Acquisitions
Lagercrantz Group is a long-term owner that has the strength to develop companies further. The company management in every individual company has great deal of freedom but also responsibility, to develop the company independently.
Lagercrantz has a declared ambition to grow by acquiring companies. The aim is to strengthen our existing market position or to enter new markets and technology areas. We are a long-term owner and buy companies that we believe in and where we see potential for development. Our business model, with autonomous subsidiaries, means that we are interested in companies in different fields of activity. We are primarily looking for companies with proven earning power and a strong market position in their niche.
Lagercrantz’s view is that executives who have responsibility must also have freedom of action. In practice, this means that Lagercrantz subsidiaries are run independently towards clear goals with a high degree of own decision-making and flexibility.
Our offer to you as an owner/seller
Lagercrantz is a Swedish listed company with resources: experience, know-how, contact network and capital. As a new owner, Lagercrantz offer you evolution rather than a revolution, which usually means that the management team is afforded the opportunity to:
- Continue to run the company in the same way as to date.
- Retain the profile and company name.
- Develop the organisation based on the existing employees.
- Strengthen the work relating to growth and development.
- See increased confidence in the company through a stable owner.Gain financial muscle for development of new ideas.
- The Group Management’s role at Lagercrantz is to support the company management teams in subsidiaries with developing the companies further by means of Board work.
Many stay on and grow with us
That persons in leading positions stay on in the company in order to grow together with Lagercrantz is ususally desirable and common when Lagercrantz buys companies. We frequently join as an owner when the company is facing a succession – a situation we have extensive experience of and that we handle and manage with all the parties involved.
Important issues require time and consideration
Lagercrantz Group has a 100-year history of owning and developing companies to fall back on. Selling a company requires careful consideration and is usually not just a question of money. At Lagercrantz, there is a dedicated team that works with corporate acquisitions under the management of Andreas Heder. Please contact him for an initial confidential discussion – you have everything to gain from this.