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Eficor specializes in catalyzing Innovation, Profitability, Growth and Globalization among its customers and investment portfolio companies. This is based on a combination of deep technology knowledge and direct contacts to customer industries. Instead of technology or product development, success is typically related to strong executions and deep market understanding.Active board work, focused short consulting projects, co-entrepreneurial knowledge investments, small direct capital investments and arranging larger venture capital investments and private placements form the Eficor portfolio of new business catalysts.

Proha is one of the world leading providers of enterprise level project management software and services with over €50 million annual net sales and over 380 employees worldwide.Key Accomplishments:• Pioneers in Project Management software since 1984• Scandinavian Project Management software leader in early 90’s• Fast globalization and growth after 1999• Public floating in Helsinki Stock Exchange in 1999 • Among the top 70 in Deloitte Fast 500 in Europe (European top growth companies) in 2001, 2002 and 2003• Large number of mergers and acquisitions and new business ventures in Europe, Asia and North-America between 2000 and 2007• Successful turnaround into one of the world leading oil and gas project management specialist companies between 2004 and 2007

Eficor Plc, (previously FSB Securities Finland), was a Finnish discount brokerage company and an investment bank. After divesting many of its businesses during the past few years, Eficor has been reorganized as a private investment and business management company.Key Accomplishments:• First securities discount brokerage in Finland in 1994• First internet brokerage in Europe in 1995• First to trade US Securities in internet in Finland• Investment bank with broad service portfolio including corporate finance and venture fund management• Partly demerged and partly sold in 2003-2007

Artemis was a publicly listed US company, one of the leading project management software vendors in the world. In 2006 Artemis was delisted and sold to a private software company.

Artemis Finland was the Finnish subsidiary of Artemis International Solutions Corporation.

FSB Securities Ltd was the first discount broker in Finland. FSB launched the first Internet based securities brokering service in Europe in 1995.

Between 1984 and 1991 KPMG Business Consulting Oy (previously Wideri Consulting Oy) was developed to one of the leading management consulting companies in Finland

Finnsystems Ltd was the leading Information Technology consulting company in Finland in early 80's.

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