FiBAN - 10 years of Inspiring Private Investments - Book - Page 6
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Executive summary of 2012
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Year of international
cooperation and recognition
Other members of the board
Ari Korhonen (Vice Chair), Feodor Aminoff,
Jussi Heinilä, Mammu Kaario, Riku
Asikainen, Tapio Heikkilä
Office
Jan D. Oker-Blom (Managing Director),
Claes Mikko Nilsen
“For FiBAN, the year
2012 was almost
‘too good’.”
“When I started as
the Managing Director
in April, I could
immediately feel the
enthusiasm among
our members
and a big demand
for business angel
services.”
Juha Kurkinen, Chair of the Board. Annual report
The rapid growth was recognized internationally in 2012,
as FiBAN was nominated and won the Business Angel
Network of the Year by its European parent organization
EBAN (European Business Angel Network).
Chair of the Board
Juha Kurkinen
Moreover, FiBAN’s Vice Chair Ari Korhonen was appointed
the Vice Chair of EBAN which further strengthened
FiBAN’s presence and co-operation on the European
level.
224
14,2M
235
69
Investor
members
Total
invested
Investment
transactions
Unique target
companies
Jan D. Oker-Blom, Managing Director.
Annual Report
The biggest attention was drawn by business angel
week with Bill Payne, an active and experienced American angel investor as a visiting speaker. The week culminated in a panel discussion with Prime Minister Jyrki
Katainen and former Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen.
In April FiBAN got its first Managing Director from Jan D.
Oker-Blom.
Exit of the Year
2012
Antti Pekkanen
BLStream
Talouselämä (13/2012) wrote about the tax incentive for business angels.
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