Special Recognitions

Based on the results of the ranking GILD Bankers, Eesti Ekspress, Tallinn Stock Exchange and Estonian Confederation of Employers decided to award some special prizes.

We accentuated separately those businesses with the highest value, which have proven that it is possible to successfully grow and expand even without selling the controlling interest to foreign investors. Estonian Employers' Confederation award for the most valuable Estonian company controlled by Estonian private capital was given to Tallink.

Tallinn Stock Exchange awarded Eesti Energia for having biggest potential to become a public company. The stock exchange TOP 3 formed of the biggest companies, which shares are not publicly traded today on any stock exchange, neither directly nor through their parent companies. At the same time these companies already regularly disclosing information about their economic activities and their more important management decisions. They would be interesting for investors even with regard to their size and reputation.

Eesti Ekspress awarded Viru Keemia Grupp as the biggest surprise in the list. Regardless of the relatively little public attention, Viru Keemia Grupp is an industrial undertaking actively expanding and investing in the environmental and product development activities, which market value has already increased up to at least 2.8 billion kroons by today.