MB Funds

MB Funds is an independent private equity firm based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 1988. The firm specializes in various investment strategies, including buyouts, privatizations, buy-and-build initiatives, and growth capital transactions, primarily targeting middle-market companies. With a focus on enhancing the value of its portfolio, MB Funds leverages its extensive experience to facilitate the development and expansion of its investments.

Meri Koivula

Partner

Anssi Mattila

Partner

Mertsola, Matti

Partner

Hannu Puhakka

Managing Partner

2 past transactions

Kotkamills Oy

Acquisition in 2015
Kotkamills Oy is a Finnish manufacturer specializing in paper and forest products. The company produces a range of high-pressure laminates, including compact, post-forming, and continuously pressed laminates, as well as phenolic surface films designed for wood-based panels. Its product portfolio also encompasses magazine papers suitable for high-speed web offset printing and various surface films for applications in construction and transport. Additionally, Kotkamills offers sawn products utilized in construction, packaging, and furniture, along with by-products like sawdust and wood chips. With production facilities in Finland and Malaysia, the company has an annual capacity of 200,000 tonnes of Absorbex Kraft Paper, 40,000 tonnes of Imprex products, 180,000 tonnes of Solaris paper, and 230,000 m³ of sawn timber. Kotkamills employs approximately 500 people and serves customers both locally and internationally through its sales agents. Founded in 1872, the company has evolved and rebranded from its original name, Stora Enso Kotka Mills, to its current name in 2010.
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