Sustainability Expert – Germany/Norway/Sweden
Fast facts
- 1.8bn EUR in committed capital
- 100+ investments across 8 funds since 2003
- ~20% average revenue CAGR between entry and exit
- ~40% average EBITDA CAGR between entry and exit
- >2/3 of exits made to strategic buyer
- 10-150m EUR equity tickets, with capacity for much larger tickets
- 45+ team members
- 6 offices: Berlin, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo, Stockholm
Active ownership
Scale and grow your business faster
- Sustain and accelerate growth organically and through M&A
- Secure high-calibre talent you need to scale your organisation
- Get your business model right
- Better understand your business through benchmarks
- Access peer networks and events for best practice exchange
- Create shared value
Local presence
The expertise you need, where you need it
With teams across the Nordics, Germany and in the UK, we are uniquely positioned to work closely with our companies.
Tailored investments
A holistic approach to solving your challenges
We can ensure sufficient funding, an optimised capital structure and alignment between investors, management and founders whether it is a single company or a portfolio, existing shares or primary funding, majority or minority position. For investments exceeding EUR 150m we can mobilise special purpose vehicles.
Proven growth experience
100+ investments over the past 15 years
More than half of our partners are former entrepreneurs and a significant number of our investment professionals are former operators. We represent a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
Dare to be different
We are driven by our values and our people
“We are bold in our thinking and challenge the status quo. We treasure differences of opinion and value complementary perspectives as we seek creative solutions to complex problems.”
Bjarne K. Lie, Managing Partner
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