Markus Salolainen
Education
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Master of Science, Economics 1994-01-01 - 1996-01-01
University of Surrey
BSc, Management Studies 1990-01-01 - 1993-01-01
Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu
, 1978-01-01 - 1989-01-01Work Experience
EY-Parthenon
Current
EY-Parthenon
AGC Partners
2016-01-01 - 2019-09-01
AGC Partners
GrowthPoint Technology Partners
2011-10-01 - 2015-12-01
GrowthPoint Technology Partners
Arma Partners
2009-04-01 - 2011-10-01
Arma Partners
Straumur Investment Bank
2007-04-01 - 2009-04-01
Straumur Investment Bank
NGP Capital
2004-11-01 - 2007-04-01
NGP Capital
BlueRun Ventures
2000-07-01 - 2004-10-01
BlueRun Ventures
HSBC
1998-04-01 - 2000-06-01
HSBC
UBS
1994-09-01 - 1998-03-01
UBS
Sotheby's
1993-05-01 - 1994-09-01
Sotheby's
Skills
Summary
Markus is a Partner at EY Parthenon. Markus has 30 years of experience in tech investment banking & investing, specialising in software and IT services. Markus started his career in Tech Investment Banking with UBS and HSBC. After working as a Principal at BlueRun Ventures and a Founding General Partner at NGP Capital, Markus joined Arma Partners where he was Senior Managing Director focusing on software companies globally. Most recently Markus was a Managing Director and Head of Europe at AGC Partners. Markus has closed deals with Apple, ARM, Nokia, Deltek, Renesans, SEGA, Invensense, PSG, Marlin, K1, Francisco Partners, Baird, EQT, Constellation and Lionbridge, among others. Markus' VC investments have been acquired by AMD, AMS ($1bn+), Dolby, Qualcomm, Nokia, AVG and Websense, among others.
