Nordic Mezzanine Advisers

Nordic Mezzanine Advisers provides mezzanine financing for buyouts, growth and capital restructuring. It is the management company of dedicated mezzanine funds with institutional investors from the Nordic countries and Continental Europe.

Its investment criteria focus on mid-market transactions with an enterprise value between EUR 50 and 500 million, with a typical investment of EUR 10 to 40 million per transaction. Target regions are the Nordic countries, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium. The company invests alongside private equity houses, institutional investors and banks in companies with cash-flow generation and growth potential.

Founded in 2008, the company has offices in Helsinki and London. Its latest fund, Nordic Mezzanine Fund III, closed in 2009 with commitments of EUR 240 million, and total funds under management are stated as over EUR 480 million. The team includes Vesa Suurmunne (Chief Executive), Pekka Hietaniemi and Pekka Sunila (Executive Directors) and Kimmo Kallioniemi (CFO).

Product: Mezzanine finance for buyouts, growth and capital restructuring, provided through dedicated mezzanine funds