Business ID FI19880781
c/o CapMan Oyj
Ludviginkatu 6
FI-00130 Helsinki
FINLAND
Dr Olli Haltia has over 30 years’ experience in managing advisory and investment related teams in the environment of private equity and consulting with sound track record. Some 20 years of forest sector experience with wide geographical range and global touch. Thorough professional exposure to forest and natural resource technology-driven investments and financing issues and expertise in advisory assignments related to industrial restructuring. Expert in timberland investments, management and valuation as well as in the questions related to forest ownership and public-private-partnership models. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of London, a M.Sc. in Economics and a M.Sc. in Forest Economics both from the University of Helsinki.
Key Executive for Dasos Timberland Fund I and Dasos Timberland Fund II
CEO & Chairman, Indufor Oy (2003-2008)
Partner, Bio Fund Management Oy (20012003);
Senior Loan Officer, Economist, European Investment Bank (1996-2001)
Vice President, Forestry Finance, Jaakko Pöyry Consulting Ltd (1993-1996)
Ph.D. Student in Economics, University of London (1990-1993)
Forestry Expert, Indufor Oy (1983-1993)
Mr Petteri Seppänen has 30 years of professional experience and proven track record in sustainable forest management with focus on commercial forest plantations. Previously he has worked 10 years in the Latin American pulp and paper industry as plantation manageer and four years at Indufor Ltd as Senior Forestry Consultant covering Latin America, Europe, South East Asia, China and Africa. Most of his consulting assignments were related to plantation forestry (feasibility studies, valuation, and technical advice). In addition, Petteri has initiated, developed, and successfully exited a private teak plantation venture in Central America. He holds M.Sc. (1993) and a post-graduate degree (1996) in forest sciences (silviculture and forest management) from the University of Helsinki.
Key Executive for Dasos Timberland Fund I and Dasos Timberland Fund II
Plantation Manager in Panama (2008-2009);
Senior Forestry Expert, Indufor (2005-2009);
Forestry Manager/Technical Manager in Latin American pulp and paper industry (several private companies 1996-2005);
Post-graduate studies and related research in forest sciences University of Helsinki (1994-1995), Reseacher in Finnish Forest Research Institute (1993-1994).
Mr Sami Veijalainen has 20 year’s experience in private equity, corporate finance and management consulting. He is a timberland investment professional with a long-term experience in timberland investments and valuations especially in Europe and Latin America. Prior to joining Dasos, he worked as a manager at KPMG Corporate Finance with focus on valuations and due diligencies in forest and other industries. Seven years’ experience with Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting focusing on timberland valuations, wood supply plans and various corporate strategy issues mainly in Europe, Russia and Latin America.
He has a M.Sc. in Accounting from the Lappeenranta University of Technology, M.Sc. in Forest Economics from the University of Joensuu, and CEFA from Hanken School of Economics (Helsinki).
Key Executive for Dasos Timberland Fund I and Dasos Timberland Fund II
Assistant Manager, KPMG Oy Ab, Corporate Finance (2007-2008);
Consultant, Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Oy (2000-2007);
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Control Unit (1999);
Researcher, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry (1997-1999).
Mr Pahkasalo is an investment professional who specializes on natural resources and forestry in the private equity environment. He has over 15 years of management consulting and private equity investment experience in the fields of conservation and forestry, covering a wide range of countries and geographies (Latin America, Africa Asia, Russia and Europe). In the consulting business, he worked extensively with client’s business plans and strategy processes, feasibility and other pre-investment studies in the forest industries and was leading the forest asset valuations business. In the private equity business he has worked with deal identification, all parts of the DD process, deal structuring and portfolio company management. He holds M.Sc. in Forest Economics from University of Helsinki.
Fundraising, due diligence, deal sourcing and forest asset management
Director, Portfolio Management, Timberland (2017-2019);
Vice President, Timberland Investment (2015-2017);
Head of Forest Investment Services Consulting (2013-2015), Sr Consultant (2011-2013);
Regional Manager, China and SE Asia (2009-2010);
Economic Affairs Officer (2009);
Analyst/Economist (2005-2009);
Researcher (2004);
Market Analyst (2003).
