the beginning of January 2023. Prior to joining Intera, Köykkä lived abroad for about six years, ... |
23.12.2022 | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2023 | We would like to thank all our portfolio companies and stakeholders for excellent cooperation during the year and wish everyone a successful year 2023. |
19.12.2022 | Intera’s year 2022 – the work for growth and internationalization continues to yield results | Private equity company Intera Partners supported the growth and internationalization of its portfolio companies during 2022 despite uncertainties in the economy. Intera made investments in three new portfolio companies, where e.g. energy ef... |
08.11.2022 | Intera to invest in ventilation and cooling specialist Cervi | Intera invests in Cervi, a Finnish specialist in ventilation, clean indoor air and cooling. With the transaction, Intera and Cervi will be building an even stronger domestic specialist in ventilation and cooling and Cervi will take a signif... |
07.07.2022 | Intera invests in Duunitori, a job search and recruitment services forerunner | Intera invests in Duunitori, a Finnish digital job search and recruitment services provider. As a result of the agreement, Intera will become a partner to the Finnish market leader and innovator that helps match job seekers and recruiters. ... |
17.06.2022 | Juhana Kallio appointed Managing Partner of Intera Partners – Jokke Paananen continues as Chairman of the Board | Partner Juhana Kallio has been appointed as the new Managing Partner of Intera, as of July 2022. Current Managing Partner Jokke Paananen continues in his role as Chairman of the Board. |
02.06.2022 | Intera exits Merivaara by a sale to Lojer | Intera is pleased to announce its exit from Merivaara Group as Lojer Oy, a Finnish hospital furniture manufacturer, acquires the group. During Intera’s holding period, which began in 2013, Merivaara has developed into a world-class speciali... |
25.04.2022 | Excellent additions to Intera Partners’ team – Niklas Lindbäck and Kati Reinikainen | Intera Partners’ team has been strengthened with two new Investment Professionals with great experience and background. Niklas Lindbäck joined Intera in March, and Kati Reinikainen in April. |
29.03.2022 | Intera invests in HögforsGST, a Finnish heating and cooling solution supplier | As a result of the arrangement, Intera becomes a new partner and shareholder in the company developing solutions to help improve the energy efficiency in properties. |
19.01.2022 | Intera Partners to strengthen its competence in HR – Pii Raulo appointed as Operating Partner | Intera Partners aims to complement the support it offers for the growth and internationalization of its portfolio companies. To support this goal Intera strengthens its competence in Human Resources through the appointment of Pii Raulo as O... |
20.12.2021 | Intera-owned Stella Care Oy sells Stella Kotipalvelut Oy | Stella Kotipalvelut Oy is a company specialized in home care services, with a turnover of EUR 24 million in 2020. The company’s business has grown strongly over the last years, and it has become one of the industry’s leading players in home... |
15.12.2021 | We wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022 | This year we have given a donation to Tukikummit foundation that aims to help children and adolescents that are at risk of exclusion from the society for financial reasons. |
09.12.2021 | Intera’s new real estate management company is now known as Oiva Management | Intera created a new real estate management company by investing in Avara Isännöinti and Provia Isännöinti during the summer of 2021. In the future the company will be known as Oiva Management. Oiva aims to be the market leader and the targ... |
30.11.2021 | Intera to exit Renta | Intera Fund II Ky and Intera Fund III Ky to exit Renta Group. The new owner will be IK Partners, a European private equity firm.
Renta Group is a full-service machine and equipment rental services company with more than 100 depots across Fi... |
30.11.2021 | Intera to exit Renta | Intera Fund II Ky and Intera Fund III Ky to exit Renta Group. The new owner will be IK Partners, a European private equity firm. |
14.09.2021 | Three Finnish top architectural firms to merge and form the largest player in Finland | The Finnish architecture market will receive a new player that will focus on ambitious and forward-moving architecture. ARCO Architecture Company will be established from the merger of Aihio Arkkitehdit, Arkkitehdit Soini & Horto, and C... |
06.09.2021 | Intera has sold its shares in Kreate Group Plc | Intera Fund II Ky has sold 1,119,973 shares in Kreate Group Plc on 3rd of September. The number of shares sold represents approximately 12.5 per cent of all the shares in the company. The price was EUR 10.30 per share, resulting in gross pr... |
10.08.2021 | Intera creates a new real estate management company by investing in Avara Isännöinti and Provia Isännöinti | As a result of Intera’s investment, Avara Isännöinti Oy and Provia Isännöinti Oy will join forces and create a new leading player in the Finnish real estate management market. The new company will become one of the largest Finnish real esta... |
21.06.2021 | Intera Fund IV closes at €335 million | Through the new fund Intera Partners continues its strategy of investing in companies to accelerate growth and internationalization.
