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02/01/2023at 15:34

ESG compliance makes companies more attractive

ESG questions played a role when Nordic Capital invested in Leo Pharma in 2021, and the private equity firm says ESG is only becoming more and more important.
Christian Hedegaard, investment Director at Nordic Capital | Photo: NordicCapital
by ole andersen, kapitalwatch, translated by daniel pedersen & daniel frank christensen

In the first months of 2021, when Nordic Capital put EUR 450m on the table to get an ownership share of less than 25% in Danish pharmaceutical firm LEO Pharma, one might be have been forgiven for assuming that questions concerning sustainability, CO2 emissions, and leadership diversity were absent from talks.

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