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Ernströmgruppen broadens ownership base ahead of next growth phase
The family-owned business group Ernströmgruppen is bringing in external shareholders to broaden the expertise at owner level ahead of the next growth phase. The new shareholders will include Erik Selin and Per Josefsson.
Ernströmgruppen aims to accelerate the pace of growth and double its revenue within five years, partly by pursuing an active acquisition agenda. To strengthen the company's position, a number of selected individuals who sit on executive boards of companies within Ernströmgruppen and its parent company Ernström & Co have been offered the opportunity to take a stake in the business.
”Running a company is difficult, but surrounding yourself with capable people who have sound values and expertise makes the task easier. We have the great advantage of having extremely capable people in our companies, who have helped us to get where we are today. To take the next steps towards even greater heights, we now want to bring in outside expertise at ownership level. Although Ernströmgruppen is and will remain a family business, we are confident that greater expertise and professionalism will make Ernströmgruppen a more relevant company, both today and for future generations,” says Fabian Hielte, chairman of Ernström & Co.
The selected individuals include Erik Selin, CEO and a major shareholder of the property company Balder and a long-standing member of the Ernström & Co board.
”I share the family's view of entrepreneurship and how to develop companies, so I didn't hesitate when I was offered the opportunity to become a joint owner. Ernströmgruppen has great potential and I am looking forward to working as an owner with the family and the board to help Alexander and the management team unlock it,” says Erik Selin.
”Ernströmgruppen is currently in a stable position with an excellent foundation from which to grow. Continuing the company's success story and living up to the expectation of a company twice its size requires an increased pace of change and the right expertise. With new perspectives and experience at ownership level, things will be even better for our fantastic employees in the companies. We are ready to take the next step and to realise our full potential,” says Alexander Wennergren-Helm, CEO of Ernströmgruppen.
Link to article in Dagens Industri
For more information, please contact:
Alexander Wennergren-Helm
CEO, Ernströmgruppen
e-mail: awh@ernstromgruppen.com
Tel: +46 (0)708 20 33 00
Fabian Hielte
Chairman, Ernström & C:o AB
e-mail: fabian.hielte@ernstrom.se
Tel: +46 705 22 22 22
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Ernströmgruppen is a Gothenburg-based industrial conglomerate that acquires and develops well-managed companies in niche future-focused industries. The company aims to create value and be a positive force within environment, sustainability and digitalisation – over generations. Ernströmgruppen's business model – 'Collective Entrepreneurial Power' – builds on four generations of national and international experience in combining the best aspects of two worlds: the entrepreneurial mindset, commitment and efficient decision-making processes of a small business, and the financial stability, structure and knowledge-sharing of a large-scale enterprise. The company's activities cover everything from marine safety equipment and technology trading to the supply of components and services for making industries and buildings more energy efficient. Ernströmgruppen currently consists of over 30 companies with total revenue of around SEK 2.5 billion and has more than 1,000 employees in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