Intera Partners has today announced the closing of its fourth fund. The Intera IV Fund was oversubscribed a... |
21.06.2021 | Intera Fund IV closes at €335 million | Through the new fund Intera Partners continues its strategy of investing in companies to accelerate growth and internationalization. |
17.05.2021 | Intera joins Midagon as new growth partner and shareholder | Intera joins Midagon as new growth partner and shareholder, and will continue to build Midagon’s growth story together with management and personnel. |
04.05.2021 | Intera exits Rototec Group | Intera Fund II exits Rototec Group, Europe’s largest provider of geoenergy solutions and an innovative pioneer in the geoenergy field, to a Swedish investment company Formica Capital. |
04.05.2021 | Intera exits Rototec Group | Intera Fund II exits Rototec Group, Europe’s largest provider of geoenergy solutions and an innovative pioneer in the geoenergy field, to a Swedish investment company Formica Capital.
Rototec is the market leader in geoenergy solutions for ... |
25.03.2021 | Sitowise listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange | Sitowise, a Nordic expert in the built environment with a strong focus on digitality, was successfully listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchange. Over the past five years, Intera has taken part in building Sitowise and its strong growth.... |
10.03.2021 | CapMan Special Situations -fund acquires HopLop Group | Intera Fund II Ky has sold the children’s indoor play center chain HopLop to Capman Special Situations I Ky. During Intera’s approximately five-year ownership period, HopLop completed a significant growth phase and internationalization as w... |
23.02.2021 | Kreate enters Helsinki Stock Exchange | Kreate, one of Finland’s leading infrastructure contractors, has been successfully listed on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki. The IPO was heavily oversubscribed with Kreate receiving a record-breaking 18,600 new shareholders. As part o... |
07.01.2021 | Intera to support the internationalisation and growth of Galena Pharma | Intera invests in pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing company Galena Pharma. As a new co-owner, Intera will support Galena Pharma’s growth and internationalisation targets.
Galena Pharma is a leading Finnish contract manuf... |
07.01.2021 | Intera to support the internationalisation and growth of Galena Pharma | Intera invests in pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing company Galena Pharma. As a new co-owner, Intera will support Galena Pharma’s growth and internationalisation targets. |
15.12.2020 | We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2021! | This year instead of sending Christmas greetings we have chosen to be part of Tukikummit foundation’s actions in a form of donation. The foundation supports young people who are in a risk of exclusion because of the financial status of thei... |
12.10.2020 | Intera has sold its shares in NoHo Partners Plc | Intera Fund II Ky has sold 918,755 shares in NoHo Partners Plc on 9th of October. The number of shares sold represents approximately 4.8 per cent of all the shares in the company. The price was EUR 4.90 per share, resulting in gross proceed... |
09.09.2020 | Intera has sold its shares in Kamux Corporation | Intera Fund II L.P. (“Intera”) has today, on 9 September 2020, sold its shares in Kamux Corporation (”Kamux” or the ”Company”) in an accelerated book-building to a limited number of Finnish and international institutional investors (the ”Sh... |
24.06.2020 | Successful placement by Intera of Kamux Corporation shares | Intera Fund II Ky has placed 2.75 million shares in Kamux Corporation, representing approximately 6.9 per cent of all the shares in the Company, in an accelerated bookbuild offering to Finnish and international institutional investors. The ... |
10.06.2020 | PHM Group and Kotikatu join forces to create a leading Nordic property maintenance services provider | PHM Group (“PHM”), owned by funds managed by Intera and Norvestor, has signed an agreement to acquire Kotikatu Holding Oy (“Kotikatu”). Kotikatu is one of the leading property maintenance service providers in Finland together with PHM. The ... |
11.03.2020 | Norvestor invests into PHM Group | Intera Fund III Ky has signed an agreement to sell part of its shares in portfolio company PHM Group to a fund managed by Norvestor. Norvestor is a Nordic private equity investor headquartered in Oslo, Norway. PHM is the fastest growing pro... |
31.12.2019 | Intera has sold its shares in Polarica | Intera Fund I Ky has sold its shares in berry and game meat producer Polarica to an investor consortium. During Intera ownership the company’s structure, operational processes as well as sourcing channel ESG practices were strengthened. |
12.12.2019 | Successful placement by Intera of Kamux Corporation shares | Intera Fund II Ky has placed 3.35 million shares in Kamux Corporation, representing approximately 8.4 per cent of all the shares in the Company, in an accelerated bookbuild offering to Finnish and international institutional investors. The ... |
