Armada Mezzanine Capital is an independent financing provider investing in small and medium-sized companies and buy-outs in the Nordic countries. Armada manages three mezzanine funds with a combined capital base of over €250 million and has offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.
Since 2000, the Armada team has invested mezzanine capital and other forms of private debt in close to 40 Nordic-based companies, usually supporting leading private equity sponsors in their buy-out transactions. Armada’s investment team is supported by an Industrial Advisory Board consisting of experienced industry and finance sector professionals.
Armada is currently investing from its fourth fund, Armada Mezzanine Fund IV, amounting to €103 million. The fund was established in May 2014. Armada’s preceding fund, Armada Mezzanine Fund III made ten mezzanine and other private debt investments across all four Nordic countries.
Armada fund investors include inter-alia European Investment Fund, Finnish State Pension Fund, Finnish Industry Investment, Nordic Investment Bank, Sonera Pension Fund, Varma, Access Capital Partners, Suomi Mutual, Tradeka-invest, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company, OP Life Assurance Company and Sandvik Pension Fund.
Armada is registered as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager by the Financial Supervisory Authority in Finland. Armada follows the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.