An international Corporate Finance Advisory firm
helping ambitious companies realise their true potential
Independent,
international
and integral
to your success
What we do
Aalto Capital is a full-service corporate finance advisory firm. We focus our efforts on finding the most efficient and effective ways of creating value for our clients. We assist our clients in defining their capital needs, advising on raising debt and equity as well as M&A activities. Aalto Capital also offers expert advice in critical non-financial matters such as Investor Relations, CSR and ESG.
Latest Insights from Aalto Capital
SaaS Shifts to Usage-based Pricing Models
The Software as a Service (SaaS) industry is witnessing a significant shift from traditional subscription-based pricing to usage-based models. This transformation is not only reshaping revenue streams but also affecting how investors value SaaS companies.
November 9th, 2024
IPOland
Żabka’s successful IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange signals a promising outlook for future IPOs in Europe. The convenience store giant’s shares debuted at 23 zlotys (c. $5.75) per share – 7% higher than the initial offering...
November 4th, 2024
The ESG Update: The UK Pushes for Energy Digitisation
In 2022, the Energy Digitalisation Taskforce put forward a recommend-ation to develop a ‘digital spine’ across the energy sector. This digital spine is a proposed sector-wide data sharing mechanism, intended to enable the seamless and secure transfer of data...
October 28th, 2024
Accounting Firm Roll Ups
Accountants, auditors, and tax consultants are unlikely to go out of business anytime soon. Indeed, so long as there are financial regulations and corporate taxes for businesses to contend with, this sector will always be needed.
October 21st, 2024
The Impact of Reduced Interest Rates on PE and M&A
The last two years have seen decreased deal activity, largely due to incompatible valuation expectations between investors and management teams, as well as economic and geopolitical uncertainty. Across the board, we at Aalto have seen longer processes and greater hesitation…
October 14th, 2024
Merger Announcement from Aalto Capital London
We are delighted to announce the merger of the transaction team at GrowthWorks, a boutique advisory firm specializing in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors, with Aalto Capital.
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December 3rd, 2024
What Another Trump Term Could Mean for Global Business
Donald Trump’s most recent win has unsurprisingly made waves across the globe. US markets, which were performing well – albeit tentatively – before the election, experienced strong growth following the results.
November 25th, 2024
AIM's Continued Struggle
The Alternative Investments Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has had a difficult time in recent years. The market was established in 1995 for smaller, high-growth companies to access capital, and at its height in 2007, there were 1,694...
November 18th, 2024
What makes us different?
We saw a clear need in the market for an advisory firm that could provide its clients with quality corporate finance expertise based on real-life experience. Aalto Capital Partners have all founded and operated businesses of their own across a variety of sectors. This experience enables us to provide unique and long-term advice to our clients that goes deeper than purely advising on single transactions.
We work with founders, management teams, shareholders, investors, and companies of all sizes at each stage of their life cycle. We are a purpose-driven firm, focused on maximising value for our clients and other stakeholders, with a deeply entrenched set of values, a clear-cut business model and a powerful value proposition. We are known for our discretion and solution-driven approach.
Let's start a conversation about your corporate finance needs...
EQUITY CAPITAL
John McRoberts
John set up Apax Partners Corporate Finance in Russia in 1998. The Firm was sold in 2000 and renamed Altium Capital. John remained at Altium until 2003 when he was appointed to set up Deloitte’s corporate finance advisory business in Moscow, becoming a Partner of the firm.
In 2006, John listed the Russian PE fund, Aurora Russia, on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange which he managed until 2013. John has started and built a number of companies investing capital and managing the growth process. In 2019 John co-founded the London office of Aalto Capital.
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DEBT CAPITAL
Manfred Steinbeisser
Manfred started his career as a professional sports coach prior to joining the financial services industry, where he rapidly rose through the ranks in both the German and European debt markets. In 2011, Manfred and partners opened Aalto Capital's Munich office, which has subsequently gone from strength to strength. Manfred studied at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Fernuniversität Hagen and Sporthochschule Cologne (Trainerakademie), graduating in 2005. He leads the Munich office and over the years has been very successful in raising public and private debt for his clients. Manfred is also responsible for the entire Debt & Capital Markets Advisory team across all Aalto Capital offices.
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Lauri Lampi
Lauri was educated at Helsinki School of Economics with a M.Sc. in Economics (Finance). He worked at PwC's Corporate Finance arm before founding Aalto Capital's Helsinki office with other partners in 2009. Lauri not only manages the Helsinki office, but is also closely involved in all merger and acquisition advisory within the group.
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Some of our recent transactions
Corporate Bond Tap Issue of
EUR 40m bond
04/2023
IUTECREDIT
Aalto Capital acted as Financial Advisor and Sole Global Coordinator to IuteCredit in a Corporate Bond Offering via Private Placement addressed to Institutional Investors across Europe and Public Offering addressed to Retail Investors in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Iute is an Estonian based FinTech/Financial Service provider/Consumer lending company with operations in Moldova, Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Sale of Tuorekartano Oy to
Vihannes-Laitila Oy
03/2023
TUOREKARTANO OY
Aalto Capital acted as Financial Advisor to Tuorekartano Oy on the sale of the company to Vihannes-Laitila Oy, a privately owned vegetable packaging and wholesale company supplying major retailers. Tuorekartano is a Finnish potato packaging company located in Laitila, whose core function is to process potatoes.
Sale of Remion Oy to
Normet Oy
03/2023
REMION OY
Aalto Capital acted as the Financial Advisor to Remion Oy on the sale of the company to Normet Oy, one of the leading companies globally in underground mining and tunneling equipment industry. Remion, founded in 2001, offers innovative IoT solutions and services for various industries, machine and equipment manufacturers, service companies and development organizations that are fundamental to efficient, forward-thinking operations.
Restructuring / Refinancing
EUR 40m bond
11/2022
ID FINANCE
Aalto Capital acted as Financial Advisor and Global Coordinator to ID Finance in restructuring/refinancing of the EUR 40m bond. ID Finance is a fast-growing fintech in Spain and Mexico.
Sale of Alaco Limited to
Sigma 7, backed by
Growth Catalyst Partners
10/2022
ALACO LTD
Aalto Capital acted as financial advisor to Alaco Limited, a London-based global business intelligence consulting firm. Sigma 7 is a global risk services platform.
