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Finnish pension giants invest in ailing companies with growth potential

Verso Capital's new fund acquires companies suffering from growth or profitability bottlenecks as well as firms that would perform better as independent businesses.
Anssi Kariola, Founder and Managing Partner of Verso Capital. | Photo: PR
Anssi Kariola, Founder and Managing Partner of Verso Capital. | Photo: PR
by REETA ILONA PAAKKINEN

Finnish pension giants Varma, Ilmarinen and Elo have invested in Verso Capital’s new fund, which aims to acquire businesses with growth potential but which are not "living up to their full potential" under current ownership, as Verso Capital puts it.

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