Sentica Partners Oy is a private equity firm based in Helsinki, Finland, established in 2004. The firm specializes in investing in small and mid-sized companies, primarily focusing on management buyouts, buy-ins, acquisitions, and growth capital, while avoiding turnaround situations. Sentica Partners targets various sectors, including healthcare, information technology, engineering, equipment manufacturing, and business services, with an emphasis on companies located in Finland, particularly in regions like Päijät-Häme, Häme, and Keski-Suomi. The firm typically invests between €0.5 million and €15 million in companies generating sales of €10 million to €100 million, and having enterprise values between €5 million and €50 million. Sentica Partners aims for either majority or minority stakes in its portfolio companies and often seeks board representation. With funds under management totaling approximately €180 million, the firm is supported by Finnish institutional investors and notable European funds.
Picnic Finland Oy owns and operates restaurant chain in Finland. It provides lunch, breakfast, and diets services through its restaurants. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. Picnic Finland Oy operates as a subsidiary of Picnic Yhtiot Oy.
VMP Group is a personnel services company based in Finland, primarily specializing in staffing solutions. Founded in 1988, the company has evolved from its initial focus on temporary labor to include a broader range of services that encompass recruitment, organizational development, and self-employment assistance. The Group comprises several brands, including VMP Varamiespalvelu, Romana Management, Alina, Eezy, Personnel, and Sijaishaltija. VMP Group is committed to enhancing its market presence in Finland by providing customer-oriented, flexible services and introducing innovative solutions to the labor market.
RD Velho Oy operates as a design and development company. It improves the customers' competitiveness by creating products and services that are based on the end users' needs. The company specializes in developing embedded systems and planning solutions for industrial internet (IoT).
Sisco Oyj, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, specializes in the development of residential and commercial real estate properties. The company focuses on constructing affordable and ecological solid wood residential buildings, utilizing solid wood structures along with modular and element solutions. Sisco Oyj aims to address challenges related to urbanization by operating in Finland's growth centers, thereby contributing to sustainable urban development. As of February 2019, Sisco Oyj functions as a subsidiary of PERMISO PLC.
Ropo Capital a company buys its goods or services for its money, the company in addition to the company in addition to the whole society. Our job is to take care of billing companies as a whole. Our competitors handle only one aspect, such as payment controls. We handle everything. So far, our name has been the Trust Capital. Now, our range of services expands and we can automate the entire life cycle of the bill. We are stronger and more stable, but still as agile as before. Our client companies are small and the country's largest. Our new name is Ropo. We are changing the whole industry and creating a new time for billing. We are the first agile operating model for our customer companies. They help minimize manual work, speed up cash flow and improve customer experience. Our solutions include human-based services, skilled staff and efficient digitization of processes. We will help businesses and society remain vital in the future.
TerraWise is a reputable partner in the infrastructure construction sector, specializing in a wide range of services including earthworks, site preparation, drainage, sewer installation, and insulation work. The company also focuses on landscaping, municipal engineering, and specialized quarrying activities such as blasting, wedging, crushing, and demolition. TerraWise is committed to delivering high-quality results on demanding projects, catering to various clients including municipalities, housing developers, and public sector organizations. Its expertise and dedication to meeting project timelines underscore its value proposition in the competitive construction landscape.
Coptersafety Ltd. provides helicopter training services for helicopter crews in Finland and internationally. It offers a range of flight and mission training services; and training packages to corporate aviation, search and rescue, EMS, offshore, and law enforcements professionals. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Vantaa, Finland. Coptersafety Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Sentica Partners Oy.
Func Food Group Oyj, through its subsidiaries, provides functional beverages and foods that aid well-being. It offers superfoods based on raw ingredients and nutritious bars under the CocoVi brand; sugar-free functional drinks with nutrients under the Celsius brand; sports nutrition products, including powder products, nutrition bars, ready-to-drink beverages, and special products under the FAST brand; and sports nutrition and supplements under the FitFarm brand. Func Food Group Oyj was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Helsinki, Finland. As of October 24, 2019, Func Food Group Oyj operates as a subsidiary of Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Silta Oy is a prominent provider of human resource management solutions in Finland, serving both private and public sector organizations. Established in 1982 and based in Helsinki, the company specializes in offering a comprehensive range of outsourced HR services, including payroll, employee management, travel management, and HR consulting. Silta focuses on delivering efficient and timely service production, which is enhanced by its mobile application, Simo, that provides employees with direct access to their payroll information. The company aims to improve clients' competitiveness and operational efficiency through its robust HR outsourcing solutions. As of June 2018, Silta operates as a subsidiary of Administer Oy.
TRESTON has been designing and building workbenches, storage bins and other industrial furniture for 40 years. They are one of Europe's leading manufacturers of Industrial Furniture and Storage Systems for industry. The electronics Industry is one of their main customers. Treston has daughter companies in Germany, the UK, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Netherlands and China. About 65 % of their production is exported. Treston Oy is an ISO 9001:2008 registered company whose industrial furniture has the TÜV-quality approval.
Puuilo Oy is a Finnish discount retailer that operates a chain of stores offering a diverse range of products. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Kajaani, the company specializes in non-food items, including tools, machinery, household goods, gardening supplies, pet food, and various seasonal products. Puuilo caters to customers looking for affordable options for do-it-yourself projects and home renovations, as well as leisure and car accessories. With its focus on providing a wide selection of practical items at competitive prices, Puuilo has established itself as a notable player in the retail sector.
