Q&A – Johan Bergman

Johan Bergman is a big name in Nordic real estate. As the managing director for Niam, the largest private equity real estate firm focused on Northern Europe, Bergman knows the market inside and out. Niam's first fund in the late 1990s was also the first Swedish property fund ever launched. Today, its first two residential funds have been fully divested and the firm has closed its latest fund, Niam Fund III, which has a larger mandate for other sectors and an investment capacity of more than €1.8 billion. The vehicle has so far invested in Sweden, Finland and the Baltics and the firm has been raising its fourth vehicle since early this year. We spoke with Bergman at Niam's Stockholm headquarters about the ways the firm is able to add value to its properties in the Nordic region.