Valtteri Viitala
(Alumnus) Business Developer
Former Business Developer with experience in strategy, corporate finance and scenario analysis.
Identifying investment targets through future-looking industry analysis
11 October 2022 — The private equity (PE) industry is, by nature, opportunistic and new investments are often evaluated case by case. Traditionally, PE deal sourcing has been relying largely on existing networks and screening of interesting industries. However, this easily leads investors to compete for the same targets. By conducting future-looking industry analysis, PE investors could be one step ahead of others, identify emerging opportunities early on and thus build a competitive advantage. In this article, we present a methodology that could be used for this.
Outlook on the Finnish marine industry
13 May 2022 — Reddal's Marine Practice provided an outlook on the Finnish marine industry in light of recent geopolitical and global supply chain disruptions as an invited speaker at the Finnish Marine Industry Association's annual spring seminar.
New opportunities and value creation through corporate environmentalism
21 March 2022 — Corporate environmentalism is quickly growing in popularity but the focus among Finnish companies seems to be mostly on reducing GHG emissions. In this article, we disaggregate corporate environmental responsibility to its sub-components and outline related value-creation opportunities from embracing all of them for investors, consumers, shareholders, employees, and society as a whole.
China ambitions in cruise sets their agenda for full value chain – a potentially lucrative opportunity awaits
22 December 2021 — Reddal was invited as a speaker to the Finnish Marine Industries Association (Meriteollisuus ry) international business session. We presented an update on the cruise ecosystem development in China, including views on cruise tourism, cruise ship building, and short- to mid-term opportunities.
Competitiveness of the Korean technology startup ecosystem and opportunities for global corporations
14 October 2021 — In this webinar organized by the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea, we discuss the competitiveness of the Korea technology startup ecosystem and what it can provide to global corporations.
Study: The Finnish marine industry - an emerging growth sector
16 September 2021 — A study conducted by Reddal for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland highlights the importance of the holistic development of the entire Finnish marine industry.
Using success gates in portfolio strategy development for more informed decision making
9 September 2021 — Developing a portfolio strategy is inherently complex due to many alternative opportunities coupled with limited resources, other business specific constraints and uncertainty of future markets. Defining key constraints for individual portfolio businesses and using success gates to track their impact helps in selecting viable strategic options for all future scenarios.