{"id":24249,"date":"2020-11-26T10:22:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T10:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=24249"},"modified":"2023-08-11T09:17:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T09:17:38","slug":"a-guide-to-ma-across-the-nordic-and-baltic-regions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/webinars-home\/a-guide-to-ma-across-the-nordic-and-baltic-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Small nations, big opportunities: M&amp;A trends and how the Nordics and Baltics could be the best investment of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the world grapples with the pandemic and market volatility, the Nordics and Baltics could offer one of the safest bets in times of uncertainty. These small, open economies have focused on building highly competitive environments that offer some of the most attractive opportunities in the European M&amp;A markets.<\/p>\n<p>This webinar, brought to you by The Legal 500 and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnussonlaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Magnusson<\/a>, explored the likely trends in the region\u2019s M&amp;A markets for 2021 and provided practical advice for GCs and investors. Our panellists also considered how the region\u2019s booming tech scene is offering new opportunities to companies looking for high-potential businesses; and whether the Nordics and Baltics will become the tech heart of Europe in the years to come.<\/p>\n<h2>Speakers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Opening remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-24833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/tomi-merenheimo-crop-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/tomi-merenheimo-crop.png 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/tomi-merenheimo-crop-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tomi Merenheimo,\u00a0Chairman, Magnusson International<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Panel Moderator\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-24835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/sam-jalaei-crop-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/sam-jalaei-crop.png 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/sam-jalaei-crop-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sam Jalaei, Magnusson, Copenhagen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Panel Session 1:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small nations, big opportunities: M&amp;A trends and how the Nordics and Baltics could be the best investment of 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-24839\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Ligita-crop-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Ligita-crop.png 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Ligita-crop-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-24837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/jonas-bergquist-crop-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/jonas-bergquist-crop.png 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/jonas-bergquist-crop-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/peter_svart-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/peter_svart-crop.jpg 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/peter_svart-crop-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ligita Ramanauskait\u0117, Magnusson, Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Jonas Bergqvist, Magnusson, Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Peter G\u00f6nczi, CEO, Spotlight Stock Market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Panel Session 2:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Booming Tech &#8216;Capital&#8217; of Europe: M&amp;A opportunities in the Nordic\/Baltic &#8216;tech heart&#8217; of Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-24841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/elvira-tulvik-crop-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/elvira-tulvik-crop.png 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/elvira-tulvik-crop-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-24885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Liis-Halling-crop-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Liis-Halling-crop.jpg 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Liis-Halling-crop-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/ulla-helm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/ulla-helm.jpg 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/ulla-helm-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/yrjo-ojasaar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/yrjo-ojasaar.jpg 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/yrjo-ojasaar-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/anni-saar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/anni-saar.jpg 150w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/anni-saar-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Elvira Tulvik, Magnusson, Estonia<\/li>\n<li>Liis Halling, senior counsel, Betsson Group<\/li>\n<li>Ulla Helm, head of legal and compliance, Veriff<\/li>\n<li>Yrj\u00f6 Ojasaar, investment partner, Change Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Anni S\u00e4\u00e4r, legal officer, Startup Wise Guys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the world grapples with the pandemic and market volatility, the Nordics and Baltics could offer one of the safest bets in times of uncertainty. These small, open economies have focused on building highly competitive environments that offer some of the most attractive opportunities in the European M&amp;A markets. This webinar, brought to you by &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/webinars-home\/a-guide-to-ma-across-the-nordic-and-baltic-regions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Small nations, big opportunities: M&amp;A trends and how the Nordics and Baltics could be the best investment of 2021&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":20789,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24249","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114742,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24249\/revisions\/114742"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}