Investors Ab (IVSXF)

Investor AB is a Sweden-based industrial holding company. The Company's operations are divided into two principal business areas: Core Investments and Financial Investments. The Core Investments business area represents the majority of assets and is divided into listed companies and subsidiaries. Core Investments are listed companies Atlas Copco, SEB, ABB, AstraZeneca, Ericsson, Electrolux, Husqvarna, NASDAQ OMX, Saab, Sobi and Wärtsilä, as well as the subsidiaries Mölnlycke Health Care, Aleris and Grand Hôtel. Financial Investments comprise partly owned investments Lindorff, Gambro, 3 Scandinavia, Novare, Kunskapsskolan, SamSari, as well as wholly-owned subsidiary Invetsor Growth Capital and investments in the independent EQT funds. The Company's core positions are controlling minority stakes in publically traded companies. Some of the company's larger stakes are in ABB, Atlas Copco, Astra Zeneca, Electrolux, Ericsson, Husqvarna, Saab, and SEB. The financial investment segment operates through its subsidiary, Investor Growth Capital. The subsidiary makes venture capital and buyout investments focused on technology, healthcare, and information technology. It invests between SEK 20 million and SEK 200 million in companies that are starting up or about to undergo expansion. When the company makes a buyout, it processes it with funds from its subsidiary EQT, which is an investor in medium-sized mature European and Chinese companies. The Company focuses its private equity deals in companies in Europe, the United States, and Asia. Some of the more noteworthy companies deal in Gambro, IBX, WM-data, Bredbandsbolaget, 3 Scandinavia, Novare, and Grand Hotel Stockholm.