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June 5, 2025, Swedish Chamber Tech Table: M&A Forum

Thursday 5 June 2025
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Date: June 5, 2025
Time: 16.00 – 19.00
Venue: Edge Olympic
Fred. Roeskestraat 115, 1076 EE Amsterdam

 

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is delighted to welcome you to the Swedish Chamber Tech Table: M&A Forum on June 5, 2025.

 

At this event, we will present some of the European developments in the cloud sector – especially how Europe invests in European cloud technologies to decrease US dependencies. One of our established speakers, Björn Håkansson, Business Development Manager at TNO, has worked on this for more than five years, but the topic has become increasingly pressing – not only due to the Draghi report on European competitiveness from last year, but more recently due to Trump’s willingness to put pressure on other countries and use US companies in that process.

 

Will the European cloud sector be able to respond to these challenges and increase digital autonomy in Europe? Will we see more investments, more mergers & acquisitions, and more innovation in the industry to make this happen? And what role will our national and European politicians play?

 

Other interesting topics that we will cover during this event are:

  • How is the tech M&A climate evolving in light of the US’s shifting inward focus – and how does Europe compare? by Jan Sundelin, Partner at PartInc
  • What are the key trends in growth equity investment in Sweden and across Europe? by Sam Myhrman, Private Market Advisory at Nordics
  • In a market where technology is often the engine of value, software quality and scalability can make or break a deal. SIG will share insights on the state of software, how software due diligence is evolving in Europe, and how to avoid common pitfalls in assessing tech-driven targets. by Ivy Chen, Private Equity Practice Lead at Software Improvement Group (SIG)

 

We look forward to welcoming you.

 

Program
16.00 Walk-in and Registration
16.30 Welcome by Kerstin Gerlagh, CEO, Swedish Chamber of Commerce
16.35 Introduction by Moderator Kerstin Brodin, Innovation Manager at nlmtd
16.40 Presentation of the M&A market in Europe v/s the US by Jan Sundelin, Partner, Partinc
17.00 How Europe invests in European cloud technologies to decrease US dependence by Björn Håkansson, Business Developer at TNO
17.20 Growth equity investments in Sweden with a focus on energy transition, healthcare, and tech by Sam Myhrman, Private Market Advisory at Nordics
17.40 In a market where technology is often the engine of value, software quality and scalability can make or break a deal. SIG will share insights on the state of software, how software due diligence is evolving in Europe, and how to avoid common pitfalls in assessing tech-driven targets. by Ivy Chen, Private Equity Practice Lead at Software Improvement Group (SIG)
17.50  Q&A
18.10  Networking drinks
19.00  End of event

 

This Swedish Chamber Tech M&A Tech Forum is sponsored by:

 

Björn Håkansson, Business Development Manager, TNO
Björn is Swedish but lives and works in The Netherlands since 1999. In Sweden Björn worked for Telia and Ericsson, in the Netherlands for Ericsson and Atos, and currently at TNO. Björn works as business developer at TNO since 2008 where he is responsible for a couple of large strategic programs. Since 2020 Björn is also involved in the European developments for the cloud market and was instrumental for the Dutch participation in the European IPCEI-CIS program. Björn is currently also co-chair of the European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud, that advises the European Commission on technology roadmaps.
Jan Sundelin, Partner PartInc Captial
Jan Sundelin is Member of The Supervisory Board Partinc Capital, Board Member Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Chairman the Swe-Cham Tech Committee. Partinc is a European investment firm that invests in SaaS, Service as a Software, companies supporting organizations to become more efficient and sustainable. We partner up with business entrepreneurs who share our engagement and long-term commitment, and provide the experience and resources needed to accelerate their business growth.
Kerstin Brodin, Innovation Manager at nlmtd
Kerstin is a cross-sector innovation strategist. She has orchestrated many large-scale programs in infrastructure, mobility, and automotive across the UK and Scandinavia. She has recently relocated to the Netherlands, where she serves as an Innovation Manager at nlmtd, a forward-thinking freelancing collective. Her ongoing projects include advising the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on the development of new nuclear infrastructure and supporting Rainforest Alliance with their innovation portfolio. She is passionate about harnessing technology and innovative business models to drive systemic change that delivers value for people and planet. She thrives at the intersection of public policy, venture innovation, and scalable investment strategies.
Sam Myhrman, Private Market Advisory, Nordics
Sam Myhrman has extensive experience in M&A transactions between the Nordics and the Netherlands. He has worked with a range investors from leading corporates, family offices to financial investors. By spending significant amount of time in each region he has the finger on the pulse of the latest trends. Given his background from law and finance both as an advisor and as an investors especially within technology and climate change he has a deep understand of key topics to critical to make successful transactions.
Ivy Chen, Private Equity Practice Lead at Software Improvement Group (SIG)
Ivy Chen is the Private Equity Practice Lead at Software Improvement Group (SIG), where she advises investors and technology leaders on software quality, technical risk, and scalability in M&A transactions, as well as post-deal value creation. Prior to joining SIG, Ivy held consulting leadership roles at global firms such as Accenture Strategy and EY-Parthenon. She brings over 15 years of international experience across consulting, technology, and entrepreneurship. Headquartered in Amsterdam, SIG is an independent technology advisory firm that helps organizations worldwide improve software quality through deep source code analysis and strategic guidance. SIG supports private equity investors, corporates, and public institutions in reducing technology risk and unlocking value in software-driven businesses throughout the M&A lifecycle.

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