A few tales of portfolio companies Berling Capital Ltd. has owned several significant majority and minority holdings that have been sold according to the company strategy. As part of the strategy, company holdings are disposed once the owner has made his contribution to the development of the company. The holding period may be only 3-4 years, but in most cases, it is 10 years or more. Minority holding have their own lifespan, after which they are sold. Berling Goup’s most significant majority holdings have been: Kämp Collection Hotels 2004-2019 Kämp Collection Hotels (KCH) is a hotel company that owns nine hotels and associated restaurants in the Helsinki region. Among the hotels is the legendary Hotel Kämp, founded in 1887, which is considered the only luxury hotel in Helsinki. In 2018, the KCH group’s annual revenue was approximately 90 M€. The story of Kämp Collection Hotels started in 2004 when Berling Capital bought all the shares of Kämp Hotel Ltd from Merita Bank (nowadays Nordea). During the ownership of 10 years, four Glo hotels were built under the Glo brand and the company now consisting of five hotels changed its name to Kämp Group Ltd. In 2014 the group was sold to a fund managed by Capman. Consequently, Berling Capital became a minority shareholder of the renamed Kämp Collection Hotels group together with Capman. During the following five years the group became an integral part of hotel selection in the Helsinki region by purchasing 4 additional hotels and opening a new one. All the shares of Kämp Collection Hotels were sold to the Norwegian hotel company Nordic Choice Hotels in August 2019. This ended a fifteen-year era as an operational hotel manager. Taaleri 2007-2019 Taaleri is a finance group whose parent company, Taaleri Plc, is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange. Berling Capital was a founding partner of Taaleri when it was established in 2007. Sampo Group had sold Sampo Bank to Danske Bank which wanted to close Sampo Bank’s Asset Management Division called Mandatum. The leadership and personnel of Mandatum became the core of the new wealth management company called Taaleritehdas which name was later shortened to Taaleri. Berling Capital has been a significant minority shareholder during all of Taaleri’s existence. During the past ten years, Taaleri has earned its place as a prominent finance house. Berling Capital has decreased its ownership but is still among the 10 largest shareholders. For further information, please visit taaleri.com eQ 2006- The asset management company eQ is the result of a merger with Amanda Capital. Below important milestones of the company: 2000 Amanda Capital is established 2002 Amanda starts in private equity fund business 2005 Amanda Capital Plc. is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange, with Sampo Plc. as the main shareholder 2006 in January 2006 Sampo Plc. relinquishes ownership Sampo Plc. sells its approx. 45% stake in Amanda Capital Plc. to Berling Capital Ltd, Umo Capital Ltd. and Veikko Laine Ltd., with each buyer gaining an approx. 15% share of Amanda Capital. The company enters a period of growth and new business with the help of its new active owners. New funds are established, the customer base is expanded and the organization grows. 2011 in March 2011 Amanda Capital and eQ merge On March 16th, 2011 Amanda Capital's Annual General Meeting approved a corporate transaction in which the company acquired 100% of the shares in eQ Asset Management Group Ltd. and changed its name to eQ Ltd. In this context the holdings acquired in 2006 are diluted by about one third and are reduced to slightly less than 10% per owner. The change initiated by the new owners has led to the emergence of a successful asset management company. The mentioned shareholders' holdings have decreased over the years and they are no longer significant shareholders. The shareholder register for 2006 can be found here. Uneco Juomat 1994-2002 When Uneco Juomat was established in 1994, alcoholic beverage companies in Finland existed in the form of agencies, but there were subtle signs of change in the air. Indeed, the legislation changed in 1996, by which the agencies were allowed to become importers of alcoholic beverages. This was an opportunity seized by Uneco Juomat. The company became one of the first companies in Finland to import alcohol. Simultaneously, the company bought around ten alcoholic beverage agencies, whose product ranges were integrated into the Uneco Juomat product portfolio. In a short period, the company grew organically and through acquisitions to become Finland's largest wine importer, eventually holding a 25 % market share of all wines imported to Finland in 2002. The company's entire stock was then sold to Altia Plc, a fully state-owned company, which is now listed on the Helsinki Nasdaq. Esittely Konsernin oma liiketoiminta Muutama omistustarina Yhtiö julkisuudessa Yhteystiedot Home Business operations A few tales of Portfolio Companies Media Coverage Contact us