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Following our ‘investment company weeks’ at DNB Markets in Stockholm, we give a brief update on our view of the sector and summarise our impressions from lunch presentations with 13 investment company CEOs. From a broader perspective, we note the increased investor interest in the sector, as well as the structurally lower discounts to NAV, albeit not in the VC-oriented companies. We continue to have Investor as our sector top pick, with additional BUYs on Latour, Kinnevik, VEF and Flerie.AB Industrivarden is a holding company with an active ownership role in a concentrated selection of listed Nordic companies with good development potential. Co.'s mission is to create shareholder value based on a professional investment operation and active ownership in its portfolio companies. The goal is to generate high growth in net asset value over time.
L E Lundbergforetagen AB is an investment company that manages and develops a number of companies. The asset portfolio includes the wholly owned real estate company, Fastighets AB L E Lundberg, the publicly traded subsidiaries, Hufvudstaden and Holmen and the associated companies, Indutrade and Husqvarna. Co. also has major shareholdings in Industrivarden, Handelsbanken, Sandvik and Skanska. Co.'s subsidiary, L E Lundberg Kapitalforvaltning, is engages in securities trading. Operations consist of real estate operations, the manufacture and sale of printing paper, paperboard and sawn timber products, forest and power operations, and equity management (including securities trading).
Investment AB Latour is a mixed investment company. Co.'s operations are primarily carried out in two business lines: the wholly owned industrial operations and a portfolio of listed holdings. Co.'s wholly owned industrial operations consist of companies that develop, produce and market their own products in customer segments that represent considerable international demand. Co.'s investment portfolio consists of nine companies where it is the principal owner or one of the principal owners and where it controls at least 10.0% of the votes. In addition to the two principal business lines, Co. owns a number of part owned unlisted operations.
DNB Markets is the investment banking arm of DNB Bank ASA and is focused primarily on the Nordic region, as well as internationally on niches such as global shipping, energy and related services, and seafood. DNB Markets offers services in FICC, Equities and Investment Banking advisory from offices in Oslo, Stockholm, London, Singapore and New York. Equity research coverage is offered on c250 Nordic companies. DNB was ranked no.2 in Extel Nordic Research 2017. The DNB Markets’ Credit and FICC Macro & FX Research teams are repeatedly highly rated by Prospera Nordic Institutional Investor Surveys.
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