Helmet Capital

Helmet Capital is a private equity firm based in Helsinki, Finland, established in 1998. The firm specializes in making direct majority investments in small and medium-sized enterprises across various sectors, including life sciences, retail, services, and information technology. Helmet Capital manages funds for private individuals, family businesses, and institutional investors associated with the target companies. The firm has successfully managed four funds since its inception, with one currently active. The team comprises ten private equity professionals and four advisors, bringing extensive experience from leadership roles in Finnish industry, management consulting, and investment banking.

Sampo Ahonen

Partner

Christian Arrhenius

Investment Manager

Berndt Blomqvist

Partner

Robin Blomqvist

Partner

Timo Hyvönen

Partner

Daniel Johansson

Senior Advisor

Ville Kulmala

Associate Partner

Pentti Kulmala

Senior Partner

Pauli Kulvik

Partner

Robin Myntti

Associate

Kalevi Puonti

Founding Partner

Samppa Ruohtula

Associate Partner

Ilkka Starck

Associate Partner

Mats Åkerblom

Investment Manager

35 past transactions

CTS Engtec

Acquisition in 2017
CTS Engtec Oy provides engineering, project management, and consulting services to the process industry. The company offers basic and detailed engineering, energy and material efficiency auditing, environmental and water technology, maintenance, permitting, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, profitability calculations, project management, site services, and cable and fiber network services.

Asennusliike Lahtinen

Acquisition in 2017
Asennusliike Lahtinen Ltd is a Finnish company specialising in service station construction. Our activities include the supply and installation of all the aspects of modern service station construction. Our facilities are located in Tampere, Finland. The company was founded 1978 and is still owned by the same family. At the moment we employ 34 experienced professionals. Asennusliike Lahtinen Ltd has experience in service station construction from four decades. In this time we have gathered extensive experience also in numerous international projects, we have built stations and sent prefabricated service station deliveries in Russia, Poland and Baltic countries.

OTSO Metsapalvelut

Acquisition in 2016
OTSO Metsapalvelut is provides forest management, forestry, wood trade, environmental management, private roads, and forest real estate services.

Citywork

Acquisition in 2016
CITYWORK provides work- friendly solutions to Finnish companies and communities by investing in employees' skills, motivation and rewarding skills. We help our clients and our employees to thrive. We want our people and our client companies to be energetic people, people who live and make positive people who are professionals in their industry or want to be in the future.

Turvakolmio

Acquisition in 2016
Turvakolmio Oy, founded in 1993 and based in Tuusula, Finland, specializes in designing, delivering, and installing advanced security solutions tailored for security-critical end users. The company focuses on contracting and engineering security systems, primarily serving clients in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Turvakolmio aims to provide comprehensive solutions that align with customers' specific business operations and required security levels. Their expertise in security technology encompasses a range of electronic safety engineering systems, including alarm device installations. The company's commitment to high reliability and expertise fosters long-term relationships with its customers.

Mitta

Acquisition in 2015
Mitta is a diversified consultancy firm specializing in construction services. It offers building construction, road and earthworks, industrial, renovation, as built dimensions, and bridge construction surveying services. The company also provides mapping services, such as base maps for urban planning, terrain models, subterranean cable mapping, and property mapping; and laser scanning services, which include 3D-modelling of buildings, rock excavations, elevator shafts, and mine pits, as well as underground surveying through borehole, and stop and go scanning.

Chipsters Food

Acquisition in 2015
Chipsters Food Oy is a professional kitchen service provider. We are especially known for high quality fresh fish and versatile fish products. In addition, meat, heVi, milk and bakery products and eggs. Our consumer-calibrated products will find shopping for example.

Victorius

Acquisition in 2013
Victorius Oy is a Nordic-based, broad-based product group, a strengthened plastic group with both its own and subcontracting products.

Seasam

Acquisition in 2013
Seasam Digital Oy is a Finnish company that specializes in developing, supplying, and operating information and digital signage systems. Based in Lahti, it offers a range of products and services, including advertising and information digital displays designed to convey targeted messages effectively. The company also provides digital menu boards for cafés and restaurants, allowing for real-time updates on pricing and menu items. Additionally, Seasam delivers interactive solutions, such as touch screen kiosks for retail and customer service environments, facilitating both advertising and interactive applications. Their offerings include a web application that enables content creation and scheduling for various digital signage needs. Seasam operates as a subsidiary of ZetaDisplay AB.

