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EXPLORING THE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NORDICS Welcome to the Nordic Private Equity Forum – a yearly gathering bringing together stakeholders from the Nordic and UK-based asset management communities. This year, we will be hearing from a great line-up of speakers, from a range of fund managers and institutional investors, sharing their perspectives on the Nordic private equity market, and how it is remaining one of the most active ones in Europe – despite a turbulent last 18 months. Today, we will dive into the drive for a fossil free future, ESG innovation and NetZero in light of Britain hosting COP26. How is Nordic private equity working with sustainability and impact? What role does the asset management industry actually have to play, and what is the role of the institutional investors? This, and much more will be discussed in this evening’s programme. We would like to take the opportunity to thank all of our sponsors, our venue host White & Case, as well as our partnering Nordic Private Equity & Venture Capital Associations. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is a platform for businesses to grow and develop, and connect across the North Sea. We have helped businesses since 1906, and will continue to do so by representing, inspiring and promoting our members, extending commercial relations between our countries, and delivering first-class services and events – such as this evening’s forum. Peter Sandberg Chief Executive Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK
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18:30 WELCOME Jan Olsson Deutsche Bank, Swedish Chamber of Commerce Master of Ceremonies Gabriel Mellqvist, Dagens industri
THE NORDIC MARKET IN A WIDER CONTEXT – THE DATA Cameron Joyce, Preqin
THE STATE OF THE NORDIC PRIVATE EQUITY MARKET Fredrik Bolander, Lincoln International Alireza Etemad, IK Partners Maria Perez Hultström, Priveq Moderator: Jan Jensen, White & Case
THE RISE OF THE SPECIALIST FUNDS Carl Johan Falkenberg, KLAR Partners Jan Ståhlberg, Trill Impact Moderator: Richard Sissons, DealCloud
DIGITALISATION AS AN ENABLER ON THE ROAD TO NET-ZERO - AND THE PANDEMIC LEGACY Fridtjof Berge, Antler Katja Bergman, Brightly Ventures Joe Schorge, Isomer Capital Moderator: Sam Perry, Globalization Partners
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: FUELLING CHANGE AND GREEN FINANCE Adam Black, Coller Capital Christina Brinck, Volvo Group Venture Capital Joana Rocha Scaff, Neuberger Berman Moderator: Ellinor Schrewelius, Verdane
CLOSING REMARKS Jan Olsson, Deutsche Bank, Swedish Chamber of Commerce
NETWORKING & DRINKS
MASTER OF CEREMONIES Gabriel Mellqvist Reporter, Dagens industri Gabriel Mellqvist is a Swedish journalist working for Dagens industri. During his twelve year long career at the financial newspaper, he has for instance covered American business and politics as a New York correspondent, as well as worked as a UK Correspondent in London. He has previously anchored the TV-show Börslunch on Stockholm-based broadcaster EFN, Ekonomi- och Finansnyheterna. He has also worked for Reuters and has also co-authored the book United Stockholms of America.
MODERATORS Jan Jensen Partner, White & Case Jan Jensen is White & Case’s Nordic Head of Private Equity and the Executive Partner of the Stockholm office. In a career spanning 25 years, Jan has led more than 100 Mergermarket credited transactions, including LBOs, public takeovers, rescue investments and restructurings. Jan regularly works across multiple jurisdictions with some of the leading Nordic and European private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Jan holds two law degrees, one from Stockholm University and one from Harvard Law School.
Sam Perry Director of Strategic Alliances & Private Equity, Globalization Partners Sam is the Director of Strategic Alliances & Private Equity at Globalization Partners. He has extensive experience in private equity value creation, business development, value selling SaaS, creating strategies and partnering with leaders to provide business transformation solutions. He has spent most of his career in London and New York. At Globalization Partners, Sam leads the European Private Equity business solutions channel, focusing on helping firms, and their portfolio companies shape their global workforce strategies while driving growth and value.
