
Exclusive Corporate Finance adviser to Holvi Services Oy on its sale to BBVA
2016

Transaction Summary
Strata Partners is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive corporate financial adviser to the shareholders of Holvi Payment Services Oy (“Holvi”), the Helsinki-based online business banking provider, on the sale of the company to Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (“BBVA”, BME:BBVA), the global banking group.
Holvi is the FinTech innovator bringing disruption to the small business banking sector, and as such attracted the interest of BBVA as it expands its portfolio of digital businesses. Holvi, which will continue to be run as a stand-alone business, offers value-added online banking for European small and micro businesses by giving them a complete platform to manage all aspects of their finances.