Stockholm Office

At the heart of Experia is a team of experienced professionals dedicated to helping our clients succeed.
Whether it’s a complex cross-border M&A or a local growth journey, we stand ready to support your ambitions.
Each client engagement is led by senior advisors committed to delivering real results—pragmatic, creative, and personal.
This is the team you’ll have by your side.

Håkan Persson

Founding & Managing Partner

Håkan brings over 30 years of international investment banking experience to the table. He holds an MSc from Stockholm University and is a Certified Financial Analyst from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Over the years, he’s held a number of senior leadership roles—including Head of Research, Head of Corporate Finance, Head of Equities, and Deputy CEO at Penser Bank. Since founding Experia more than two decades ago, he’s also served on several boards and built a strong track record as a trusted advisor.

Earlier in his career, Håkan worked at KPMG in Stockholm, Deloitte in Milan, and held roles at Handelsbanken and Penser Bank before launching Experia Corporate Finance in 2003. At Experia, he’s led numerous M&A sell- and buy-side mandates, capital raises, IPOs, and strategic advisory projects—often with a focus on international projects in the healthcare space.

Håkan is a Partner and the Chairman of the Experia Nordic Oy board of directors.

Mobile: +46 707 900 111

E-mail: Hakan.persson@experia.se

Mats Ekelund

Senior Advisor

Mats has 35 years of project management, management consulting and finance advisory experience, mainly in the Nordics and in Europe, but also elsewhere. Industries of special insight are Automotive, Energy & Fuels and Transportation/Shipping sectors. As a freelance author, he has written for the Financial Times (Automotives) and has lectured at Universities and Colleges in many countries.

Mats has a customer focus and he is a team worker, where his leadership may bring new ideas from the drawing board to commercial products. Mats is also a home genealogist, a want-to-be author and spends Saturdays in a garage full of tools to beautify the homes of his family.

Mats has a Master of Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.

Mobile +46 768 97 80 00
E-mail Mats.ekelund@experia.se

Julius Telaranta

Senior Advisor

Julius has 20 years of entrepreneurial and business experience growing software and business services companies. Some of his experience includes being CEO of The Seasam Group, a digital marketing and IoT company for intelligent transportation systems and digital signage solutions. He also held a position at a director level in Cisco leading Nordic sales.

Julius is an investor and a board member of a number of startups and young companies in a diverse range of sectors.

Julius has a BBA in international business and MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Swedish School of Economics.

Julius works remotely from his Andorra office.

Mobile: +49 172 971 9898

E-mail: Julius.telaranta@experia.se

Gary Brown

Senior Advisor

Gary is a Partner of Experia's West Coast partner company Anexco, covering the Gothenburg region for Experia.

Mobile: +46 729 250 0385

E-mail: gary.brown@anexco.se

Kaius Telaranta

Analyst

Kaius has work experience in a variety of different fields such as investment banking and real estate. He has an international background with a high school diploma from the USA and he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Politics, Law and Economics from IE University, located in Madrid. Kaius also works from his location in Madrid.

Mobile: ‭+34 656 396 938‬

E-mail: kaius.telaranta@experia.se

Helsinki Office

Mika Vauhkonen

Managing Director & Partner

Mika has been working in corporate finance, venture capital and transaction services for 20+ years. He has a MSc from Aalto University (University of Technology) in addition to a MSc from Edinburgh Business School.

Mika’s former work experience includes leadership positions in Tuokko Advisory Services, Translink Corporate Finance and in PCA Infocom Finance. Mika has experience in working with both large international corporations and SMEs on a broad scale of industries and has led various corporate finance assignments including, but not limited to, buy and sell side M&A advisory projects, corporate re-structuring projects and management buy-outs. Mika also has a broad experience in planning and leading of due diligence and company valuation projects.

Mika is Managing Director and Partner of Experia Nordic Oy.