Kotipizza is the largest pizza chain in the Nordics. Kotipizza Oyj is the largest pizza restaurant chain in the Nordic countries. Its head office is in Helsinki, Finland. Kotipizza was founded in 1987 in Vaasa, Finland
Citec today consists of two companies – Citec Engineering Oy Ab and Citec Information Oy Ab.
Citec provides multi-discipline technical solutions and project services for the Power, Civil, Rail Vehicles and Process industries. Citec also offers a wide range of services and solutions related to technical communication.
Arjessa is a leading Finnish high-quality provider of full responsibility psychiatric and psychosocial treatments for children, adolescents and their families, with a significant market presence and national reach. With its position as Finland’s largest private provider within child & family open care and the second largest provider within child welfare institutional care, the Company complements Humana’s business area Individual & Family, especially given Humana’s presence and expertise within psychosocial care. Arjessa and Humana will together form the by far leading Nordic provider within individual and family care.
Pihlajalinna is a company producing health care services. Pihlajalinna’s services are locum doctors and medical centre services, occupational health care, consultant services, outsourcing basic health care for towns and municipalities and hospital services.
Miratel Oy
Acquisition in 2008
Miratel Oy is a supplier of nurse‐call and personal security systems for hospitals, health centres, nursing homes and homes for the elderly. Some 85 per cent of Finnish hospitals and health centres use Miratel nurse‐call systems.
Arme Oy is a specialist company that offers industrial insulation and scaffolding services. The firm focuses on insulation and sheet-metal technology, catering to a diverse range of customers across various industries. In addition to providing insulation and scaffolding installation, Arme also engages in the sales and leasing of scaffolding to meet the needs of industrial and construction sectors. The company undertakes insulation and scaffolding projects for clients in the building services and shipyard industries, while also performing related maintenance work to support these operations.
9Lives Oy is a paramedic and ambulance service provider based in Helsinki, Finland, specializing in emergency medical care and non-critical patient transfers. Established in 1989, the company operates within 12 hospital districts, serving a population of nearly two million inhabitants. With a workforce of approximately 400 healthcare professionals, 9Lives Oy manages a fleet of nearly 100 ambulances. In addition to its core services, the company offers specialized care for patients with respiratory paralysis and provides first aid at public events. 9Lives Oy functions as a subsidiary of Falck A/S.
Darekon Group is a contract manufacturing of medical equipment and industrial electronics. Darekon Group is industrial and medical equipment contract manufacturer concentrating on demanding medical and industrial electronics. Darekon develops and manufactures products in cooperation with its internationally operating customers.
Tammermatic Oy designs, manufactures, and markets vehicle wash systems for cars, heavy transport vehicles, buses, rail fleets, and special equipment in Finland and internationally. It offers automatic car wash machines, washing streets, water recycling systems, and car wash chemicals; and heavy-duty wash products for bus, train, truck, military, mining and oil, and specialty vehicle applications. Tammermatic Oy was founded in 1966 and is based in Tampere, Finland.
Elematic Oy is a supplier of precast concrete machinery and equipment, production lines and complete production plants. Our customers are in the business of manufacturing precast floors, walls, frames and foundations – or even all of them.
FinnSonic is a company that is an expert in ultrasonic cleaning and fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI). The company develops and manufactures solutions for demanding industrial parts cleaning needs and NDT systems in Lahti, Finland. The aim is to develop intelligent, safe and cost efficient solutions to meet customer needs. Over 80% of the production goes to global exports.
Idesco provides secure and scalable identification solutions crafted to meet the unique demands of your business. Idesco not only offer solutions in access control, automated vehicle identification and other industrial and logistics applications. We also excel in customizing scalable and versatile solutions leveraging a full spectrum of RFID technology benefits you can integrate into deployments of your own secure, cost-effective and user-friendly identification systems. We create identification solutions that can make your business run more securely, efficiently - profitably.
atBusiness develops business-critical solutions. It offers services such as key process development, preliminary studies, target state analyses, concept and usability design, visual design and graphic production, architectural design and consulting, technology consulting, securing know-how and organizational readiness for change, and project management; project services; and testing and quality assurance services, such as design, implementation, result analysis, and method development. The company also provides training services, including advance communication, learning and insight, repetition and testing, and support in everyday work; continuous support and maintenance services, such as application, service, incident, problem, and change management, as well as transition and service desk; and application takeover and outsourcing solutions.
Vivoxid Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets biomaterial products for the medical device sector. The company offers MetAlive soft tissue attachment technology for implant surfaces; BonAlive bioactive glass and biodegradable polymer composite products in bone reconstruction; and FiberLive biodegradable fiberglass composites for load-bearing biodegradable implants. It has distributors in northern Europe, the United Kingdom, southern Europe, Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, and Saudi-Arabia. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Turku, Finland.
FRWD Technologies, Ltd. designs, develops, and markets sports computers for outdoor and alternative sports enthusiasts, athletes, and professionals. The company's sports computer records route, location, speed, distance, heart rate or RR heart rate, altitude, temperature, and air pressure, as well as shows them real time on wrist display or mobile phone. It sells its products through retailers and distributors in Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Austria, and Switzerland. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Oulu, Finland. It has operations in Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, and internationally.
Sofia Digital brings your content and services to different terminals. We focus on open standard interactive platforms, HbbTV, broadcasting automation tools as well as digital signage.