Mr Hannes Kokkonen is a fully fledged forest funds’ professional with a versatile work experience of several years in the context of forest funds. Mr Kokkonen has been exposed to various fund related tasks, including diverse administrational and valuation issues at the level of funds as well as regarding forest-based natural capital assets. In particular, he has developed technical and business economic expertise concerning the accounting for and value creation based on
such forestry related co-assets as wind & solar, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, recreational forest uses and water.
Prior to joining Dasos, Mr Kokkonen has worked for United Bankers in Helsinki and during his
studies for Uniforst where he also served as board member in 2018-2020. He holds an M.Sc. in Forest Sciences with a major in Forest Economics from the University of Helsinki.
Dasos Responsibilities:
Valuation and Financial Modelling of Investments, Renewable Energy, Natural Capital
Mr Visanko has served over 27 years in several Senior Vice President positions at UPM-Kymmene Oyj, recently leading international Sawn Timber and Living Business Area and Global Wood Sourcing and Forestry Business Area. His geographic experience covers in particular Europe, Asia, North Africa and Russia. He holds a degree in Engineering, Wood Technology from a University of Applied Sciences, and an eMBA from the University of Lappeenranta. At Dasos, he will support especially the rapidly growing forest management and wood marketing functions as well as the company’s continuous strategy fine-tuning, design and development.
Senior Business Advisor, Midagon (2012-present);
Senior Vice President, Wood Sourcing, Forestry Business, Sawn Timber and Living Business Area UPM Kymmene Corporation (2004-2012);
Director, UPM Eastern Finnish Sawmills (2000-2004);
During 1984-2000: Director, UPM Further Process Units and Heinola sawmill/Director, UPM Heinola sawmill/Mill Manager, Nurmes sawmill/ Production Manager and Sales Manager, Saarijärvi sawmill/ Production Manager, Kuhmoinen sawmill/Production Manager.
Mr Ochoa has 43 years of world-wide professional experience in consulting and investment project analysis and evaluation. He has worked 27 years in a Multinational Financial Institution realising identification, design and evaluation of more than 400 financial transactions in natural resources and related industries, and gaining a comprehensive sectorial understanding ranging from raw material production in developing countries to end processing and trade activities all around the world. Mr Ochoa has relevant expertise in investments in agro-forestry, forestry and forestry related industries by public and private investors. As a recognized international expert in timberland funds, he has been instrumental in developing the European timberland industry. Interested in sustainable management of natural resources and environmental protection, he has been active in nature conservation financing and environmental technical norms for new forest investments. He holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Madrid’s Polytechnic University and a Master in Rural Engineering from CIHEAM.
Senior Technical Advisor, European Investment Bank (Luxembourg, 1986-2013);
Advisor to the Ministry of Spanish Public Works (Ecuador,1985);
Project Director, Initec (Madrid, Spain’s leading Consulting Company 1975-1985);
Project Engineer, Italconsult (Rome, Italy’s leading Consulting Company 1972-1975).
Dr Cormac O’Carroll has over 23 years’ experience with leading forest industry consultants Pöyry, in various senior roles, latterly as Global Practice Head; Forestry, Biomass and Wood Industries. Key areas of expertise include, M&A, due diligence, investment appraisal, growth, market and corporate strategy, wood industry, bioenergy and sustainability. Dr O’Carroll has advised most of the major resource owners and forest industry companies globally, many of the key finance providers to the sector (investment & development banks, private equity…) as well as important policy making bodies such as the EC and national governmental organisations. He has led hundreds of consulting assignments across the forestry value chain in Europe, Asia and Americas. Previously, he worked with major pulp and packaging company Jefferson Smurfit in marketing and strategic planning roles in Ireland, France and the UK. Dr O’Carroll has a PhD (Environmental Resource Management) and a B.Agr.Sc. (Forestry) from University College Dublin. He is an alumnus of the London School of Economics Corporate Finance and Strategy programme as well as a Technical member of the Society of Irish Foresters.
Independent Consultant (2018, ongoing);
Global Practice Head, Forestry, Biomass and Wood Industry (from 2015) and Business Group Executive Committee (from 2016), Pöyry Management Consulting;
Director, Pöyry Management Consulting (UK) Ltd (2012-2015);
CEO, Pöyry Management Consulting (London) Ltd. (2005-2012);
Manager/Principal, Wood Industry, Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Ltd. (1994-2005), Marketing Manager/Strategic planner, Jefferson Smurfit Group (1989-1994).