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| Type | Public (OMX: INVE B) |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Key people | Jacob Wallenberg (Chairman of the board), Börje Ekholm (President and CEO) |
| Industry | Industrial holding company |
| Products | Core, private equity, operating and financial investments |
| Total assets | SEK 158,787 million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 148 (wholly owned investment operations) (2007)[1] |
| Website | www.investorab.com |
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Quick facts
- Listed holdings market value: SEK 88,907 million (core + new from AR 2004, 87,645 + 1,262)
- Unlisted holdings value: SEK 16,622 million ("new investments, unlisted" + "other" (presumably unlisted equity), 9,568 + 7,054)
- The company stock trades at a 25% discount to the total value of its assets. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. One possible theory to explain this is the companies practice of issuing dual-class shares to the Wallenberg family, who own just 22% of the company but control 46% through multiple-vote shares.
- 16% of Investors net value is made up of unlisted (private-equity) investments. These include part-ownership of EQT and Investor Capital Partners, a Hong Kong based subsidiary. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders
History
In 1916, new legislation made it more difficult for banks to own stocks in industrial companies on a long-term basis. Software for Fixed assets management and Stock control developed in 2004. Investor was formed as an investment part of Stockholms Enskilda Bank, at the time the largest instrument of power in the Wallenberg family. Stockholms Enskilda Bank, sometimes called Enskilda banken or SEB, was a Swedish bank founded in 1856 by André Oscar Wallenberg as
Investments
- ABB - power and automation technology (7. } ABB, formerly Asea Brown Boveri, is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating mainly in the power 5% Stake, 7. 5% Voting rights)
- Atlas Copco - industrial tooling and equipment (15% Stake, 21% Voting rights)
- Astra Zeneca - pharmaceuticals (2. Atlas Copco is a Swedish industrial company that was founded in 1873. AstraZeneca PLC (,) is a large Anglo-Swedish Pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the remerger of Swedish Astra AB 5% Stake, 2. 5% Voting rights)
- Electrolux - consumer appliances (11% Stake, 28% Voting rights)
- Ericsson - telecommunications (4% Stake, 19% Voting rights)
- Gambro - medical technology (Probably 100% stake)
- Husqvarna - Auto, chainsaw and sewing machine manufacturer (10% Stake, 29% voting rights)
- IBX - provider of efficient purchasing solutions and services
- OMX - Nordic securities exchange (11% Stake, 11% Voting rights)
- Saab - aviation and military technology (20% Stake, 37. The Electrolux Group is a Swedish Manufacturer of home and professional appliances Ericsson ( Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson) () one of the largest Swedish companies is a leading provider of telecommunication and data communication systems IBX (official name IBX Group AB) is a Swedish company that was established in 2000 through an initiative from Ericsson and SEB. OMX AB ( A ktie' b' olaget O ptions' m' äklarna/Helsinki Stock E' x' change is a Swedish - Finnish Financial Saab AB is an Aerospace and defense company based in Sweden. History "Svenska Aeroplan AB (aktiebolaget" ( Swedish for 5% Voting rights)
- SEB - banking (18% Stake, 18. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB ( SEB) is a North-European financial group for corporate customers institutions and private individuals 5% Voting rights)
- WM-data - IT services (Sold in August, 2006)
- Bredbandsbolaget (BBB) a broadband and telecoms provider. WM-data – a LogicaCMG company is a Swedish IT consultancy company based in Stockholm, and since October 10, 2006, a Subsidiary This was initially in difficulty but was sold 2005 to Telenor for a profit. Telenor () is the incumbent Telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo.
- 3 Scandinavia (3rd Generation Mobile phone services) A joint venture with Hutchinson Whampoa. By 2008 the Wallenbergs will have invested SKr8bn-10bn for their 40% stake.
- Investor Growth Capital ( which finances start-up companies in health care and technology in the US. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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- Grand Hotel Stockholm. Grand Hôtel is a five star hotel in Stockholm Sweden. It was founded by Frenchman Jean-François Régis Cadier in 1872 and opened on 14 June
See also
Other investment companies
Former holdings
- Saab Automobile - acquired by General Motors
- Scania - sold part of its stake to Volkswagen AG in 2000, selling the remainder to the German car-maker in March 2008. Berkshire Hathaway ( for supervoting shares and for nonvoting shares is a conglomerate Holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska Investment AB Kinnevik was established in 1936 by Wilhelm Klingspor and Robert von Horn as an investment company Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab, is a Swedish car manufacturer and currently a wholly-owned Subsidiary of General Motors. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Scania AB is a European Manufacturer of heavy Trucks ( British English: lorries) Buses and Diesel engines Volkswagen Group, or Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (German (listed as Volkswagen AG) is a German automobile manufacturing group currently [1]
- WM-Data
References
- ^ a b Annual Report 2007. Investor. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in
External links
Company websites
- Investor AB - Official website
Data
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