Investor AB
Type	Public
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
Employees	147 (wholly owned investment operations)
Website	http://www.investorab.com/

Investor AB is a Swedish investment company, founded in 1916 and still controlled by the Wallenberg family. The company owns a controlling stake in several large Swedish companies. In 2006 it had a market value of 119 billion kronor (€13 billion). ($16 billion). Currently Investor has large cash reserves and is almost debt free. CEO Borje Ekholm has discussed a stock buy-back to take the company private again, or potential acquisitions in technology, financial services, health care or engineering. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... The phrase Chairman of the Board has several meanings: Chairman of the Board is the term used to denote the leader of a corporations board of directors. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Aktiebolag is the Swedish term for a corporation, i. ... Invest redirects here. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Wallenberg family is one of the most influential and wealthy families in Sweden, renowned as bankers and industrialists. ... Corporate redirects here. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ... ISO 4217 Code SEK User(s) Sweden Inflation 2. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation) or EUR (disambiguation). ... United States one-dollar bill Canadian one-dollar coin (Loonie) One New Taiwan dollar Australian one-dollar coin 500 old Zimbabwean dollars The dollar (represented by the dollar sign: $ which comprises a single vertical line through a capital S) is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies...

Quick facts

December 31, 2004

• 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)

October 15, 2006

• The company stock trades at a 25% discount to the total value of its assets. 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.

History

In 1916, new legislation made it more difficult for banks to own stocks in industrial companies on a long-term basis. Investor was formed as an investment part of Stockholms Enskilda Bank, at the time the largest instrument of power in the Wallenberg family. It has been suggested that shareholder be merged into this article or section. ... SEB in Estonia SEB, or Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ. ...

Investments

• ABB - power and automation technology (7.5% Stake, 7.5% Voting rights)
• Atlas Copco - industrial tooling and equipment (15% Stake, 21% Voting rights)
• Astra Zeneca - pharmaceuticals (2.5% 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)
• OMX - Nordic securities exchange (11% Stake, 11% Voting rights)
• Saab - aviation and military technology (20% Stake, 37.5% Voting rights)
• Scania - commercial vehicles (11% Stake, 19% Voting rights)
• SEB - banking (18% Stake, 18.5% Voting rights)
• WM-data - IT services (Sold in August, 2006)

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• Spray Networks (Swedish internet portal) - was not a success.
• Bredbandsbolaget (B2) a broadband and telecoms provider. This was initially in difficulty but was sold last year (2005) to Telenor for a profit.
• 3 Scandinavia (3rd Generation Mobile phone services) A joint venture with Hutchinson Whampoa. This is losing money due to a lack of uptake. By 2008 the Wallenbergs will have paid SKr8bn-10bn for their 40% stake.
• Investor Growth Capital (a part owned Hong Kong subsidiary) which finances start-up companies in health care and technology in the US.
• Novare - A recruitment firm.
• Grand Hotel Stockholm.

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See also

Other investment companies

• Berkshire Hathaway
• Investment AB Kinnevik

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Former holdings

• Saab Automobile - acquired by General Motors
• WM-Data

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External links

Company websites

• Investor AB - Official website

Data

• Yahoo! - Investor AB Company Profile

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