Petri Myllyneva new head of EQT in Finland

EQT Partners announces that Petri Myllyneva , M.Sc. Econ, L.LM, has been appointed partner and Head of the Helsinki office as of 1 December 2005. His recruitment follows EQT’s consistent efforts of securing the broadest of experience in senior positions. Andreas Tallberg, who has headed the Finnish operation since inception in 1998, will continue as senior partner. Petri Myllyneva (42) has for the last 2 years worked at Roschier Holmberg Attorneys Ltd, heading their Turku Office. In 2000 – 2003 Petri worked at Perkin Elmer Life Sciences Inc. as Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Integration, based in Boston USA. Before that Petri spent 6 years in various management positions at Wallac Oy (today Perkin Elmer Finland), among others as Senior Vice President, Business Development and General Counsel. Contact: Andreas Tallberg, Partner, +358 (40) 700 2252, [email protected] Petri Myllyneva, Partner +358 (400) 702 637, [email protected] Johan Hähnel, Director Communications & PR, +46 706 056 334, [email protected]