About
Financial sector professional with 20 years of experience across equity, debt and alternative assets markets, M&A, asset allocation, due diligence and capital raising.
Experience
- BpifranceDirector Business Development and Investor Relationscurrent2024 — presentParis
- Fidra CapitalAdvisor for Alternative Investment Funds and Investors2017 — 2024
- Finquest.Head of Private Equity France & Nordics2019 — 2020Paris, Île-de-France, France
- CFJC - Compagnie Financière Jacques CoeurSales Director2018 — 2019Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Reach Capital - Placement / AdvisoryPartner2015 — 2017Paris, France
- Global Private EquityPartner2008 — 2015Paris, France
- Nordic MezzanineAssociate Director2006 — 2008
- SL Capital Partners LLPInvestment Director2003 — 2006Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- CapManInvestment Manager2000 — 2002Helsinki, Finland
- Local Government Pension InstitutionPortfolio Manager / Portfolio Analyst1998 — 1999Helsinki, Finland
Skills & more
Investor Relations1Private Equity6Fundraising1Presentation SkillsAlternative Investments1Experienced SpeakerPanel ModeratorProject ManagementVenture Capital2InfrastructureDue Diligence3Pension Funds
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Corporate FinanceInvestment BankingFinancial ModelingInvestmentsM&A experienceFinancial StructuringLBORestructuringMentoringLeadershipTeam LeadershipManagementLanguages English · Finnish · French · German · Swedish
- CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
From Veera's professional profile.
Colleagues at IPR.VC
Andrea Scarso
Managing Partner at IPR.VC
Céline Dornier
Content Executive at IPR.VC
Darragh Matthews
Investment Manager at IPR.VC
Heikki Herlin
Member of the Board at IPR.VC
James Baker
Member of the Board at IPR.VC
Joonas Pönniö
COO at IPR.VC
Kanira Shah
Venture Partner, Future Content Fund at IPR.VC
Kerttu Kuub
Executive Assistant at IPR.VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Veera Somersalmi?
- Financial sector professional with 20 years of experience across equity, debt and alternative assets markets, M&A, asset allocation, due diligence and capital raising.
- Where does Veera Somersalmi work?
- Veera Somersalmi is Member of the Board at IPR.VC.
- Where did Veera Somersalmi go to school?
- Veera Somersalmi studied at Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); Aalto University (Master of Science (MSc), Finance).
Same school
Also attended Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business47
Morgan SparOperations Associate at FJ LabsJeff BergerVenture Partner at FJ LabsSean HogeFounder and General Partner at Starship VenturesBrian GoldbergVenture Partner at Springdale VenturesZack RosenbloomAssociate, Investments at Capital One VenturesSebastian RualesInvestor at MatterScale Ventures
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Also attended Aalto University101
Patrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanMirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesMohammad Zuhair KhanTrainee / Data Engineer at Lifeline VenturesTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline Ventures
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