Hugo Tedroff

The global ESG landscape may be shifting, but at Swedbank, we are unwavering in our belief that sustainability is central to responsible banking 🏦 We believe that sustainability and long-term financial success are inseparably linked. In today’s complex and uncertain environment, the need to support our clients in their transition is greater than ever. Our role is to help them navigate change, manage risks, and seize new opportunities in a more sustainable economy. For many companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, ESG discussions often come with frustration — largely due to the growing volume and complexity of regulations. Swedbank Group Head of Sustainability, Johanna Fager Wettergren, acknowledges the increasing administrative burden but stresses the importance of regulation in driving change. "Yes, ESG rules have multiplied in recent years, and with them comes bureaucracy. While this creates challenges, regulation remains a key driver of transparency and progress — especially where voluntary measures alone may fall short," she explains. Finding the right balance is crucial: "Legislation is necessary, but rules must also be practical — impactful without overwhelming companies," Wettergren adds. The risks of ignoring ESG are clear: financial losses, reputational damage, sanctions, and missed opportunities. "It’s no longer just about doing the right thing — it’s about protecting long-term value and resilience," she concludes. Read more (the article is in Estonian) 👉 https://lnkd.in/d__R2mnh 📷: Kaupo Kalda

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Santander Corporate & Investment Banking has acted as financial advisor to Zenobē and its sponsors KKR and Infracapital in their raise of a new €325m multicurrency debt facility. The facility is provided in multiple currencies (EUR, DKK, NOK, and SEK) to support Zenobē in expanding their electric bus fleets-as-a-service across the European market. This is a landmark transaction that will allow the incorporation of up to 1,000 electric buses, trucks and chargers, and consolidates Santander Corporate & Investment Banking’s position as a key advisor for the clean-mobility transition.

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What does a day in the life of a Future Financial Professional look like? Three of our talented trainees share their experiences. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dRbQ394W Christoffer Stenius on the ESG & Structured Finance Tools team helps develop applications that support our sustainability-linked loans. 💡 "The real reward comes from the daily intellectual challenge of solving problems and building effective bridges between technology and business," he says. Kerkko Konola focuses on interest rate hedging offers and pricing on the Derivatives Coverage Finland desk. 💡 "The most intense moments are when we are in the middle of making a deal with a customer and we must simultaneously talk with the customer and handle live market data," he says. Titus Kokko on the Business Risk Control (BRC) team performs key controls and analyses transaction data. 💡 "I have noticed that I have been able to take on more responsibility and ownership in BRC's controls already during my first 2-months at Nordea Markets," he says. Read their stories and career tips. #FutureFinanceProfessional #FinanceInternship #Nordea

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ABG Sundal Collier acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Formpipe Software AB and its shareholders in connection with the sale of its Public Sector business area to STG. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dArfTXfu  

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One of the reasons why Sweden is Europe's tech hub today, is that they subsidized 850 000 PCs to their population in the 90's. This year a private initiative was launched to make AI accessible for all 2.3 million civil servants, students, teachers, research institutions, and non-profits in Sweden. Will history repeat itself? https://lnkd.in/d79P9YiZ

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We are excited to announce that we have secured $60 million in growth capital injection. Morgan Stanley Investment Management led an investor consortium that includes Just Climate and J. Lauritzen. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dZYAAcY3

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The Nordic Consumer M&A report for H1 2025 is now live! The report covers transaction activity and valuation trends across the Nordic Consumer markets during the first half of 2025. Deal activity has remained stable compared to H2 2024, with Nordic volumes outperforming other European markets despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty. While trading multiples are still below their historical averages (a large selection of listed consumer companies at 8.2x EV/EBITDA vs. 5-year average of 9.8x), consumer confidence has shown signs of recovery in Sweden, Norway, and Finland - indicating a cautiously optimistic outlook for the sector. For insights into sub-sector trends and notable recent transactions, explore the full report. Feel free to reach out to our Consumer M&A team if you have any questions or would like to discuss market opportunities.

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𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐒7𝐄21) (Links in first comment below) In this episode, I speak with Antti Ilmanen, Principal and Global Co-head of the Portfolio Solutions Group at AQR Capital Management.  Antti has long been one of the most thoughtful voices in the world of expected returns, having written not one, but two landmark books on the subject. But in his latest paper series, he returns to the topic with fresh urgency—probing the difference between objective and subjective expectations, and asking why even rational models can go so wrong in real time.  We explore everything from CAPE ratios and market timing accusations, to why equity investors tend to extrapolate while bond investors expect mean reversion. We dig into how behavioral biases, valuation anchors, and structural shifts collide when forming capital market assumptions — and how Antti and the AQR team try to navigate that mess themselves.  If you’re in the business of long-term forecasting or just curious why markets often act like they’ve never read the textbooks, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.  Please enjoy my conversation with Antti Ilmanen. 🎯 Objective vs. subjective forecasts 📉 Analysts' overoptimism 📊 CAPE's role (and its limits) 🌍 Macro surprises & market rationality 📈 Growth extrapolation ≠ equity returns 🤖 AI’s impact on future yields 🇺🇸 US exceptionalism—real or not?

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