An IPO opens new doors to growth companies. Being well prepared helps to maximize the value of the transaction to the company and its shareholders.

Päivi Pakarinen

EY Finland, Strategy and Transactions, IPO Leader

Trusted IPO professional. Seasoned transaction advisor. Avid traveler. Commuter cyclist. Proud mother of three girls.

Päivi is the EY Finland IPO Leader and an Associate Partner at Strategy and Transactions. She has more than 10 years of experience advising companies executing strategic transactions and IPOs. Her work focuses on the IPO preparations as well as execution for companies of all sizes and industries.

Päivi leads teams providing IPO and exit readiness assessments, support for building IPO capability, advice in governance and financial process improvement, as well as due diligence services for IPOs and strategic transactions. Her specialty area is dual-track exit processes, where clients explore both IPO and M&A as strategic alternatives.

Päivi has a diverse background with further experience from auditing. Prior to her consultancy career she worked two years with technology development and commercialization.

Päivi earned a master’s degree in Accounting from Aalto University and a master’s degree in Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology. She is an Authorized Public Accountant.

How Päivi is building a better working world

"Smooth access to capital funding enables companies to take new growth leaps, creating positive economic development such as investments and new jobs. On the other hand, investors need to have confidence that IPO candidates are ready to succeed as public companies. 

By guiding clients in their IPO journey and building trust for other stakeholders in the process we are contributing to efficient capital markets - building a better working world."

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