Joakim Helenius
| Joakim Helenius | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1957 Helsinki, Finland |
| 💼 Occupation | Businessman |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Joakim Johan Helenius (born 24 November 1957) is a Finnish-born businessman resident in Tallinn, Estonia. He is the founder (1994) and owner of Trigon Capital[1], a holding and management company active in Central and Eastern Europe, with subsidiaries and affiliates in asset management (the largest independent asset management company in the Baltics), agriculture, property and agriculture-related biotech start-ups. Additionally, he has private controlling stakes in Estonian industrial and property companies. [2]
Education
Helenius is the son of Finnish Ambassador and Under Secretary of State Kai Helmer Helenius [3]. As the son of a diplomat, he attended English-language schools in China, Finland and Germany and received his BA and MA in economics from University of Cambridge. He is also an officer in the reserves of the Finnish Defence Forces.
Career
Helenius joined Goldman Sachs straight from university and spent the first 11 years of his career in investment banking, primarily with Goldman Sachs, in New York City and London. In 1994, Helenius founded Trigon Capital, originally as a joint venture with the largest bank in Estonia, Hansabank, under the name Hansa Investments. In the 90’s and early 00’s, the Baltic Republics Fund, a fund launched and advised by Helenius, was the largest financial investor in the Baltics. Over the years, Helenius has been the Chairman or member of the Supervisory Boards of a large number of Baltic companies including Hansapank, the Estonian Savings Bank, Estonia’s leading forestry company Sylvester (now part of UPM), the second largest Baltic construction company EMV (sold to Skanska), Reval Hotel Group (sold to the Wilhelmsen) and the national carrier Estonian Air.
Politics
Helenius is a member of Estonia 200,[4] a new business-friendly liberal party set up to shake up the Estonian political scene. The party is viewed as having good prospects in the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2023. Helenius is responsible for heading up the economic and budgetary working groups of the party. [5]
Honours and awards
- The President of the Republic granted Helenius the Order of the White Star for services rendered to the Estonian state.
References
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