CapMan Plc Stock Exchange Release – 8 September 2014 at 9.00 a.m. EEST
Changes in CapMan Plc’s Management Group, CapMan Buyout X fund closed at EUR 245 million
Markus Sjöholm has been nominated as Head of CapMan Buyout and member of CapMan Plc’s Management Group. Markus Sjöholm is taking over from Kai Jordahl, who has resigned from his position at CapMan. Dan Johnson has been nominated as Deputy Head of CapMan Buyout. Fundraising for the CapMan Buyout X fund has been finalised and the fund has been closed at EUR 245 million.
Markus Sjöholm, age 42, M.Sc. (Econ.), LLM, has been Deputy Head of CapMan Buyout since 2010 and member of the Buyout investment team since 1996. He has been instrumental in a number of CapMan Buyout investments, and a key contributor to CapMan Buyout’s position as a leading Nordic mid-cap investor.
“I am excited by this new challenge. Our latest fund CapMan Buyout X has had an excellent start and has already made seven investments, mainly in Finland and Sweden. In order to further strengthen our position in these markets, we are focusing resources in Helsinki and Stockholm and closing our office in Oslo,” states Markus Sjöholm, Senior Partner and Head of CapMan Buyout.
“After ten exciting years with CapMan Buyout, I am now seeking new opportunities,” says Kai Jordahl. “It has been a pleasure to work with so many talented people, and I am confident that Markus and the team will continue to achieve great things together,” Kai Jordahl adds.
Dan Johnson, age 49, MBA, has been appointed as Deputy Head of CapMan Buyout, based in Stockholm. Dan has been Partner at CapMan Buyout since 2013 and has an extensive background in building and transforming businesses in the Nordic region and globally. Prior to CapMan Dan has served as Partner at FSN Capital Partners and Boston Consulting Group, among others.
The changes will be effective as of today.
CapMan Buyout X fund closed at EUR 245 million
“We are pleased to see that the majority of our previous fund’s investors have joined the new fund. Moreover, we received commitments from new investor groups and also new regions, for example from Southeast Asia. To further strengthen our international fundraising, we are opening an office in London,” comments Jerome Bouix, Senior Partner and Head of Business Development and Investor Relations at CapMan.
For further information, please contact:
Heikki Westerlund, CEO, Senior Partner, tel. +358 207 207 504
Jerome Bouix, Senior Partner, Head of Business Development and Investor Relations, tel. +358 207 207 558
Markus Sjöholm, Senior Partner, Head of CapMan Buyout, tel. +358 207 207 512
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CapMan Buyout is a leading mid-market private equity player in the Nordic region, with 14 investment professionals in Finland and Sweden and 25 years of experience. The team has made a total of 80 investments and 58 exits and its tenth fund CapMan Buyout X is currently in active investment phase.
CapMan Buyout is part of CapMan Group, a leading private equity firm in the Nordic countries and Russia, with assets under management of EUR 3.1 billion and approximately 100 professionals. CapMan has five key investment partnerships – CapMan Buyout, CapMan Russia, CapMan Credit, CapMan Public Market and CapMan Real Estate – each of which has its own dedicated investment team and funds.
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