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Roope Vahahyyppa

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Investment Director at Slingshot Ventures

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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About

Roope Vahahyyppa began his career in investment banking, working in M&A at Lazard in Amsterdam for over four years advising on cross-border corporate transactions and private equity deals across various industries. He then joined Heineken's M&A team, where he executed minority and majority transactions in markets worldwide and gained experience in the consumer space. He now serves as an Investment Director at Slingshot Ventures.

Experience

  1. Slingshot VenturesPartnercurrent2026 — present
  2. Slingshot VenturesInvestment Director2022 — 2026
  3. The HEINEKEN CompanyGlobal Corporate Development (M&A)2018 — 2022Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  4. LazardAssociate2017 — 2018Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  5. LazardAnalyst2014 — 2017Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  6. LazardIntern Corporate Finance2014Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  7. INGIntern at ING Corporate Finance2013Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  8. DataroomServices B.V.Project Employee2012 — 2013Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Skills & more

Consumer BehaviorDeal SourcingInvestingVenture Capital3Investments3Financial Modeling3Investment Banking1Financial Analysis1M&A analysis1Corporate FinanceDue DiligenceCommunication

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Who is Roope Vahahyyppa?
Roope Vahahyyppa began his career in investment banking, working in M&A at Lazard in Amsterdam for over four years advising on cross-border corporate transactions and private equity deals across various industries. He then joined Heineken's M&A team, where he executed minority and majority transactions in markets worldwide and gained experience in the consumer space. He now serves as an Investment Director at Slingshot Ventures.
Where does Roope Vahahyyppa work?
Roope Vahahyyppa is Investment Director at Slingshot Ventures.
Where did Roope Vahahyyppa go to school?
Roope Vahahyyppa studied at Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master of Science (MSc), Financial Economics); Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Grado, Economics); Utrecht University (Economics and Business economics).

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