03.12.2019 | Intera has sold a part of its holding in NoHo Partners Plc | Intera Fund II Ky has sold a part of its holding in NoHo Partners Plc to a limited number of institutional investors. Intera sold 900,000 shares in the Company, corresponding to approximately 4.7 percent of all shares and votes in the Compa... |
17.06.2019 | Intera to support the growth of Psykoterapiakeskus Vastaamo | Intera invests in the mental health service provider Psykoterapiakeskus Vastaamo. Intera’s investment enables the company to continue its rapid growth story. |
29.04.2019 | AQ Group AB acquires Trafotek | Intera Fund I Ky has signed an agreement to sell its portfolio company Trafotek to AQ Group AB. AQ is a global manufacturer of components and systems to industrial customers and is listed in Nasdaq Stockholm’s main market. The transaction i... |
05.03.2019 | German based Donges Group acquires Normek Oy | German based Donges Group has acquired the shares of Normek Oy, one of the leading steel building construction and façade solutions companies in Finland. Donges Group specializes in the design, engineering and construction of steel bridges ... |
05.11.2018 | Intera invests in Porvoon Huoltomiehet | Intera invests in real-estate maintenance services group Porvoon Huoltomiehet. The company aims to reach EUR 100 million in annual sales. Intera’s investment enables the company’s continued rapid growth both organically and through acquisit... |
28.05.2018 | Intera invests in Rantalainen Accounting Services | Intera invests in Rantalainen Accounting Services. Rantalainen provides financial administration services to companies, associations and other organisations in Finland. Over the coming five years, the company targets to grow and to generate... |
28.05.2018 | Intera invests in Rantalainen Accounting Services | Intera invests in Rantalainen Accounting Services. Rantalainen provides financial administration services to companies, associations and other organisations in Finland. Over the coming five years, the company targets to grow and to generate... |
24.04.2018 | Intera joins forces with Roima Intelligence Inc | The European manufacturing industry currently faces a digital transformation affecting both competition and the operating environment. In the last few years, Roima has become a key partner to leading Finnish and international companies in s... |
24.04.2018 | Renta expands to Sweden | Renta Yhtiöt Oy has on 20.4.2018 signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in a Swedish rental company Stål & Hyr Group AB. The company is owned by a Swedish private equity company Accent Equity together with key personnel. Afte... |
19.04.2018 | Royal Ravintolat and Restamax to combine | On 11 April 2018, Restamax Plc (“Restamax”) and Intera Fund II Ky (“Intera”) and the other shareholders of RR Holding Oy have signed a share purchase agreement whereby Restamax purchases all the shares in RR Holding Oy (“Royal Ravintolat”);... |
23.01.2018 | AVARN Security and Prevent 360 agreed on combining businesses | Finnish security companies Prevent 360 Turvallisuuspalvelut Oy and AVARN Security Oy have agreed on combining businesses. The two companies signed a deal on a business combination on the 22nd January 2018. Prevent 360 is owned by Intera Par... |
22.12.2017 | Merry festive season and a Happy New Year! | |
22.12.2017 | Intera has sold its shares in Tamtron | Intera Fund II Ky has sold its shares in dynamic weighing equipment producer Tamtron (Scaleable Solutions Holding Oy) to Aito Capital Oy. During the past six years, Intera has supported Tamtron in its international expansion, developed oper... |
18.10.2017 | Christoffer Zilliacus joins Intera team | Christoffer Zilliacus joins Intera on October 2017. Christoffer joins us from the Stockholm office of IK Investment Partners (“IK”), a Pan European mid-market private equity firm, where he focused on the Nordic countries and in particular o... |
13.06.2017 | Silmäasema enters Helsinki Stock Exchange | In connection to the successful initial public offering on the main list of NASDAQ Helsinki Stock Exchange Intera Fund II Ky has sold a part of its ownership in Silmäasema to institutional buyers and private investors, continuing as the sin... |
12.06.2017 | Kamux enters Helsinki Stock Exchange | Kamux enters the main list of NASDAQ Helsinki Stock Exchange on May 16th, 2017. In connection to the initial public offering, Intera Fund II Ky has sold a part of its ownership in Kamux to institutional investors and private individuals. |
09.06.2017 | Intera has sold its shares in Evidensia | After two years of ownership, Intera Fund II Ky has sold its shares in veterinary services provider Evidensia Djursjukvård. |
16.03.2017 | ISS Security is now Prevent 360 – the new strategy concentrates on preventing customers’ risks | Prevent 360 Turvallisuuspalvelut Oy provides its customers with comprehensive security solutions. Prevent 360 combines professional guard services with the newest digital applications. Prevent 360 believes that the future of security servic... |
01.03.2017 | Finnish infrastructure and building design companies Sito and Wise Group to combine | Sito Oy and Wise Group Finland Oy are combining to form an expert organisation with nearly 1,100 employees. The new combined entity will be the largest Finnish-owned company in house building and infrastructure construction design and consu... |
