Nordic M&A and Private Equity Forum 2012

13 June 2012
Grand Hotel, Stockholm

For the past five years, mergermarket’s annual forum has attracted over 200+ delegates from the world of Nordic corporate finance and M&A.

Nordic M&A activity last year was up 62.7% when compared to 2010. Last year inbound deals increased 168.3% from 2010, with transactions totalling €32.2bn. Nordic companies were also more acquisitive last year, announcing €8.3bn of outbound deals in the fourth quarter – the highest outbound deal value since 2001. With activity in the Energy, Mining and Utilities sector rising 341% when compared to 2010, this forum presents an exemplary opportunity to join industry experts to canvass whether this year is set to follow suit.

Topics for discussion:

• What are the key Nordic investment opportunities for 2012?
• What is driving increased outbound dealflow?
• What makes the Nordic region such an attractive area for expansion?
• Sector spotlight on driving growth into new markets
• With Healthcare becoming a more viable investment source, which service provides new investor appetite?
• A review of key deals within the Industrial sector – will consolidation amongst trade players be a trend in 2012?

Speakers confirmed include:

• Keynote: Anders Ahnlid, Ambassador of Sweden, OECD
• Per Laurell, CEO, Gävle Energi
• Anders Brix, Manager Corporate Development, Atea
• Helena Svancar, Managing Director, Head of Nordic M&A, Deutsche Bank
• Fredrik Brunell, SVP Corporate Finance, Volvo AB
• Marc Eckerhall, Strategy Director , Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Electrolux
• Mikael Männik, Director Mergers & Acquisitions, Visma Group
• Carl Helander, Managing Director, Ares Management
• Johan Lustig, MD Nordic Coverage, JP Morgan
• Frédéric Cho, Special Advisor, Asia Corporate Finance, Handelsbanken Capital Markets
• Michel Eriksson, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young AB
• Kari Stahlberg, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, UPM-Kymenne Oyj
• Robert Furuhjelm, Partner, Nordic Capital
• Michael Potter, SMBC Group
• Gustaf Christensen, Vice president Corporate Development, Orkla Group
• Jan Dahlqvist, Partner, Polaris Equity
• Ulf-Henrik Kull, Senior Partner, Avance Attorneys
• Mikael Kramer, VP, Head of M&A, Vattenfall
• Scott Moseley, Director, 3i
• Johan Lustig, MD Nordic Coverage, JP Morgan
• Karl Thorngren, Head of M&A and Projects, A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S
• James Yu, Managing Director, Acquisition Finance, Morgan Stanley
• Jesper Almström, Partner, Transaction advisory services, Ernst & Young AB
• Jan Wiklund, Partner, Armada Mezzanine
• Lauge Sletting, Managing Partner, Northsea Capital
• Morten Astrup, CIO & Portfolio Manager, Storm Capital Management
• Alireza Etemad, Deputy Global Head of Corporate Finance, SEB Enskilda
• Philip Whitchelo, VP Product marketing M&A, IntraLinks
• Kasper Viio, Head of Northern European Coverage, mergermarket
• Elizabeth Castro, Editor-Remark EMEA, The Mergermarket Group
• Joachim Johannsen, Reporter, Debtwire