Capital, expertise, experience and network
SEB Venture Capital creates opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners to build and develop successful companies. Our goal is sustainable, long-term value creation.
Companies often find themselves in need of external capital to help them boost growth and profitability and unlock their full potential.
Sooner or later, many business owners face the prospect of a change in ownership structure, such as buying out a co-owner, a succession in a family-owned company or a desire to free up capital created in the business.
In situations like these, SEB Venture Capital has a great deal to offer by providing valuable resources in the form of capital, competence and contacts. Working together with the entrepreneur, management and other shareholders, we help the company develop in the best way possible. Our overarching goal is always creating sustainable, long-term value.
Our basic assumption is that every investment begins with the people behind the company, with the entrepreneur and business owner. Since we started in 1995, we have been fortunate to invest in and follow close to 100 companies. These investments have strengthened and confirmed our belief that true potential can never be fully realised without a dedicated and talented management team.
We are also aware that management teams appreciate the support of experienced owners who know how to develop companies and build value. Owners who are flexible and used to working together with other owners, entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses.
At SEB, we offer considerable added value. Over the past 15 years, we have developed a best-in-class network of industrialists, advisors, industry experts and market analysts in the Nordic region and internationally. Our global contacts and in-house specialists are important connections in this network. As part of SEB, we have a capital base that sets us apart from many equity investors. We operate as an evergreen fund, which gives us the flexibility and staying power to focus on long-term value creation based on what is best for the company and its owners.
Our operations are rooted in SEB’s traditions of excellence. We are proud to be part of a bank that has been helping entrepreneurs and businesses for over 150 years and building strong global operations and brands that create long-term value for both customers and owners.
