Buyer: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Seller: JIANGSU BYTEDANCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Date Recorded: October 2, 2026

Buyer: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG - Seller: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON - Date Recorded: October 1, 2026

Buyer: CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP, INC. - Seller: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Date Recorded: October 1, 2026

Buyer: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Seller: SHANGHAI SUIXUNTONG ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Date Recorded: September 29, 2026

Buyer: HITACHI, LTD. - Seller: ELECTROCHAEA GMBH - Date Recorded: September 28, 2026 - Tech Areas: Industrial Biotechnology, Renewable Energy

Buyer: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. - Seller: ROCKLEY PHOTONICS, LTD. - Date Recorded: September 28, 2026 - Tech Areas: Integrated Photonics, Optical Communications

Buyer: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. - Seller: LG ELECTRONICS INC. - Date Recorded: September 28, 2026

Buyer: EVEREST ACQUISITION ENTITY, LLC - Seller: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. - Date Recorded: September 28, 2026

Buyer: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB - Seller: FISH DIVE, INC. - Date Recorded: September 25, 2026

Buyer: BEIJING HANMOLUOJIE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Seller: BYTEDANCE INC. - Date Recorded: September 23, 2026

Buyer: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Seller: JIANGSU BYTEDANCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Date Recorded: October 2, 2026

Buyer: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG - Seller: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON - Date Recorded: October 1, 2026

Buyer: CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP, INC. - Seller: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Date Recorded: October 1, 2026

Buyer: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Seller: SHANGHAI SUIXUNTONG ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Date Recorded: September 29, 2026

Buyer: HITACHI, LTD. - Seller: ELECTROCHAEA GMBH - Date Recorded: September 28, 2026 - Tech Areas: Industrial Biotechnology, Renewable Energy

Buyer: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. - Seller: ROCKLEY PHOTONICS, LTD. - Date Recorded: September 28, 2026 - Tech Areas: Integrated Photonics, Optical Communications

Buyer: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. - Seller: LG ELECTRONICS INC. - Date Recorded: September 28, 2026

Buyer: EVEREST ACQUISITION ENTITY, LLC - Seller: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. - Date Recorded: September 28, 2026

Buyer: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB - Seller: FISH DIVE, INC. - Date Recorded: September 25, 2026

Buyer: BEIJING HANMOLUOJIE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Seller: BYTEDANCE INC. - Date Recorded: September 23, 2026

Kari Laento Portrait in black and white

KARI LAENTO

Strategic Advisor Emeritus

Biography

The story goes… Michael Lubitz and Kari Laento sat in a bar in Silicon Valley in the mid 1990s and penciled out the idea for Global Technology Transfer Group. Michael took that vision and made it a reality. Kari provided access to his vast corporate network, and the rest is history.

Kari was formerly the President and CEO of SnV Partners, a leading venture capital firm based in Helsinki, Finland and an early investor in Paypal. Previously, Kari was the Senior Vice President of Corporate Venture Capital for Sonera Corporation. He also served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Sourcing and Intellectual Asset Management. Kari was a member of the Advisory Board for both the Noptek Fund and the TelAdvent Fund.

An accomplished Olympiad, Kari has served as both President and board member for the Finnish Basketball Federation and as a member of the board of the National Olympic Committee. Kari is proficient in four languages, Finnish, Swedish, English, and German. Kari has a Master of Laws degree from University of Helsinki. He also attended Helsinki Business School, Finnish Institute of Management, and Darden Business School, University of Virginia.