Investment Banking

Carnegie's position as the leading investment banking adviser in the Nordic region rests on strong sector focus blended with an international outlook and a committed local presence in each Nordic market. This combination underpins long-term client relationships, promotes the spotting of opportunities and provides a unique understanding of differences of culture, legislation and business environment.

Within the investment banking function, skills and commitment from across the Carnegie Group organisation are brought together to provide for successful public and private placements with institutional and private investors. Carnegie is one of the foremost IPO-houses in the Nordic region. Independent statistics maintained by Thomson Financial Securities Data show that Carnegie occupies the number one IPO position for the period 1997 - 2007, with a lead manager role in some 70 initial public offerings on the Nordic stock exchanges, having a combined total value of USD 12 billion.

Carnegie employs highly experienced M&A professionals located throughout the Nordic region, offering clients in publicly listed and privately held companies advice and execution support in acquisitions, mergers and divestments. Carnegie has advised clients in almost 400 announced M&A transactions during the period 1997 - 2007, with a deal value (where the value of the deal is disclosed) approaching USD 100 billion, making Carnegie also one of the foremost M&A houses in the Nordic region.

Carnegie’s Structured Finance team works throughout the Nordic region with a broad range of financing solutions as well as risk evaluation and hedging. Structured Finance expertise includes instruments for financing as well as share buyback and redemption programmes, aimed at optimising the capital structure of the individual company. The Structured Finance team moreover advises on incentive programmes and arranges tailor made products for institutional investors.