KEYNOTE Cameron Joyce VP Research Insights, Preqin Cameron Joyce has 10 years of experience in the investment industry and is currently part of Preqin’s Research Insights team based in London. He previously worked on the international equity desk of one of the largest pension funds in Latin America where he managed a $5bn allocation to Emerging Market equities in Asia. Cameron later went on to work for a Vietnam based investment bank, writing investment research for global institutional clients. Cameron is also a CFA Charterholder and an Economics graduate from the University of Manchester.
MODERATORS Ellinor Schrewelius Investor Relations Director, Verdane As Investor Relations Director, Ellinor works with a number of the world’s most respected institutional investors on behalf of Verdane, the Northern European growth equity specialist investor, covering investor relations, ESG reporting, fundraising, co-investments, and business development. She joined Verdane in Stockholm in 2021 from the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6). At AP6, she held a position as Investment Director of Fund Investments as well as a permanent position on the Fund’s dedicated sustainability and ESG team.
Richard Sissons Client Development, DealCloud Richard Sissons serves as the Associate Director for Client Development at DealCloud, an Intapp company. He previously worked in KPMG’s Mobility 2030 team, and helped advise clients in the private and public sector on the future of mobility, particularly the mass adoption of electric and autonomous vehicles, the renewable energy transition, and the future of charging infrastructure. Sissons also previously worked in the Global Strategy Group at KPMG. Prior to that, he spent time in a private equity strategy team for MeDirect Group and as an analyst at UBS.
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PRIVATE EQUITY • GROWTH EQUITY • VENTURE CAPITAL • LENDING • REAL ESTATE CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT • LIMITED PARTNERS • FUND OF FUNDS • INVESTMENT BANKING
PANEL DISCUSSION
THE STATE OF THE NORDIC PRIVATE EQUITY MARKET Moderated by Jan Jensen, White & Case
Fredrik Bolander Director, Lincoln International Fredrik provides advisory services on mergers & acquisitions (M&A) in the Nordic region. He brings nearly two decades of experience working across industry groups with a particular focus on financial sponsors. Fredrik has originated and executed a large number of public and private M&A, equity capital market and financing transactions for Nordic and international financial sponsors. Prior to joining Lincoln, Fredrik was the Head of the Nordic Region for HNC Advisors AG. He also worked for Deutsche Bank in Stockholm and London as the Head of Nordic Financial Sponsors. Fredrik earned a Master of Science in business and economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Alireza Etemad Partner Sweden/Finland, IK Partners Alireza Etemad is a Partner and Head of the Swedish / Finnish Mid Cap team. He joined the firm in 2015, having previously worked at SEB Corporate Finance and Booz Allen Hamilton in Stockholm as well as Credit Suisse First Boston in London. He has substantial transactional and operational experience, and has served on the Boards of Aspia, Netel, Visolit and Ellab. Alireza specialises in the business services sector. He studied engineering at Linköping Institute of Technology and also holds a degree in Management from Institut National des Télécommunications in Paris.
Maria Perez Hultström Partner and Investment Manager, Priveq Maria Perez Hultström is Partner and Investment Manager, and her responsibilities extend to the entire investment process, from sourcing new investment opportunities in which Priveq as owner will contribute to growth and value creation, to implementing growth and development strategies together with other owners, the board of directors and management. Maria joined Priveq in 2010 and is currently a director of the boards of Lamiflex, Parfym.se and QleanAir Scandinavia. Before joining Priveq, Maria worked with Corporate Finance at Handelsbanken Capital Markets and Erik Penser Bank.
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PANEL DISCUSSION
THE RISE OF THE SPECIALIST FUNDS Moderated by Richard Sissons, DealCloud Carl Johan Falkenberg Investment Professional, KLAR Partners Carl Johan is one of the founders of KLAR Partners. KLAR is a sector focused private equity firm that specialises in investments in B2B Business Services and High-ROIC Industrials in Northern Europe. KLAR raised its first fund in the middle of the pandemic and the fund is one of the largest first-time funds raised in Europe in the last 10 years. Previously, Carl Johan had senior leadership positions at a leading European private equity firm.
