Preato Capital

Preato Capital is a private equity firm based in Stockholm with an office in Helsinki, focusing on buyouts of small and medium-sized companies in the Nordic region. Founded in 2004, the firm typically makes balance sheet investments and prefers majority stakes, often with management or owners co-investing alongside the firm. It pursues opportunities across sectors, with emphasis on manufacturing, retail, and services, and operates in Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Finland. Typical transaction sizes range from €5 million to €20 million, corresponding to enterprise values roughly SEK 50 million to SEK 300 million.