Luxembourg, LU, 12 June, 2025 — Europe is at an inflection point. As global power dynamics shift, the continent has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine its economic future—and investors have a limited window to get ahead of it. Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is seizing this moment with the launch of the Nordea 1 – Empower Europe Fund (ISINs: BP EUR – LU3076185084 / BI EUR – LU3076185167), a high-conviction strategy built to capture the first wave of growth from Europe’s strategic reset.

Why now? Because opportunity doesn’t wait

While global markets wrestle with fragmentation, tariffs, and uncertainty, Europe is quietly building momentum. Public and private capital is flowing into energy resilience, industrial revival, and digital security. The result? A new generation of high-impact European businesses gaining ground—fast.

Three investment areas in focus

We have identified three strategic pillars empowering Europe to take its deserved economic and geopolitical place.

  • Powering Europe Forward – Investing in future-focused energy players: the firms securing Europe’s energy independence and redefining infrastructure resilience.
  • Europe’s Industrial Comeback – Targeting underappreciated drivers of innovation in automation, robotics, and reshored manufacturing—essential to the continent’s industrial revival.
  • European Defence Gets Smart – From cyber intelligence to secure networks—and beyond—these aren’t legacy contractors; they’re agile players positioned for relevance and revenue.

Backed by experience, built for what’s next

This high-conviction equity strategy aims to capture the opportunities arising from today’s strategic momentum, focusing on alpha at the intersection of public investment, private innovation, and geopolitical necessity. Managed by Lead Portfolio Manager René Møller Petersen and Co-Portfolio Manager Hilde Jenssen—each with over 30 years of investment experience—the Fund draws on René’s track record in leading NAM’s award-winning European Equity Strategies and Hilde’s leadership as Head of NAM’s Fundamental Equities Team.

“Against a backdrop of shifting global dynamics and heightened focus on economic security, we see compelling investment opportunities emerging across Europe,” says Nils Bolmstrand, CEO of Nordea Asset Management. “Nordea’s Empower Europe Fund is designed to tap into this momentum by investing in companies at the forefront of energy, industrial, and cyber transformation—sectors we believe are poised for durable, long-term growth.”