Suomen Levyprofiili

Acquisition in 2012
Suomen Levyprofiili Oy Ltd., established in 1998 and located in Joensuu, Finland, specializes in the design, assembly, and manufacturing of highly refined sheet metal structures and components. Over the years, the company has emerged as a significant player in the Finnish manufacturing sector, leveraging modern technology to enhance its production capabilities. Through strategic investments and a commitment to innovation, Suomen Levyprofiili has experienced substantial growth, solidifying its reputation in the industry.

A.Kasten

Acquisition in 2011
A.Kasten is produces fresh meats from pork, beef and chicken. The company offers meat processing services.

Eximia Business Intelligence

Acquisition in 2011
Eximia Business Intelligence is a consulting and services company, provides process consulting, business intelligence, operational excellence, and outsourcing services for small and big companies in Finland and internationally. It offers professional body shopping, project delivery, and black box development services.

Viikinkiravintola Harald

Acquisition in 2010
Viikinkiravintola Harald Oy is a leading food and drink restaurant in Finland. The restaurants are located in Helsinki, Espoo, Oulu, Turku, Tampere, Lahti, Kuopio and Jyväskylä. Harald's restaurants offer plenty of meals for the best of the northern forests, waters, air and land. A hearty service and Harald's delicious cuisine in the unique atmosphere of the restaurant make for a delightful dining experience.

Cymbet

Series C in 2010
Cymbet develops market eco-friendly, biocompatible rechargeable solid state batteries that provide electronic systems designers with new embedded power capabilities. Cymbet’s EnerChip batteries allow new concepts in energy storage application for ICs and new products for medical, sensor, RFID, industrial control, communications, and portable electronic devices. Their new single chip Power Management Real-Time Clock (PMRTC) device is a world class device and among the lowest power RTCs in the industry.

Majava Group

Acquisition in 2010
Majava Group Oy is a Finnish company that specializes in the manufacturing and delivery of passenger car and boat trailers. Established in 1990, it is headquartered in Sastamala, Finland. The company focuses on providing high-quality trailers tailored to meet the needs of its customers in the automotive and boating sectors.

Halikko Group

Acquisition in 2008
Halikko Group is designs and manufactures turnkey steel products for steel and construction, pulp and paper, offshore and marine, energy, and mechanical industries. The company provides dished and flanged ends, cones, hemispherical ends, segmental plates for spherical tanks, standard forms, dished discs, industrial piping components and prefabrications, lime sludge reburning kilns, and debarking drums.

Pesmel

Acquisition in 2008
Pesmel is globally operating supplier of highly automated internal logistic, storing (AS/RS) and packing systems for the metal, paper and converting industries. We design our customers the best suitable logistical solution to boost the entire mill efficiency and we deliver high performance equipment with full control systems.

SafeGo Oy

Acquisition in 2008
SafeGo Oy is manufactures and markets grating products.

Hyrles

Acquisition in 2007
Hyrles Oy is a contract manufacturer specializing in sheet metal and electronic products, founded in 1989 and located in Lohja, Finland. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including sheet metal perforation, edging, welding, pickling, painting, and ESD-protected assembly. Hyrles provides both individual component manufacturing and larger delivery solutions, ensuring cost-effective and reliable service to its customers. With expertise in mechanics, electronics, and electromechanical assemblies, Hyrles has built a reputation as a modern and dependable manufacturing partner, capable of handling demanding projects.

Firecon Group

Acquisition in 2007
Firecon Group is a fire-extinguishing system supplier that combines cutting-edge expertise with decades of solid experience. We supply fire-protection systems for properties such as office buildings, storage and logistics facilities, industrial buildings, residential buildings, and nursing homes. We supply customised fire-extinguishing solutions, including the following systems

Tomi-Steel

Acquisition in 2006
Tomi-Steel Oy manufactures and fabricates industrial pipes. Its products include pipe racks, prefabricated pipes, pressure vessels, and pump modules. The company also provides cutting, bending pipes, and welding services for various applications, including power, offshore and petrochemical, pulp and paper, shipbuilding, and pharmaceutical industries.

Winestate

Acquisition in 2006
Winestate Oy is a private company established in 2006 specializing in the import and marketing of high quality wines. Winestate works in close cooperation with international top brands and seeks to promote their sales and reputation on the Finnish market . Winestate's international representations cover a great selection of premium quality wines from all continents. Winestate also opens up new opportunities for wholesale customers to co-operate with top-selling vineyards. Expert service and reliable deliveries Winestate's extensive network of partners and strong expertise in wine ensure that you get excellent and reliable service in all aspects of wine procurement and serving.

