Didn’t have to wait long: Tahkola, Wulff, and the Germans
Fodelia’s second-largest shareholder, the German investment company LBO Asset Management GmbH, has increased its holding in Fodelia from 825,000 shares to 1,200,000 shares, which corresponds to 14.7% of the company’s shares and votes. Additionally, Axxion, a fund of the German investment company Discover Capital, purchased 330,000 shares, raising the number of shares under Discover Capital’s control from 150,000 shares to 505,000 shares, now representing 6.2%.
In connection with the arrangement, Plusvalia Oy, an investment company controlled by Mikko Tahkola, Chairman of the Board of Fodelia Plc, and CEO Riikka Wulff have also increased their holdings in the company. Riikka Wulff’s ownership rose from 31,538 shares to 51,358 shares (0.6%), and the ownership of Plusvalia Oy, controlled by Mikko Tahkola, rose from 4,100 shares to 51,100 shares (0.6%). Furthermore, Mikko Tahkola’s personal holding is 1,642,086 shares, bringing his total controlled ownership to 1,693,186 shares (20.8%).
The seller in all these transactions was Jukka Ojala, the former CEO of Feelia Oy and a shareholder of Fodelia, who is divesting his ownership in Fodelia.