More than 100 private equity professionals and advisers gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm for the annual Nordic unquote" Private Equity Congress on 6 November 2008.

As the leading publication in the region, Nordic unquote", delivers comprehensive coverage of all investments, and the Nordic Unquote” Private Equity Congress has been confirmed by delegate feedback to have the most current and technical programme as well as the most well run event organization of the private equity events in the region.

Crafted by the dealmakers for the dealmakers, this one day event, held in English, focused on the core issues influencing the private equity market across the Nordic and Baltic regions.

A big thank you to all those who attended in November and made 2008 such a fantastic success. We have already started planning for the 2009 event. If you would like to be part of it let us know now.

Highlights from the congress included:

• Recent deal activity in the Nordic market

• In depth look at successful regional buy and build cases

• Deal size and deal value in the current market

• Appeal of the Nordic buyout market to pan European private equity firms

• Growing interest in the oil & gas sector, new entries, and trade-buyer competition

• Behind the scenes expertise on the inner workings of bank approvals committees in the Nordic region

Other top flight speakers include:

• Gustav Bard, Managing Director, 3i

• Caspar Callerstrom, Partner, EQT PARTNERS

• Christian Sievert, Managing Partner, SEGULAH

• Lauge Sletting, Managing Partner, NORTH SEA CAPITAL

• Mikael Ahlström, Partner, PROCURITAS

• Thomas Wold, Investment Director, STOREBRAND KAPITALFORVALTNING

Hear what the delegates had to say:

• My colleagues and I enjoyed the conference very much. We were impressed by the number of participants and the quality. We made some useful contacts.

• I heard the current market climate described as a stressful, yet it's an exciting time. At these sorts of networking events you hear where the new investment types and opportunities emerge.

• It was a highly interesting and a well organized event.

• Well put together and thorough programme, especially the LP panel that covered criteria LP's look for in a fund now.

• Looking forward to next year!