20.01.2017 | Merivaara Q-Flow surgical light wins Fennia Grand Prix in design | The new Q-Flow surgical light by Merivaara has won the prestigious Fennia Prize Grand Prix for industrial design. The Q-Flow is a revolutionary new operating room light created to reduce the risk of hospital infections and improve work ergo... |
23.12.2016 | Intera Fund III closes at €250 million | Intera Partners, a leading private equity group in Finland, has successfully closed their latest fund, Intera Fund III (“the Fund”) with capital commitments of €250 million. |
20.12.2016 | Merry festive season and a Happy New Year! | Instead of Season´s greetings this year we support The Good Christmas Spirit –campaign organized by The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare and the Finnish Red Cross. |
17.11.2016 | Intera invests in security services | Intera Partners will acquire the shares of ISS Security Oy and other business assets related to security from ISS Finland Oy. The transaction will be finalised at the end of 2016.
Press release 17 November 2016 |
17.11.2016 | Intera invests in security services | Intera Partners will acquire the shares of ISS Security Oy and other business assets related to security from ISS Finland Oy. The transaction will be finalised at the end of 2016. |
04.07.2016 | Intera invests in Wise Group | Wise Group Finland Oy continues its growth with the support of the Finnish private equity firm Intera Partners. The current majority owner of Wise Group, private equity firm Helmet Business Mentors, exits its investment in the transaction. ... |
14.06.2016 | Intera has sold its shares in Consti Group Plc | Intera Fund I Ky has sold its shares in Consti Group Plc in an accelerated book-building to a limited number of institutional investors. Intera sold 939,436 shares in the Company, corresponding to approximately 12 percent of all shares and ... |
20.05.2016 | Kamux announced preliminary price range for its contemplated IPO | |
20.04.2016 | Renta Group – a new Finnish machinery rental company | Renta’s development and growth is supported by many individuals with long experience in the industry and a private equity investor with significant experience from the construction sector. |
15.04.2016 | Kamux selected as the Growth Builder of the Year | Kamux Group was selected as the winner of the annual Growth Builder of the Year Award organized by the Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA). Growth Builder of the Year is a competition searching for the most interesting and inspiring ... |
13.04.2016 | Tuomas Kahri appointed as COO | Tuomas Kahri joined Intera as COO / Operating partner in March 2016. Tuomas has wide experience in business development, marketing and strategy. His latest role was the COO and business unit manager at Terveystalo. Previously Tuomas has bee... |
26.02.2016 | Brillo is now part of Silmäasema | |
26.02.2016 | Brillo is now part of Silmäasema |
Silmäasema and Pecce Oy, owned by Janne Järvenpää, signed a transaction that took effect on 29 February 2016, where Silmäasema acquired the shares in Oy Brillo Ab, Vaasan Laserklinikka Oy, and the cataract surgery operations of Pecce Oy. T... |
16.02.2016 | Intera invests in scaffolding rental services provider Telinekymppi | Telinekymppi will continue its growth with the backing of a Finnish private equity firm Intera Partners. Telinekymppi’s current owners Juhani Kattilakoski, Jarno Tuuri, Hannu Kekoniemi and Raoul Högdal will continue in their current roles a... |
01.02.2016 | Kuopion Laserklinikka is now part of Silmäasema | Silmäasema acquired Kuopion Laserklinikka Oy’s operations related to refractive and cataract surgery on 29 January 2016. After the transaction, Petri Rekonen, eye disease specialist, will also continue surgery operations at the eye hospital... |
31.12.2015 | New address | Intera’s new address as of 1 January 2016 is Keskuskatu 1a, 00100 Helsinki |
22.12.2015 | Intera exits Orthex | The leading Nordic plastic household company Orthex Group has been acquired by Finnish Private Equity firm, Sponsor Capital together with Orthex’ Management. Intera Fund I exited Orthex on December 21, 2015. |
15.12.2015 | Consti successfully enters Helsinki Stock Exchange | In connection to Consti Yhtiöt Oy’s successful initial public offering on the main list of NASDAQ Helsinki Stock Exchange and related share sale on December 11, 2015, Intera Fund I Ky has sold a majority of its ownership in Consti to instit... |
07.10.2015 | Intera invests in HopLop | Finland’s leading children’s indoor play centre chain HopLop Oy will continue its growth with the backing of a private equity firm Intera Partners. Intera will support HopLop in strengthening its competitiveness and enabling an accelerated ... |
01.09.2015 | Juhana Kallio joins Intera Partners | Juhana Kallio joins Intera as of September 1st, 2015. Juhana has more than 12 years of experience in investment banking having worked at Danske Bank and Nordea Bank in Helsinki and Goldman Sachs International in London. At Danske Bank, he l... |
03.11.2014 | Stella becomes the market leader in home-delivered services | Stella purchases Esperi response alarm and home care services. The Finnish pioneer of home-delivered services, Stella, has completed a merger that transforms the company into a national service provider.
