Investor AB

Investor AB is a Swedish investment and holding company, often considered a de facto conglomerate. One of Sweden's largest companies, Investor AB serves as the investment arm of the prominent Swedish Wallenberg family; the family's companies are involved in a variety of industries, of which the primary industries are pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and industry.
Investor AB is Sweden's most valuable publicly traded company; it has major or controlling holdings in several of Sweden's other largest companies. It has major investments worldwide through Patricia Industries and EQT Partners.
History
Investor AB was established in Stockholm when new Swedish legislation made it more difficult for banks to own stocks in industrial companies on a long-term basis. The shareholdings of the Wallenberg family bank, Stockholms Enskilda Bank, were transferred to Investor AB, a newly formed industrial holding company spun off from the bank, which would serve as the family's investment arm henceforth.
Investments
Listed companies
Investor AB owns significant holdings of the following companies. Ownership shares vary from 3%-35% as of 2022.
ABB - Provides electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids.
AstraZeneca - A biopharmaceutical company.
Atlas Copco - Provides compressors, vacuum and air treatment systems, construction equipment, power tools, and assembly systems.
Electrolux - Provides household appliances for consumer use.
Electrolux Professional - food service, beverage and laundry for professional use, spun off from Electrolux AB in 2020.
Epiroc - mining, infrastructure and natural resources.
Ericsson - Provides communications technology and services.
Husqvarna AB - Provides outdoor power products, consumer watering products, cutting equipment, and diamond tools.
Nasdaq, Inc. - Provides financial services and controls stock exchanges
Saab - Products for military defense and civil security.
SEB - A financial services group focusing mainly on the Nordic countries, Germany, and the Baltics.
Sobi - Biopharmaceutics
Wärtsilä - marine and power engine development.
Patricia Industries
Investor AB owns the vast majority of the stock of Patricia Industries, as of 2022. Patricia Industries' key focus is to invest in and develop wholly-owned companies.
BraunAbility - automotive mobility products
Laborie - Develops, designs, and distributes innovative capital equipment for the urology and gastroenterology sectors, with complementing and recurring high-volume sales of disposable catheters
Mölnlycke Health Care - Designs, manufactures, and supplies single use products for managing wounds
Permobil - powered and manual wheelchairs, as well as cushions and accessories
Piab - A provider of gripping and moving for automated manufacturing and logistics processes
Sarnova - A provider of healthcare products to emergency care providers, hospitals, schools, businesses, and federal government agencies
Advanced Instruments - osmolality testing instrumentation and consumables for the clinical, biopharmaceutical, and food & beverage markets
Vectura - Develops, owns and manages real estate
3 Scandinavia - Provides mobile voice and broadband services in Sweden and Denmark
Financial Investments - Financial Investments consist of investments in which the investment horizon has not yet been defined
Investments in EQT
Investments in EQT AB and EQT Funds.
EQT Partners - EQT manages and advises a range of specialized investment funds, and other investment vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to generate attractive returns and future-proof companies. As one of EQT's founders in 1994, Investor has invested in most of its funds.
Some former holdings
IBX - purchasing services (sold to Capgemini in 2010)
WM-data - IT services (sold in August 2006)
Saab Automobile - acquired by General Motors in 2000
Scania - divested its holding to Volkswagen Group in 2008
Bredbandsbolaget - a broadband and telecoms provider. This was initially difficult but sold in 2005 to Telenor for a profit.
OMX - financial services company (sold in May 2007 to Nasdaq)
References
External links
Yahoo! - Investor AB company profile
Swedish companies established in 1916
Companies based in Stockholm
Companies listed on Nasdaq Stockholm
Companies related to the Wallenberg family
Financial services companies established in 1916
Investment companies of Sweden