Helene Svahn

About us Axel Johnson International is a privately owned global industrial group that specializes in acquiring and nurturing companies in specific niche markets, mainly focusing on technical components and industrial solutions. Our unique approach involves long-term ownership, supporting sustainable business models, and collaboration among our portfolio of companies. Our core focus is on technology-driven companies in strategic niches, led by entrepreneurial individuals with a strong track record. We actively invest in four key strategic areas; Digitalisation, People Development, Service, and Sustainability, to ensure long-term growth and success for our companies. Axel Johnson International is organized in six business groups: Driveline Solutions, Fluid Handling Solutions, Industrial Automation, Lifting Solutions, Power Transmission Solutions, and Transport Solutions. Operating in 34 countries with over 200 companies, we drive business development through a dedicated approach to ownership, aligning with our Swedish family-owned corporate group, Axel Johnson.

By developing technology that connects and empowers people to live safe and socially healthy lives we aim to bring added peace of mind for our parents and grandparents. By way of connected devices, predictive technology and machine learning, we've developed a solution providing both security and support for our loved ones. We were founded, designed and engineered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Tangerine Smart Industrial builds advanced AI data infrastructure for the world’s most demanding sectors—industrial manufacturing, defense, mobility, energy, rail, and smart cities. We combine ruggedized edge devices, real-time sensing, digital twins, and autonomous analytics to help enterprises achieve safer operations, measurable sustainability, and superior financial performance. Our platform integrates seamlessly across factories, fleets, critical assets, and national-scale infrastructure—delivering predictive maintenance, operational excellence, and autonomous decisioning at industrial scale. Rooted in Swedish engineering, global AI leadership, and a design-first philosophy, Tangerine delivers the next generation of intelligent industrial systems.

Nordic Capital is a leading international private equity investor and subsector specialist dedicated to building stronger, more sustainable businesses through operational improvement and transformative long-term growth in partnership with management teams. With over 35 years of experience, a global reach, and the local presence of dedicated sector investment advisory teams in Sweden, UK, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland and the US, Nordic Capital brings deep expertise across its core investment sectors: Healthcare, Technology & Payments, Financial Services and Services & Industrial Tech. Leveraging tailored playbooks, a dedicated operations advisory team and a global network of industrial and functional experts, Nordic Capital seeks to help companies to scale, innovate and become sustainable leaders. Nordic Capital currently manages around EUR 34 billion in assets and since its founding in 1989, has invested approximately EUR 30 billion in more than 150 middle-market companies in Northern Europe and North America. The committed capital is principally provided by global institutional investors such as pension funds.

Vinnova is Sweden’s innovation agency. Our mission is to promote sustainable growth by improving the conditions for innovation, as well as funding needs-driven research. Vinnova’s vision is for Sweden to be a world-leading country in research and innovation, an attractive place in which to invest and conduct business. We promote collaborations between companies, universities, research institutes and the public sector. We do this by stimulating a greater use of research, by making long-term investment in strong research and innovation milieus and by developing catalytic meeting places. Vinnova’s activities also focus on strengthening international cooperation. In order to increase our impact, we are also dedicated to interacting with other research financiers and innovation-promoting organisations. Every year Vinnova invests about SEK 2 billion in various initiatives. Vinnova is a Swedish government agency working under the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications and acts as the national contact agency for the EU Framework Programme for R&D. We are also the Swedish government’s expert agency within the field of innovation policy. Vinnova was founded in January 2001. About 200 people work here and we have offices in Stockholm and Brussels. Our Director General is Charlotte Brogren.

We unleash ready-to-scale technologies that combat climate emergency and build a resilient society.

About us Axel Johnson International is a privately owned global industrial group that specializes in acquiring and nurturing companies in specific niche markets, mainly focusing on technical components and industrial solutions. Our unique approach involves long-term ownership, supporting sustainable business models, and collaboration among our portfolio of companies. Our core focus is on technology-driven companies in strategic niches, led by entrepreneurial individuals with a strong track record. We actively invest in four key strategic areas; Digitalisation, People Development, Service, and Sustainability, to ensure long-term growth and success for our companies. Axel Johnson International is organized in six business groups: Driveline Solutions, Fluid Handling Solutions, Industrial Automation, Lifting Solutions, Power Transmission Solutions, and Transport Solutions. Operating in 34 countries with over 200 companies, we drive business development through a dedicated approach to ownership, aligning with our Swedish family-owned corporate group, Axel Johnson.