Corporate finance advisory
Tailored to clients' needs
COUNTON is an independent advisor on mergers and acquisitions as well as related strategic and financial matters. We provide tailor-made advice to a diverse client base, with a strong commitment to their goals.
Latest news
Jan 04, 2021
COUNTON advised Stella Kotipalvelut and Intera Partners in the sale of home cleaning business unit to Saari Partners
COUNTON Corporate Finance acted as a financial advisor to Stella Kotipalvelut and Intera Partners in the divestment of Stella's home cleaning business unit to Saari Partners.
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Dec 17, 2020
COUNTON advised MB Funds in the sale of A-Katsastus Group to Tradeka
COUNTON Corporate Finance acted as a financial advisor to MB Funds in the sale of A-Katsastus Group to Tradeka. A-Katsastus Group is the leading vehicle inspection company in Finland with a nationwide network of approx. 150 stations. The group’s subsidiary Ajovarma operates under a nationwide governmental contract with Traficom providing driver’s exams and license services across Finland in 100 service facilities. The Group’s revenue in 2019 was EUR 68m and it employs approx. 800 persons...
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Oct 20, 2020
COUNTON advised the owners in the sale of AINS Group to Vaaka Partners
COUTNON Corporate Finance acted as a financial advisor to the owners in the sale of a majority stake in AINS Group to Vaaka Partners. AINS Group is a leading construction design and consultancy firm with almost 800 experts in 12 offices in Finland and internationally. The company had a turnover of EUR 77m in 2019.
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We invest in clients
Strong commitment to our clients’ goals and tailor-made, first-class services are the cornerstones of our operations.
Services
Mergers & acquisitions
We advise on sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions as well as public takeovers.
Debt & equity financing
We provide debt and equity financing advisory ranging from recapitalization to acquisition financing and private placement.
Strategic advisory
We provide comprehensive financial and strategic advice as well as evaluate potential targets and merger partners.
Featured transactions
April 2019
Sale of Coronaria Hoiva to Humana
COUNTON Corporate Finance acted as a financial advisor to Coronaria Oy in the sale of Coronaria Hoiva to Humana AB (listed on Nasdaq Stockholm). Coronaria Hoiva is one of the largest private social care providers in Finland focusing on residential care services for the elderly, mental health patients, substance abusers and the disabled. Coronaria Hoiva's adjusted net sales 2018 amounts to EUR 54m and adjusted EBITDA to EUR 4.3m. Entreprise value of the transaction is EUR 71m.
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June 2018
Investment to LeaseGreen by Hartwall capital
COUNTON Corporate Finance acted as a financial advisor to LeaseGreen, provider of holistic turnkey energy efficiency and property-level energy production solutions, and its owners in the expansion of ownership base whereby Hartwall Capital will become a shareholder in the company.
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March 2017
Merger between Sito and Wise Group
COUNTON Corporate Finance advised Sito, a leading infrastructure consultancy company in Finland, in the merger between Sito and Wise Group, a leading building industry consultancy company in Finland. Combined Sito and Wise Group have almost 1,100 employees and net sales of over EUR 100 million in 2017. The combined company is owned by its employees and Intera Partners.
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Recent transactions
January 2021
Sale of Stella’s home cleaning business unit to Saari Partners
COUNTON Corporate Finance acted as a financial advisor to Stella Kotipalvelut and Intera Partners in the divestment of Stella's home cleaning business unit to Saari Partners.
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December 2020
Sales of A-Katsastus Group to Tradeka
COUNTON Corporate Finance acted as a financial advisor to MB Funds in the sale of A-Katsastus Group to Tradeka. A-Katsastus Group is the leading vehicle inspection company in Finland with a nationwide network of approx. 150 stations. The group’s subsidiary Ajovarma operates under a nationwide governmental contract with Traficom providing driver’s exams and license services across Finland in total of 100 service facilities. The Group’s total revenue in 2019 was EUR 68m and it employs approx. 800 ...
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December 2020
Sale of AINS Group to Vaaka Partners
COUNTON Corporate Finance acted as a financial advisor to the owners in the sale of a majority stake in AINS Group to Vaaka Partners. AINS Group is a leading construction design and consultancy firm with almost 800 experts in 12 offices in Finland and internationally. The company had a turnover of EUR 77m in 2019.
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Vast experience from M&A and capital markets transactions since the 1990s
Jyrki Leppänen
Partner and co-founder
+358 50 339 0925 jyrki.leppanen@counton.fi LinkedInJyrki has over 20 years of experience in investment banking. Prior to founding CountOn Corporate Finance, Jyrki worked at Handelsbanken Capital Markets, Teollistamisrahasto and SKOP. Jyrki holds an MBA from Helsinki School of Economics and an LL.M. from the University of Helsinki.
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Anssi Mattila
Partner and co-founder
+358 50 538 5806 anssi.mattila@counton.fi LinkedInAnssi has 15 years of experience in investment banking. Prior to founding CountOn Corporate Finance, Anssi worked at Handelsbanken Capital Markets and Summa Capital. Anssi holds an M.Sc. (Econ.) from Helsinki School of Economics.
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Anssi Markkula
Associate Director
+358 50 562 3918 anssi.markkula@counton.fi LinkedInAnssi has over 4 years of experience in investment banking. Prior to joining CountOn Corporate Finance in 2016, Anssi worked in equity capital markets team at Pohjola Bank. Anssi holds an M.Sc. in Finance from Aalto University.
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Olli Kinnunen
Associate
+358 50 530 5415 olli.kinnunen@counton.fi LinkedInOlli joined CountOn Corporate Finance in 2017. Olli has previous experience from capital markets team at CBRE Finland and LocalTapiola Asset Management. Olli holds an M.Sc. in Finance from Aalto University.
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