NORDIC - Nordic unquote" honours local players with awards for top achievements

Tine
30 November 2006

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The Nordic region's record year in private equity was celebrated at the inaugural Nordic unquote" Private Equity Awards 2006, sponsored by SEB, at the dinner held at Grand Hotel in Stockholm on 28 November. The event was hosted by Swedish current affairs journalist Ulf Wickbom and around 120 industry professionals attended.

The winners, which were announced at the ceremony, are:

Fundraising of the Year:
Northzone V
Northzone Ventures

Debt Provider of the Year:
Nordea

Large Buyout Exit of the Year:
Com Hem
EQT

Mid-Market Exit of the Year:
Scandpower Petroleum Technology Holding
HitecVision Private Equity (Winner)

CP Group
Bridgepoint (Highly Commended)

Venture Exit of the Year:
Carmen Systems
InnovationsKapital, Gilde Investment Fund and GE Capital

Hall of Fame:
Ari Tolppanen
CapMan

Hall of Fame:
Robert Andreen
Nordic Capital

Hall of Fame:
Trond Bjørnøy
Norvestor Equity

The winners were decided upon by an audit of data from the region plus a prestigious independent panel of advisers comprising Jyrki Tähtinen, Managing Partner of Borenius & Kemppinen, Michael Eriksen, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Jørgen Kjærnes, Managing partner at Cubera Private Equity, Jonus Bartholdsen, partner at Keystone Advisers and Simon Wakefield, Global Head of Acquisition Finance at SEB Merchant Bank.