Alternative investments: Alternative equity

Important information

Swedbank Robur Alternative Equity I is intended for professional investors only.

Investing in funds involves a risk of loss. Swedbank Robur Alternative Equity I primarily invests in unlisted companies, which generally involves a higher risk than investments in listed companies. The illiquid nature of the underlying investments, the number of investments in the fund and currency risks are other examples of substantial risks associated with investing in the fund. A more comprehensive description of the risks can be found in the fund's information brochure.

Swedbank Robur Alternative Equity invests long-term in unlisted Swedish and Nordic companies, both in established growth companies and other privately owned companies with a focus on sustainable value creation. We will be the preferred co-investor and co-owner, with value growth as the guiding star and a strong belief in the power of private capital with active owners.

Swedbank Robur Alternative Equity I

  • A Swedish-based alternative investment fund for institutions and other professional investors established in 2022, with a Nordic investor base.
  • The life span is 15 years and the investment period is 5 years.
  • The fund is a general sector fund and invests in minority shares in unlisted Swedish and other Nordic companies.
  • Investments are made in both established growth companies and other privately owned companies with a focus on sustainable value creation, among other things.
  • The geographical focus is, with regard to the companies’ head offices, Sweden, the rest of the Nordic region and, in exceptional cases, the rest of the EEA.
  • Investment per company over time is approximately SEK 100-500 million.
  • The fund is an SDFR Article 8 fund (light green).

Fund team

Patrik Westerberg
Senior portfolio manager

David Antonovic
M&A lawyer

Fund portfolio

Stegra

Stegra is founded to accelerate the phasing out of carbon dioxide emissions from heavy industries using green hydrogen. The company’s first vertical is steel production, one of the world’s most carbon-emitting industries, with a factory in Boden in Norrbotten that replaces coal in production with green hydrogen, created from fossil-free electricity.

Northvolt

Northvolt is the first European battery company to make commercial deliveries to a car manufacturer. The company’s vision is to accelerate the transition to a carbon-free future by delivering sustainable, high-quality battery cells and battery systems from Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery factory.

Instabee

Instabee was founded in 2022 by the merger of Budbee and Instabox. The latter fund invested in the previous year. They combine 2 leading companies in last mile deliveries with the consumer brands Budbee, Instabox and Porterbuddy. Instabee is present in 7 countries with thousands of e-retailers. With the help of tailor-made technology, sustainable and efficient deliveries are offered.

Safe Life

Safe Life is a leading company in the sale and rental of automatic defibrillators, first aid products and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Since the company was founded, it has grown rapidly both organically and through acquisitions, thus becoming a leading player in Northern Europe.

Oris Dental

Oris Dental was founded in 2016 by six renowned dental clinics in Norway with a vision to create a dentist-centric platform with a focus on quality and professional expertise. Today, Oris Dental is a leading dental chain in the Nordic region with more than 100 clinics, plus dental laboratories, in Norway, Sweden and most recently Denmark. Oris Dental is growing both organically and through acquisitions.

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Participate in conferences

Investment conference for alternative investments

An investment conference for Swedbank Robur Alternative Equity I was held on 26 October. The conference was attended by the fund’s managers and representatives from three companies in which the fund has invested - Peter Carlsson, CEO of Northvolt, Alexis Priftis, CEO of Instabox and Henrik Henriksson, CEO of H2 Green Steel. You can now join the conference afterwards.

Swedbank Robur Sustainability Summit 2021

The 2021 Swedbank Robur Sustainability Summit focused on “Leadership in system innovation”. Henrik Lundh, responsible for Alternative Investments at Swedbank Robur, participated in a panel discussion on how we as a country, industry, company and individual together should enable the required change journey. The discussion takes about 60 minutes in the film.