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Turning old companies into Growth Ventures

Our Thesis

Good opportunities are often overlooked

Across the Nordics, many essential small businesses are profitable and resilient but nearing founder retirement, often without modern systems or succession plans.

We acquire these companies as long-term owners, strengthen operations, and build durable structures around stable cash flow.

Reliable earnings form the base. Selectively, we layer in scalable technology to create asymmetric upside.

The result: a compounding portfolio designed to generate predictable dividends and meaningful long-term value.

Melers Oy

Case Study

Melers Oy

Commercial laundry services — Turku, Finland

1967

Founded

2

Locations

>20%

Margins

<100

Days to close

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Askel team
Epicenter Helsinki
Industrial washer
Melers team
Team at Melers facility
Laundry operations
Epicenter event space

Our Story

We own, operate, and build.

Our team combines entrepreneurial experience, operational leadership, and technical depth. Together, we have founded, scaled, and exited multiple companies.

Mikael Ylinen

Integration & Operational Control

Operational Integration · Infrastructure & Systems · Risk Management

Varia Wahlroos-Kaitila

Acquisition & Commercial Value Creation

M&A Deal Origination · Post-Acquisition Integration · Revenue Expansion

Mike Solomon

Digitalisation & Systems

Automation · Systems Architecture · Operational Modernisation

Niklas Slotte

Capital & Portfolio Discipline

Capital Allocation · Financing & Structuring · Governance · Post-Acquisition Integration

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Interested in working together?

We acquire essential, profitable businesses and operate them with discipline and care. We invest our own capital alongside our partners.

If you are a founder exploring succession or an investor aligned with our strategy, we invite a confidential discussion.