Investor AB - Quick Facts

Quick Facts

December 31, 2004

  • Listed holdings market value: SEK 88,907 million (core + new from AR 2004, 87,645 + 1,262)
  • Unlisted holdings value: SEK 16,622 million ("new investments, unlisted" + "other" (presumably unlisted equity), 9,568 + 7,054)

October 15, 2006

  • The company stock trades at a 25% discount to the total value of its assets. One possible theory to explain this is the companies practice of issuing dual-class shares to the Wallenberg family, who own just 22% of the company but control 46% through multiple-vote shares.
  • 16% of Investors net value is made up of unlisted (private-equity) investments. These include part-ownership of EQT and Investor Capital Partners, a Hong Kong based subsidiary.

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