Eficor specializes in catalyzing Innovation, Profitability, Growth and Globalization amongst its customers and investment portfolio companies. This is based on a combination of deep technology knowledge, management experience and broad investor contact base as well as direct involvement with the existing and potential customers of Eficor portfolio companies. Instead of technology or product development, success is typically connected with thorough and innovative market and customer understanding – success stories are built with customer focus, innovative business model and strong hands-on execution.
 
Active board work, focused short consulting projects, co-entrepreneurial knowledge investments, small direct capital investments and arranging larger venture capitalinvestments and private placements form the Eficor portfolio of new business catalysts. Eficor Ltd was the first Finnish discount brokering and the first European internet brokering company in mid 90’s expanding to a Finnish boutique, full service investment bank in the turn of the millenium. After divesting most of its businesses during the past few years, Eficor has been reorganized as an incubation, investment and business management company.
 
Pekka Pere was one of the Eficor founders in 1994. He has been the Eficor chairman of the board after founding since 1994. After retiring from his position as the President and CEO of publicly listed Proha Plc he started to reshape the Eficor business as the new Eficor CEO.
 
Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti and Pekka Rissanen joined Eficor to strengthen the company’s ability to cater for the needs of the growing customer base. The business relationship between the partners dates back to mid 80’s.
 
All Partners of Eficor have hands on management experience of growth business in international markets, experience in mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, experience in investment transactions and private equity, past and current experience of Board duties in growth companies.