Client Company Profile The client is an early-stage circular economy biotech company developing and commercializing bioactive compounds for food and consumer goods markets and industrial markets utilizing forest industry side-streams. The company has strong research and development background within biotech ecosystem including academic research and a solid patent portfolio in key markets globally. The client had completed research phase with prior seed funding and was enterin

The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) are the backbone of the western economies in more ways than one. In particular, the SMEs are the biggest contributor employing almost 70% and also creating 85% of new jobs in private sector in EU. These vital companies in Finland are also in constant demand for new owners due to various reasons, one of the biggest reason being ageing entrepreneurial owners and family driven ownership structures without clear succession options. In