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Cevian Capital

Swedish company in Stockholm for investment

Cevian Capital is a Swedish investment firm founded in 1996 by Christer Gardell and Lars Förberg, both of whom serve as managing partners. It is the largest activist investment firm in Europe.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1

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Cevian Capital is a Swedish investment firm founded in 1996 by Christer Gardell and Lars Förberg, both of whom serve as managing partners. It is the largest activist investment firm in Europe.2

Corporate structure

Cevian Capital sits at the top of its group. 100 entities, 23 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Cevian Capital Stockholm
    • Danske Bank Subsidiary · København V, Denmark
      • Danica Pension Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
      • Northern Bank Belfast, United Kingdom
        • NORTHERN BANK PENSION TRUST LIMITED Subsidiary · Belfast, United Kingdom
      • Realkredit Danmark København V, Denmark
      • Danske Bank Ireland Subsidiary · Dublin
      • Danske Bank, Finland Branch Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
      • Fokus Bank Subsidiary · Trondheim
      • Östgöta Enskilda Bank Subsidiary
      • Danske Bank Norway Subsidiary · Norway
      • Danske Hypotek AB (publ) Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
      • DANSKE IT AND SUPPORT SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
      • KREDITFORENINGEN DANMARKS PENSIONSAFVIKLINGSKASSE Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • PENSIONSKASSEN FOR DIREKTORER I NOGLE MED SPAREKASSEN BIKUBEN FUSIONEREDE SPAREKASSER Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • PENSIONSKASSEN FOR FUNKTIONAERER ANSAT I ROSKILDE SPAREKASSE (AFVIKLINGSKASSE) Subsidiary · Roskilde, Denmark
      • DANSKE INVEST 2 Fund · København V, Denmark
      • Global Fixed Income Solution Fund · København V, Denmark
      • NORGE VEKST Fund · København V, Denmark
      • NORSK LIKVIDITET Fund · København V, Denmark
      • NORSK LIKVIDITET PLUSS Fund · København V, Denmark
      • NORSK OBLIGASJON Fund · København V, Denmark
      • NORSKE AKSJER Fund · København V, Denmark
    • ABB Group Stake · 5.34% · Zurich, Switzerland
      • ABB Holdings B.V. Zurich, Switzerland
        • B&R Zurich, Switzerland
          • 2 more
        • Общество с ограниченной ответственностью "АББ" Subsidiary · 100% · Москва, Russia
        • ABB B.V. Subsidiary · Rotterdam, Netherlands
        • ABB BULGARIA EOOD (АББ БЪЛГАРИЯ ЕООД) Subsidiary · София, Bulgaria
        • ABB d.o.o. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
        • ABB E-mobility B.V. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
          • 4 more
        • ABB Engineering Trading and Servicing Ltd. (ABB Mérnöki Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
        • ABB INVESTMENTS B.V. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
        • ABB INZENIRING D.O.O. (ABB INŽENIRING D.O.O.) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
        • ABB S.P.A. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
          • 1 more
        • ABB SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (ABB SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
          • 1 more
      • ABB (Canada) Subsidiary · Montreal, Canada
      • ABB (Germany) Subsidiary · Mannheim, Germany
      • ABB (Japan) Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
      • ABB (Norway) Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
      • ABB (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Warrington, United Kingdom
      • ABB (United States) Subsidiary · Cary, United States
      • Carl Maier & Cie Subsidiary · Schaffhausen, Switzerland
      • Combustion Engineering Subsidiary · Stamford
      • Cylon Controls Ltd. Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
      • Österreichische Brown, Boveri Werke Subsidiary · Vienna, Austria
      • ABB Asea Brown Boveri Subsidiary · Switzerland
      • ABB E-mobility AB Subsidiary · Vasteras, Sweden
      • ABB E-MOBILITY UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Warrington, United Kingdom
      • ABB GLOBAL INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
        • ABB Business Services Private Limited Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
      • ABB Limited Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
      • ABB LTDA Subsidiary · São Paolo, Brazil
      • B&R Industrial Automation GmbH Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
        • B & R Industrial Automation Limited Subsidiary · Peterborough, United Kingdom
        • B + R Industrie-Automation AG Subsidiary · Frauenfeld, Switzerland
        • B&R AUTOMATYKA PRZEMYSLOWA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Poznan, Poland
        • B&R Industrial Automation A/S Subsidiary · Odense, Denmark
        • B&R Industrial Automation AB Subsidiary · Malmo, Sweden
        • B+R Automatizace, spol. s.r.o. Subsidiary · Brno, Czechia
      • FIMER GERMANY GMBH Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
      • Los Gatos Research Subsidiary · United States
      • Niessen Subsidiary · Oiartzun, Spain
      • Thomas & Betts Caribe, Inc Subsidiary · Zuerich, Switzerland
    • Nordea Stake · 4.9% · Helsinki, Finland
      • Gjensidige Bank 100% · Oslo, Norway
        • NORDEA DIRECT BOLIGKREDITT AS Subsidiary · 100% · Oslo, Norway
      • Nordea Investment Management AB 100% · Stockholm, Sweden
      • Nordea Kredit 100% · København S, Denmark
      • Nordea Liv Bergen, Norway
      • Nordea Bank (Russia) Subsidiary · 100% · Moscow, Russia
      • Nordea Bank Danmark A/S Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
      • Nordea Bank Norge Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
      • Nordea Bank Polska Subsidiary · Gdynia, Poland
      • Nordea Funds Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
      • Nordea Hypotek Aktiebolag Subsidiary · 100% · Stockholm, Sweden
      • Nordea Kiinnitysluottopankki Oyj Subsidiary · 100% · Nordea, Finland
      • Nordea Rahoitus Suomi Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Helsinki, Finland
        • Tukirahoitus Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Oulu, Finland
      • bei ou yin hang rui dian you xian gong si shang hai fen hang (北欧银行瑞典有限公司上海分行) Subsidiary · 上海市, China
      • NORDEA EIENDOMSKREDITT AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
      • Nordea Henkivakuutus Suomi Oy Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
        • Nordea Vakuutus Suomi Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Helsinki, Finland
      • Nordea Life Holding AB Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
        • Nordea Pension, Livsforsikringsselskab A/S Subsidiary · København S, Denmark
      • PlusGirot Subsidiary
      • RORTEK EIENDOM AS (RØRTEK EIENDOM AS) Subsidiary · Alesund, Norway

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Cevian Capital reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2002Founded Founded1

Sources

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