Nordic Buy Out Forum 2025
Program
08:00
Registration and mingling
Registration and breakfast for all attendees
09:00
Opening session
Jarle Kvam, Partner and Head of International Committee at Wiersholm
09:15
Part 1 | Private Equity in Transition – Reflections and Ambitions during times of uncertainty
How to Build The Next European Tech Champions
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Cristian Sinding, Former CEO and Managing Partner of EQT
Black Swans and Popstars
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Bjarne Kveim Lie, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Verdane
Passion for Heritage Sport Brands
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Hugo Maurstad, Founder and Managing Partner, Monte Rosa Capital
15 years of Success for the PE Asset Class;
Will the Story and Glory Continue?
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Guillaume Rubens, Managing Director and Partner, BCG
10:35
Coffee Break
10:50
Part 2 | Driving Strategic and Sustainable Value Creation in a fluctuating Investment Landscape
ESG and Sustainable Investments– a Bust and Boom
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Reynir Indahl, Founder and Managing Partner, Summa Equity
Value Creation driven by Sustainability
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Marc Lino, Partner and Global Sustainability Lead for Financial Investors, Bain & Company
What is unique about Norway in the Nordic investment space?
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Allon Groth, CEO, Norwegian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (NVCA)
A World in Flux – Navigating Regulatory Uncertainty in M&A deals
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Andreas Ehrenclou, Partner, Wiersholm
12:15
Lunch
12:50
Part 3 | Reinventing the Nordic Model: Attracting Capital and Cultivating Champions (Panel Debate)
With Anders Onarheim as modetator
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Anders Onarheim, Former CEO of BW LPG, Chairman at North Energy Asa and Chairman at Energi Teknikk AS
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Martin Bech Holte, Author and Economic Researcher, Former Managing Partner at McKinsey & Co Norway and Former Director at Aker ASA
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Pernille Erenbjerg, Former CEO of TDC and Board chair at KK Wind Solutions
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Henrik Ehrnrooth, Finnish executive and former CEO at Kone
13:40
Coffee Break
13:55
Part 4 | Managing Global Risks and Investment Opportunities in times of Economic Uncertainty
Investing in defence – does the audio match the video?
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Sabina Pennings, Managing Director at Rothschild & Co’s Industrials & Business Services team in London
Geopolitical Risk – Navigating Global Uncertainty
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Kevin McGurgan, Managing Director Government and Public Affairs at OTPP
Macro-Economic Outlooks; Is Winter Coming?
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Pål Ringholm, Chief Investment Officer at Formue
15:00
End of the conference
Oslo
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Trondheim
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7010 Trondheim