Nordics seen as investment safe haven

For one, this large transaction represented no less than 72% of Q1 Nordic buyout values while the other fifteen Nordic transactions made up a solid 17% of all European volume.

Nordic market share has increased consistently over the last few years, from around 10% prior to 2008 to being consistently higher than 15% as other parts of Europe saw investment activity fall.

What is more, the Nordic countries have confirmed their position as a safe haven in European private equity ever since the financial turmoil on the continent started, as illustrated by the very large industrial operations taking place in the region.

This is partly explained by an easier access to debt from 2009 onwards, contrasting with Eurozone financial institutions seeing spikes of turmoil in the second halves of 2009 and 2010, when safeguard schemes were being negotiated at length.

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