12
Jun
The financing outlook
What are the challenges being faced by the Nordic finance community in 2025?
More favourable financing conditions and consolidation plays are expected to support M&A activity in the region, including private equity funds that remain active in the Nordic market. For the first three quarters of 2024, five of the top 20 deals were backed by sponsors, and more PE-backed targets are likely to come to market well into 2025. Our expert panel of speakers will help review the current financing landscape and explore the new and innovative alternative financing solutions available.
Which are the key trends and challenges are defining the Nordic financing landscape in 2025? What factors do borrowers need to consider when securing financing?
Managing liquidity: Are secondary buyout activities heating up, given the maturity of assets in portfolios? Are IPOs showing signs of rebound in 2025? Exit strategies, the secondary market, continuation funds and capability investing (especially in AI)
Public financing versus private financing. How do risk profile compare?
The role of direct lenders – How are they collaborating with PE firms and corporates?
Alternative finance, innovation, and venture debt. How can investors strike a balance between traditional and niche and specialty finance?
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SpeakersJohannes Koch Senior Reporter Debtwire
Carl Helander Partner Ares Management
Suzana Peric Managing Director Oaktree Capital Management
Martin Torrell Co-CIO Ture Invest
Henning Fredriksen Partner Turnstone
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Mr. Helander is a Partner in the Ares Credit Group, where he focuses on European direct lending and covers the Northern European markets. Mr. Helander also is a member of the Ares Credit Group's European Direct Lending Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2008, Mr. Helander was a Director in the Financial Sponsors Leveraged Finance Origination Group at Barclays, where he focused on covering the Nordic and Germanic (DACH) markets. Previously, Mr. Helander was a member of the pan-European Leveraged Finance Group of Mizuho Corporate Bank, the Equity Research Group of CSFB Technology Group and additionally worked at SEB Debt Capital Markets. Mr. Helander holds an undergraduate degree from Uppsala University, Sweden, in Finance and Economics and an M.Sc. from Uppsala University in Business Administration, where he earned a scholarship to study at Illinois State University in the U.S.