Pontos Group
Finnish family office founded in 2001, investing in real estate, property development and digitalisation, growth companies and private equity funds; largest owner of SRV.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Kokkila
- HEADQUARTERS
- Helsinki, Finland
- FOUNDED
- 2001
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- FinlandGlobal
- STAGES
- Growth
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Real estatePrivate equityVenture capitalFunds (as LP)
- TICKET
- €5M–€20M
Overview
Pontos Group is a Helsinki-based family office established in 2001. It invests in real estate, real estate development and digitalisation, growth companies and private equity funds, in Finland and globally, taking majority or minority stakes and typically joining portfolio boards. In 2020 it took part in SRV Group's directed share issue and became SRV's largest shareholder with about 17%. It owns and develops the Ombria resort in the Algarve, Portugal.
Investment thesis
Long-term, responsible owner investing in real estate innovations for the life cycle of the built environment and opportunistic growth-company deals; target investment of €10M in real estate and €5–20M in private equity.
Holdings & investments (7)
- OmbriaReal Estate & PropTech
- RenorReal Estate & PropTech
- SRVReal Estate & PropTech
- Sokos Hotel ViruReal Estate & PropTech
- Valmet AutomotiveMobility & Logistics
- R8 TechnologiesReal Estate & PropTech
- Hintsa PerformanceHealthTech
People
- Ilpo KokkilaChair of the Board of Directors, Pontos Oy · source
- Timo KokkilaCEO · source
- Lauri KokkilaBoard member · source
- Tuomas KokkilaBoard member · source
- Juhani MäkinenBoard member · source
- Mikael SilvennoinenBoard member · source
Frequently asked questions
Pontos Group is a single family office based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2001.
Pontos Group invests on behalf of the Kokkila family.
Pontos Group invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes real estate, private equity, venture capital and funds (as lp).
Pontos Group invests at Growth stage in Real Estate & PropTech, Mobility & Logistics, HealthTech and Industrial & Manufacturing.
Pontos Group's stated ticket size is €5M–€20M.
Key people at Pontos Group include Ilpo Kokkila (Chair of the Board of Directors, Pontos Oy), Timo Kokkila (CEO), Lauri Kokkila (Board member) and Tuomas Kokkila (Board member).
Pontos Group's holdings and investments include Ombria, Renor, SRV, Sokos Hotel Viru, Valmet Automotive, R8 Technologies and Hintsa Performance.