{"id":1825,"date":"2021-11-04T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbrahastot.fi\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2021-11-04T16:07:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T14:07:10","slug":"meri-koivula-joins-mb-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbrahastot.fi\/en\/press-release\/2021\/11\/meri-koivula-joins-mb-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Meri Koivula joins MB Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Meri Koivula<\/strong> has been appointed as Partner at MB Funds.<\/p>\n<p>Meri has over 10 years of experience in strategy consulting and transaction advisory services in Helsinki and Stockholm. In her latest role prior to joining MB team, Meri worked as a Director in KPMG\u2019s Global Strategy Group where she was responsoble of KPMG\u2019s commercial due diligence and growth strategy services in Finland. Meri has experience from more than 200 projects including buy- and sell side due diligence projects, business and growth strategy projects, independent business reviews and IPO readiness analyses. Meri holds a Master of Science degree in Economics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cI have previously had the opportunity to work with several MB Funds\u2019 team members and I am excited to join the diverse and talented team to create and support new Finnish growth stories.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbrahastot.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Meri-Koivula-469x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbrahastot.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Meri-Koivula-469x600.jpg 469w, https:\/\/www.mbrahastot.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Meri-Koivula.jpg 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Further information:<\/strong><br \/>\nManaging Partner Juha Tukiainen, MB Funds, tel. +358 9 1310 1313 or +358 400 791 679.<\/p>\n<p class=\"info\"><strong>MB Funds<\/strong> is a leading Finnish private equity investor founded in 1988. Total assets under MB Funds management stand at 0.5 billion euro with prime Finnish institutions as its main fund investors. MB Funds has successfully invested in approximately 40 mid-sized companies in the Nordics. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mb.fi\">www.mb.fi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meri Koivula has been appointed as Partner at MB Funds. Meri has over 10 years of experience in strategy consulting and transaction advisory services in Helsinki and Stockholm. 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