Minna Leisvuori
Senior Manager
EIF
Senior Manager, Fundraising and Mandate Management
Minna has 15 years of experience from M&A consultancy, investment banking and institutional asset management in the Northern Europe with hands on experience ranging from complex capital market transactions and M&A via advising and financing small, mid-sized and large global corporations, private equity and their portfolio companies as well as institutional investors.
Before joining EIF she was Head of Global Products, Responsible Investments and Fund Brokerage for BNP Paribas Asset Management products in Finland, working with a diverse base of institutional investors to advise and develop investment solutions that match their needs.
In her current role she is responsible for investor relations and consultative fundraising in the Nordic region from national ministries and national promotional institutions to design and implement business angel, venture capital and private equity fund-of-funds and co-investment schemes in collaboration with EIF to address identified funding gaps in the national and regional ecosystems, and to implement policy goals of EU, national or regional government.
Minna has broad network in the Northern Europe and speaks fluent Finnish and Swedish.