Mr. Lehdonvirta managed the initial strategy development, fund raising and establishment of Private Energy Market Fund L.P. (PEMF), a EUR 26 million private equity fund. He acted as the Managing Director of the Fund Management Company Emerging Power Partners Ltd (EPP) until 2006 when PEMF became fully invested, and again since Nov. 2012 for the final exit phase. PEMF’s equity and quasi-equity investments included biomass, biogas, wind power, ESCO companies (energy efficiency) and combined heat and power, in Asia and in Europe. Responsibilities included:

• Management and business administration of the Fund Management Company EPP and the Fund Company PEMF
• Development, structuring, due diligence and closing of PEMF’s investments
• Hands-on establishment of management and corporate governance practices in portfolio companies
• Strategic development, supervision and board level management of portfolio companies
• Negotiating and implementing the exits