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Tapio Passinen

Investor

Investment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

About

Passinen has invested in private equity and venture capital funds for around twenty years. He focuses on fund investments, evaluating investment teams, investment strategy, and the fund's approach to creating value in portfolio companies, with an interest in developing the Finnish market.

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Experience

  1. Finnish Industry Investment Ltd (Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy)Investment Directorcurrent2013 — presentHelsinki, Finland
  2. Legal and Commercial PE OyOwner and Chairman of boardcurrent2012 — presentFinland
  3. Ministry of Finance, FinlandSpecial Advisor2012 — 2013Helsinki, Finland
  4. Access Capital Advisors Finland LtdInvestment Director2011
  5. Pohjola Private Equity Funds LtdInvestment Director2008 — 2010
  6. The Local Government Pensions InstitutionDeputy CIO, Private Equity Investments2001 — 2008
  7. Sitra, the Finnish Innovation FundAssociate lawyer1998 — 2000
  8. Lännen Laboratoriot Oy - Western Laboratories IncSummer trainee & research slave1995 — 1998
  9. Lännen Laboratoriotsummer trainee & research slave1995 — 1998

Education

  1. Hanken School of EconomicsCEFA2010 — 2011
  2. Joensuun yliopistoPh.D., Law and Economics2002 — 2007
  3. University of HelsinkiLL.M., Law and economics1995 — 2001
  4. Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolanM.Sc., Pulping technology,1992 — 1998

Skills & more

Strategy4Private Equity30Investments17Emerging Markets9Alternative Investments12Venture Capital24Asset Managment2Portfolio Management6Valuation7Equities6Hedge Funds5Asset Allocation3
+9 moreFinancial MarketsInvestment BankingFixed IncomeDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsFinanceMutual FundsEconomicsAsset Management

Languages English · Finnish · Swedish

  • ILPA Institute Level II Module 1: Legal Documents — Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)

From Tapio's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Hanken School of Economics25

Patrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanToby ObstbaumFund Controller at OpenOceanNina RudankoCFO and Head of ESG at IPR.VCPontus StråhlmanPartner at Voima VenturesPatrick NollerGeneral Partner, Managing Director at FoodLabsWilhelm LindholmGroup CEO at Innovestor Ventures

+ 19 more

Also attended University of Helsinki35

Jyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesMaija MuntilaTalent Lead at Lifeline VenturesRamin VatanparastAdvisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment VenturesAtte HonkasaloVice President, Data & Analytics at NGP CapitalPauliina MartikainenManaging Partner at Maki.vcHeikki HerlinMember of the Board at IPR.VC

+ 29 more

Also attended Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan33

Ralf WahlstenChairman at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesPetteri KoponenFounding Partner at Lifeline VenturesIlkka PaananenAdvisor at Lifeline VenturesIlkka KivimäkiFounding Partner & Advisor at Maki.vcPirkka PalomäkiFounding Partner at Maki.vc

+ 27 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Pohjola Private Equity Funds Ltd7

Joonas PönniöCOO at IPR.VCLauri KarjalainenInvestment Manager, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor VenturesEnni RautioInterim Director, Fund Investments at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Tommi SilvastInvestment Analyst at Sentica Partners OyCamilla KomulainenInvestments at Wave VenturesTaru KeltanenLeading Specialist, Communications at The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra

+ 1 more

Colleagues at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)

Enni Rautio
Interim Director, Fund Investments at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Jan-Patrick Haikkola
Investment Manager at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Joni Karsikas
Investment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Juha Lehtola
Director, Venture and Growth Investments at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Jussi Hattula
Director, Industrial Investments at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Juuso Puolanne
Investment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Keith Bonnici
Investment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Miikka Salminen
Investment Manager at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)