The Council of the European Union has on 21 March 2013 formally approved the European Venture Capital Funds Regulation.

Venture capital is a vital source of growth for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

In contrast to the fluctuating global M&A market, the life sciences and health tech industry saw a significant uptick in deal-making throughout 2023...

Castrén & Snellman's Private Equity and Venture Capital team has prepared Series Seed 4.0, a comprehensive update to Finland's standard seed financing documentation suite. The new version introduces significant structural improvements including a three-tier leaver classification system, enhanced liability frameworks, and sanctions compliance provisions that align Finnish venture capital practice with international standards.

Kansainväliseen kasvuun tähtääville pk-yrityksille sekä startupeille tarkoitetun innovaatiosetelin arvo nousee 6 000 euroon. Summa kannattaa sijoittaa yrityksen arvokkaimman pääoman – aineettoman omaisuuden – suojaamiseen.

Until recently Finnish-sponsored private equity and venture capital funds were extremely simple both in terms of structures and in terms of the depth of legal documentation.

A while back, the founders of a rapidly growing Finnish startup within digital marketing came to see us at Nordic Law.

The private equity and venture capital (below jointly "PE") markets were in an upswing in the whole Fenno-Baltic area during the year 2004.

Some time ago the only real closed-end funds managed by Finnish players were private equity and venture capital funds. Even on that front the past few years were really not labelled by active fund-raising.

This article will be dedicated to presenting common funding types for early-stage startups, so that the next time you hear from an investor you met at Slush or Arctic15...

Finland has gained a place among the richest industrial countries in the world. Today, worldwide trading in a wide variety of commodities is an integral part of the culture within the Finnish business community. In addition to being a world leader in forest based industries, Finland has an advanced metal industry and pioneering electronics and technology industry.

According to the Finnish business weekly Talouselämä, the number of transactions characterised as being Finnish (either a Finnish target or a Finnish party as the seller or the purchaser), amounted to a total of 639 in 2003, a slight increase compared to approximately 625 - 630 transactions in 2002.

The Finnish startup ecosystem has reached a new level of maturity with the release of Series Seed 4.0, a comprehensive overhaul of the country's standard seed financing documentation. This latest iteration introduces significant changes to leaver provisions, warranty liability frameworks, and investor protections, fundamentally reshaping how early-stage venture capital transactions are structured in Finland.

Although some may regard Finland as being slightly remote from continental Europe, it has had an active private equity industry for a long time. Finland’s venture capital association, the FVCA, was established in 1990 and currently has 42 full members and 69 associate members.