Mobile +358 40 738 7841
Office +358 9 4242 77 33
E-mail: mika.vauhkonen@experia.fi

Kari Heikkinen

Senior Advisor

Managing director and excecutive positions (+20 years) mainly in SMEs in field of media & entertainment, ICT, ecommerce and professial services.
In addition Kari have worked as senior advisor and executive consultant in headhunting and management consulting & coaching.

Before entering Experia he chaired the board of a start-up in aviation industry. Kari also has experience of M&A both sell and buy-side, takeovers and company restructuring projects.

Besides this, Kari does both mentoring and coaching to entrepreneurs and young professionals, also on pro bono basis.

Education:

Master of science (Economics), University of Tampere

Approved Board Member (ABM)

Therapist, solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT-therapist)

Master coach

Mobile +358 400 450 439
E-mail:kari.heikkinen@experia.fi

Juho Nuutila

Affiliate Director

Juho started his career in corporate finance during his studies at Aalto University School of Business and now has over almost a decade of experience in the field. His studies were focused on Accounting, Finance and Business Law.

Juho’s work experience from EY’s operational transaction services team and his experience at Experia spans for almost a decade. He has experience in financial advisory and has led many valuation and due diligence projects. He also has extensi experience from both domestic and cross-border M&A advisory projects.

Mobile +358 400 853 691
E-mail: juho.nuutila@experia.fi

Niklas Viitanen

Affiliate Partner

Niklas started his career in corporate finance very early on in his studies at Aalto University School of Business, and now has many years of experience in the field. His studies were focused on Finance and Business Law.

Niklas’s former work experience includes Tuokko Advisory Services and Translink Corporate Finance. He has experience in financial advisory, in particular company valuation, and has led many kinds of valuation projects. He also has experience from both domestic and cross-border M&A advisory projects.

Mobile +358 50 407 1600
E-mail: niklas.viitanen@experia.fi

Senior Advisory Board

Daniel Gurmu

Senior Advisor

Ph.D, M.Sc.

Daniel holds a M.Sc. In Molecular Biology and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Stockholm University. In addition to science, Daniel also holds an M.Sc. In Business and Economics from Stockholm University and an MBA from Stockholm School of Economics.

Daniel has held various commercial roles in the Life Science industry for 10+ years and has experience from working with pre-clinical, clinical and commercial phases of pharmaceutical drug development.

Mobile: +46 739 46 25 53

E-mail: daniel.gurmu@experia.se

Anders Johansson

Senior Advisor

Anders has extensive experience in pioneering partnerships and driving the adoption of innovative technologies across global markets. His career spans the clean-tech, high-tech, and automotive industries. Anders holds an M.Sc. degree from Chalmers University of Technology.

His broad industry expertise encompasses the ecosystem around the manufacturing and automotive industries, ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to global Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs.

Anders is the Managing Partner of Experia's West Coast partner company Anexco, Representing Experia in the Gothenburg region.

Mobile: +46 766 47 85 01

E-mail: Anders.johansson@experia.se

Fredrik Lönnqvist

Senior Advisor
M.D; Ph.D; Assoc. Professor

Fredrik is an M.D, Ph.D. from Karolinska Institute with a broad medical, academic and life science industry background. His working life experience, spanning over 35+ years, includes clinical practice and research as well as 19 years in the healthcare industry.

Fredrik has international leadership experience from positions such as Medical Director at SmithKline Beecham, VP Clinical Science at Biovitrum (SOBI) and VP and Chief Medical Officer for Nutricia, including strategic portfolio management and bringing nine drug candidates and numerous nutritional products from discovery to the market. His therapeutic experience includes Metabolism, Cardiovascular, CNS, Immunology, Oncology, Respiratory and Nutrition.

Fredrik specializes in internal medicine and endocrinology. He has been reviewer for several journals including Nature Medicine, Lancet and Diabetologia.

E-mail Fredrik.lonnqvist@experia.se