“We have been determined to improve ... |
21.07.2014 | Intera Partners invests in Engineering Seppo Rantala Oy | Insinööritoimisto Seppo Rantala Oy gains additional resources to support growth, as Intera Partners invests in the company. The company will become part of Infrak Group, which specialises in demanding infrastructure construction and current... |
11.07.2014 | Intera invests in Rototec | Following years of strong growth and geographical expansion Rototec, the leading Nordic geoenergy drilling company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Intera to support the Company’s continued development. Intera Fund II Ky becom... |
30.06.2014 | Intera invests in Silmäasema | Intera Fund II invests in Silmäasema, Finland’s leading provider of eye care services and second largest optician chain. Intera Partners is now the majority shareholder in Silmäasema Fennica Group. In connection with the transaction, member... |
22.05.2014 | Doctagon home services and Kodinavux form Stella | Medical service provider Doctagon’s home services and household cleaning company Kodinavux have merged to form Stella Homecare. The new company is already a strong player in the private market for home services. |
16.05.2014 | Intera invests in Kesälahden Maansiirto | Kesälahden Maansiirto gains additional resources to support further growth as Intera Partners invests in the company. Of the current owners who are actively involved in the business, Jarmo and Juha Karjalainen continue as owners and employe... |
11.02.2014 | Intera invests in infrastructure contractor Fin-Seula | Intera Partners invests in Fin-Seula, a Finnish infrastructure contractor. Fin-Seula’s founders Mika Kari and Seppo Valtonen will continue in their current roles and they will also remain significant owners of the company. |
30.08.2013 | Intera divests environmental services provider Delete | Delete Group Oy, a leading environmental services provider for the industrial, construction and real estate sectors in Finland, Sweden and the Baltics, has been acquired by Nordic private equity investor Axcel and Delete’s management. In co... |
07.07.2013 | Delete obtains additional resources to support further Nordic growth – Axcel invests in Delete | Delete Group, a leading environmental services provider for the industrial, construction and real estate sectors in Finland, Sweden and the Baltics, strengthens its position in the Nordics with a new majority owner. The Nordic private equit... |
19.04.2013 | Intera is recruiting an investment professional | (further information in Finnish) |
16.01.2013 | Delete Group recruits new CEO and CFO for Delete Sweden AB | Delete Group, a leading Nordic company in environmental services, with operations in Finland and in Northern Sweden, has recently expanded its operations through merger with Abrab Industri och Byggservice AB, a Skellefteå- based industrial ... |
04.01.2013 | Delete Group grows in Sweden | Delete Group, a leading Nordic environmental services company with operations in Finland and in Northern Sweden, will expand its operations through merger with Skellefteå-based Abrab Industri och Byggservice AB. |
19.12.2012 | Intera Partners to invest in health technology company Merivaara | Ownership of the Finnish health technology company Merivaara Corporation will change with the private equity firm Intera Partners purchasing a majority holding in the company. Merivaara’s management and other key employees will become signi... |
27.11.2012 | Finland’s leading chain of veterinary clinics created | A group of private veterinary clinics together with the Finnish private equity firm Intera Partners, have established Animagi, the country’s largest chain of veterinary clinics. |
25.06.2012 | Intera divests care service provider Mikeva | Mikeva, one of the leading social care service providers in Finland, has been acquired by G Square Capital I together with Mikeva’s management on June 27th, 2012. G Square is a Paris-based private equity firm dedicated to investing in Europ... |
08.12.2011 | Intera invests in Kamux | The Finnish private equity firm Intera Partners invests in Kamux, Finland’s largest car retailer focused exclusively on used cars and related services. The Company’s management will maintain a significant minority ownership and continue to ... |