Investment Management - Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Established in 1977, Virala is a Finnish long-established industrial owner company. Virala Group includes family controlled and co-controlled private and publicly traded companies, in which Virala Group has a significant share of ownership. Virala has accumulated extensive experience of owning both listed and unlisted companies as well as special expertise in developing such companies through its active ownership strategy. Key examples of companies owned and developed by Virala Group together with other principal owners include Fiskars Corporation, YIT Corporation, Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj and Oral Hammaslääkärit Plc. Additionally, Virala has long experience, both directly as well as indirectly through its subsidiaries, from participating in the planning and execution of several high-profile corporate transactions. Virala Group's holdings also include private equity funds, in which the Group acts as an active owner with significant shareholdings.