About Vaaka Partners
Vaaka Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1989. It is primarily based in Helsinki, Finland. As of Aug 2026, Vaaka Partners has a portfolio of 36 companies, comprising 36 funding rounds and 31 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in Finland and Sweden. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Healthcare. Most recently it acquired stakes in Axitare on May 14, 2025.
Overall Vaaka Partners portfolio has seen 5 IPOs and 12 acquisitions, namely Terveystalo, SSH Communications Security and Reima Oy. Helmet Capital co-invest with Vaaka Partners, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Vaaka Partners has a team of 10 people, including 4 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1989
Location
Helsinki, Finland
Portfolio Companies
Portfolio Sectors
Acquisition Deals
Investment Deals
Vaaka Partners' Portfolio
Vaaka Partners has a portfolio of 36 companies. They have invested in a total of 36 companies. Their most recent investment was in Framery (Series A round) on Mar 01, 2018. Here are the most recent investments by Vaaka Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 01, 2018 | Series A | 9531 | - | |
Nov 01, 2016 | PE | 6286 | - | |
Sep 26, 2016 | PE | 6444 | - | |
2010 | Conventional Debt | 2646 | - |
Vaaka Partners has acquired 31 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Axitare on May 14, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Vaaka Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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May 14, 2025 | Provider of diversified home nursing care services | - | - | |
Jan 26, 2023 | Online marketplace providing buy & sell of used cars, real estate, and machines through auction | - | 2005 | |
Feb 21, 2022 | Online job board for job seekers | $2.88M | 2006 | |
Feb 15, 2022 | Drug Information and decision support database | - | 2007 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Vaaka Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2018
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2022
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in Finland and Sweden
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Vaaka Partners
Vaaka Partners has a team of 10 members including 4 Partners located in Finland. Vaaka Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Vaaka Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Helsinki | - | ||
Partner | Helsinki | - | ||
Partner | Helsinki | - | ||
Partner | Helsinki | - | ||
Associate | Helsinki | - | ||
Associate | Helsinki | - | ||
Associate | Helsinki | - | ||
Associate | Helsinki | - |
Co-investors of Vaaka Partners
Over the past 37 years, one investor has co-invested in Vaaka Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Vaaka Partners: Helmet Capital entered a company along with Vaaka Partners.
Vaaka Partners News
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Gernandt & Danielsson advises Vaaka Partners on acquisition of HifabGruppen ABGernandt & Danielsson•Jun 17, 2026•Gernandt & Danielsson, Vaaka Partners
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Italian engineering group RINA buys Finnish ForeshipPortNews•Jun 18, 2025•RINA, Foreship, Vaaka Partners
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MCF acted as Financial Adviser to Vaaka Partners on the sale of Molok Group to SULOMCF Corporate Finance•Jul 12, 2023•Molok, Vaaka Partners, Sulo Group
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Vaaka Partners preps Unisport exit, Deloitte mandatedUnquote•Sep 23, 2022•Vaaka Partners, Unisport, Deloitte
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Vaaka buys Medbase as fund III approaches full deploymentUnquote•Feb 15, 2022•Vaaka Partners, Medbase
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EQT, Vaaka Partners sell shares worth €119m in MustiUnquote•Aug 14, 2020•Vaaka Partners, EQT, Musti Group
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Vaaka Partners sells Kotikatu to Norvestor-backed PHMUnquote•Jun 10, 2020•Norvestor, Kotikatu, Vaaka Partners
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