Lagercrantz as owner
Lagercrantz Group is a financially strong long term owner possessing the power to develop companies through responsibility, freedom and stand alone brand management for every single subsidiary.
In addition to improving and developing the existing businesses in Lagercrantz, we have the express ambition to grow by acquiring companies. The purpose here is to strengthen our market position in a particular area, or to enter new markets or technology areas. This implies that we have a broad interest in all kinds of businesses. We have the best experience from acquiring companies with a well-tried business model, solid earnings power and good growth potential.
Basis for value at Lagercrantz
At Lagercrantz there is a deeply rooted recognition that growth stems from people with enthusiasm, high motivation, strong will and true joy. The real entrepreneur’s genuine engagement and good leadership has proven to be of crucial importance for advancement and results. Every business executive must be given an opportunity to work based on his or her own convictions. People with responsibility must also have the freedom to act. In practice this means that Lagercrantz Group’s subsidiaries are operated independently, with clear goals, independent decision-making and great flexibility.
Offer to you as owner
Lagercrantz is a Swedish publicly traded company with great resources: experience, know-how, contact network and capital. That is a secure foundation for resolving the issues corporate management is faced with. As new owner, Lagercrantz offers you and your management opportunities to:
- Continue to run the company in the accustomed way
- Keep the brand name, the profile and the corporate name
- Preserve the organisation, structures and locally based co-operation
- Encourage work with growth and development
- Create a base for expansion and contacts on new markets
- Initiate international co-operation with world-leading technology companies
- Partake in and make the most of Lagercrantz Group’s corporate culture and brand name
- Advance leadership and personal competence
- Increase confidence in the company through a stable and financially strong owner
- Finance the development of the business and all new good business ideas
The role of corporate management at Lagercrantz is to support subsidiary management groups, and to act as an adviser in all manner of issues. Another responsibility of management is to create an environment where the most can be made of the knowledge and experience in the entire organisation. The other tasks group management is charged with is management by objective, allocation of resources, acquisitions, competence development, internal control, financing and capital market communication.
Stay and evolve with us
When Lagercrantz buys a company, capital is freed up that can be used for other purposes. But it is also important to preserve the intellectual capital – to be found mostly in management and associates. For managers, sales representatives and key persons to stay with the company and choose to develop together with us is a basic component of our corporate culture. There is often an entrepreneur who is absolutely vital to the company. If you are that person we certainly want you to stay onboard. New roles can be found for those who so wish, but we believe strongly that everybody should be involved in some way.
Major issue takes time and requires consideration
Lagercrantz Group has a more than 100-year history of commerce and industry, particularly with family-owned, or closely held companies. We have great respect for the fact that selling a company is an extremely many-facetted issue that will require both time and careful consideration. There are several potential buyers, all of whom can come up with a value, but perhaps only one or two that feel right for the company, the traditions and the location. The object must be to manage the legacy well through superior entrepreneurship. For us at Lagercrantz these particular issues have the highest priority and we have formed a special team led by our Executive Vice President, Magnus Söderlind. Magnus has broad experience and his personal integrity is unchallenged. Contact him for a first confidential discussion. You have nothing to loose and everything to win.
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"Certainly, one should be well paid, but the choice of a future owner is about so much more than just money. I chose Lagercrantz, out of several possible candidates, actually because I saw the possibility of refining the company’s concept and thus creating an interesting and secure future for the employees. Looking back, we can say that the possibilities we saw, have in fact been managed so that the company was able to develop beyond our expectations. Today, we are happier, more profitable and have a strong belief in the future."
Mats Backlund
MD of Direktronik and former partner
"I have had the privilege to see K&K Active evolve from a small enterprise to a part of a larger international corporation. As any change, this type of development can be seen as threat. Yet, it has brought us new opportunities in the form of challenging projects and international cooperation. The legacy of our effective, dynamic and productive teamwork now continues as part of a much larger entity."
Matti Hätönen
K&K Active Oy, TJ