Tikli Group

Acquisition in 2005
Tikli Group Oy provides aluminium stepladders and steel roof safety products. It offers household and professional stepladders; extension ladders and conversion kits; and folding and fire escape ladders. The company also provides warehouse steps, heavy duty step stools, telescopic ladders, and small rack steps; and jetty steps, well ladders, and vehicle ladders.

Elektromet Yhtiot

Acquisition in 2004
Elektromet Yhtiot manufactures fabricated structural metal and steel or other metal products for structural purposes.

Meptek

Acquisition in 2004
Meptek is manufactures ventilation systems for dwellings, business premises, schools, day-care centers, and industrial premises. It offers heat recovery equipment, roof fans, cooker hoods, ventilation control units, valves/fans, sound attenuators, hoods for blocks of flats, and roof penetrations. The company sells its products through HVAC wholesale dealers and stores, and DIY shops.

Termorak

Acquisition in 2003
Termorak Oy provides refractory and acid-resistant products and services to various industries. It offers various services for turnkey projects, including engineering and design, supply of materials, installation and supervision, and dry-out services. The company also provides refractory engineering, design, and inspections; consultation and material deliveries; installation services and supervision; and maintenance services.

IVK-Tuote

Acquisition in 2003
IVK-Tuote is engages in the manufacture and sale of sound attenuators, dampers, and cleaning doors for air handling systems in Finland. Its products include sound attenuators with baffles for rectangular ducts, cleaning doors for round and rectangular ducts, sound attenuators for round ducts, UVD sound attenuating exhaust diffusers, and round modular ducts and duct parts. The company serves contractors, wholesalers, industries, planning/design/engineering offices, and marine and offshore businesses.

Tenava paivakodit

Venture Round in 2002
Tenava paivakodit is providing child care services for infants and children.

Silver-Boats

Acquisition in 2002
The first Silver boats saw the light of day in the early 1990s, when five ambitious men decided to fulfill their lifelong dream and began designing and manufacturing durable, practical and safe motorboats with an appealing design, especially well-suited for the harsh conditions of Northern Europe. Since then the model range has grown and developed at a fast pace, and today the range consists of 13 different motorboats. Our Silver boats are just as well suited for day cruising on the lake and for various watersports, as they are for transporting people and goods or for recreational fishing. The boats are designed with the end consumer in focus, and we strive to be the enabler that lets you pursue your dreams - no matter what you choose to use your boat for.

Nordic Shelter Solutions

Acquisition in 2002
Nordic Shelter Solutions is a leading Nordic supplier of shelter solutions such as halls and tarpaulins. The company’s customers are found in the building and industrial sectors. NSS Group offers a modern and flexible range of products designed for the harsh Nordic climate and an international concept for logistics and procurement.

Kultajousi

Venture Round in 2001
Kultajousi retails jewelry and related products. It offers a wide range of excerpts from wedding rings and diamond jewelry to fashionable wrist watches. Kultajousi was founded in 1967.

Hämeen Teräsrakenne

Acquisition in 2000
Hämeen Teräsrakenne is a metal construction company that specializes in building renovation. The company also develops balconies and elevator shafts for Finnish and western European markets. HTR’s products include different kinds of stairs based on combinations of steel, timber, and mosaic-concrete. It also manufactures balustrades, industrial halls, staircase rooms, and other building units based on Steel.

Markantalo

Acquisition in 2000
Markantalo was a Finnish home technology specialized stores . Established in 1978 , the company was established in Ylästö, Vantaa .

Nokian Capacitors

Acquisition in 2000
Nokian Capacitors is provides energy saving solutions and power improvement solutions using reactive power compensation and harmonic filtering. The company offers solutions that will help its clients to improve the quality of the electrical power used, to reduce overall power consumption, to avoid the need for oversized power systems, and to eliminate disturbances. The flagship solutions provided by the company include low voltage capacitor units, high voltage capacitors, reactors, and compensation systems.

Sisu Axles

Acquisition in 1999
Sisu Axles is engages in the design, manufacture, and supply of axles and other components for trucks and industrial vehicles to customers worldwide. It specializes in heavy-duty truck axles primarily planetary reduction axles. The company provides axles to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in heavy-duty truck, military, container handling, special vehicle, and industrial sectors; and aftermarket spare parts, such as axles, bearing kits, brake parts, and carriers through OEMs and dealers.