Jan Ståhlberg Founder & Managing Partner, Trill Impact Jan Ståhlberg has spent over 25 years in the alternative assets industry and is the Founder & Managing Partner of Trill Impact, one of Europe’s leading impact houses for private markets investing. Jan is a former Partner of EQT, which he joined in 1995 as part of the initial team, holding positions such as Vice Chairman, Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Mid-Market globally across Europe, US and Asia. Prior to this, he spent a decade in various senior management positions in the Swedish steel industry. Jan graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics with majors in Economic Analysis and Accounting & Finance. He also attended the MBA program at the New York University Stern School of Business. Jan has been lecturing on Private Equity at leading universities in Sweden and the US.
PANEL DISCUSSION
DIGITALISATION AS AN ENABLER ON THE ROAD TO NET-ZERO - AND THE PANDEMIC LEGACY Moderated by Sam Perry, Globalization Partners
Fridtjof Berge Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, Antler Fridtjof Berge is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Antler a global venture capital firm investing from Pre-seed up to Series C. Antler has offices across 15 countries and most major startup ecosystems such as New York, London, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Bangalore, Singapore, Seoul and Sydney. Since their launch in 2018, Antler has built and invested in more than 350 companies from over 30 industries including AI, robotics, drones, fintech, proptech and healthtech.
Katja Bergman General Partner and Co-founder, Brightly Ventures Katja has been commercializing technology for more than two decades. She started selling mobile networks to operators globally at Nokia and later at Ericsson, moving to strategic tasks at the HQ, until co-founding Pipebeach, the creator of SpeechWeb for the spoken web and the markup language VoiceXML. Pipebeach became a category leading software vendor globally for interactive voice services and voice mail systems, to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard. In 2012 she co-founded MOOR, who was First VC investor in Nordic successes such as Acast, FirstVet, Mitigram, Volumental, Buildsafe, and Kiosked. In 2018 she co-founded Brightly, that invests in Nordic technology startups.
Joe Schorge Managing Partner, Isomer Capital
Joe Schorge is Founder and Managing Partner of Isomer Capital, focused exclusively on European venture capital through LP investments in early stage funds, company co-investments, and secondary purchases of fund and company positions. Joe was previously an LP, GP and technology operations executive in private markets and technology roles in Europe and the US. He has a BS Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and an MBA from London Business School.
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PANEL DISCUSSION
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: FUELLING CHANGE AND GREEN FINANCE Moderated by Ellinor Schrewelius, Verdane
Adam Black Partner and Head of ESG & Sustainability, Coller Capital Adam is a Partner and Head of ESG & Sustainability. He is based in the Firm’s London office. Adam has been an ESG specialist for over 25 years (10 years in private equity). He is active with Invest Europe, the BVCA, Hong Kong VCA and the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (including as a former member of the Private Equity Steering Committee). He is a frequent speaker and writer on ESG in private equity, and the finance sector more broadly. Prior to joining Coller Capital in 2016, Adam was a Principal and Head of Sustainability at mid-market private equity firm Doughty Hanson. During his time there, he developed the Firm’s responsible investment strategy and supported the deal team and portfolio management to address environmental, social and governance risks at company and fund level. Previously, he worked at KPMG, at ERM and at Halliburton.
Christina Brinck Investment Director, Volvo Group Venture Capital Christina Brinck is an Investment Director at Volvo Group Venture Capital with a special focus on Electrification. Christina has invested long term capital in the international venture market for more than 20 years. Christina has a M. Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology.
Joana Rocha Scaff Managing Director and Head of Europe Private Equity, Neuberger Berman Joana Rocha Scaff is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman, Head of Europe Private Equity and a member of the Private Investment Portfolios, Co-Investment, and Secondary Investment Committees. She is also a member of Neuberger Berman’s ESG Advisory Committee. Ms. Rocha Scaff has over 20 years of experience in financial markets, the majority of which in private equity investing and prior to that in investment banking. She has been with the firm since 2005. Prior to NB Private Equity, Ms. Rocha Scaff worked in the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers, and prior to that at Citigroup Global Markets and Espirito Santo Investment Bank.
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