Nordic private equity is going global
26/10/2005. In recent years Nordic private equity funds have increased their search for investors beyond the Nordic markets, says SJ Berwin, and Nordic LPs are increasingly investing in funds outside the Nordic countries. These two trends have impacted on Nordic market conditions, raised legal issues that arise in an international environment and prompted developments in the permitted allocation of funds.

Nordic institutions’ asset management 2003 alternative investments
11/12/2003. More than 60 per cent of Nordic pension funds, life insurers, and foundations currently invest in hedge funds or private equity and a significant proportion plan to increase their allocations over the next two years, according to the Nordic alternative Investments Survey by Prospera Research and IPM Informed Portfolio Management.

M&A activity in Scandinavia
03/12/2003. In the last 12 months Scandinavian M&A activity has decreased by 19 per cent in terms of the number of bids made. But total transaction values have increased by six per cent according to a survey conducted by Dealogic.

Private equity in the Nordic Region
03/12/2002. Relative to population size, the Nordic region has a large and rapidly developing private equity industry. In an overview of the market, Staffan Elmgren of Wassum Investment Network/NEN Advisors provides information essential for investors considering moving into the region.

Nordic M&A activity
29/10/2002. In common with the global trend, the Nordic M&A market has suffered a decline over the last twelve months. Only private equity provided a glimmer of light in the surrounding gloom – it saw a modest increase in the number of deals done, when compared with the previous year, according to Dealogic.