5. 5.
Swedish private equity follows European standard….
 Ethical guidelines based on EVCA’s Code of
Conduct
 International Private Equity & Venture Capital
valuation guidelines (AFIC, BVCA, EVCA)
8. 8.
Definition of private equity
Private Equity
…equity investments in
unlisted companies with
an active ownership
Business Angels
… investments by private
individuals in
companies without a
family connection…
Venture Capital
…equity investments
in seed, start-up- or
expansion phases
Buyout
…investments in more
mature development phases.
Financing through
equity and debt
Public Equity
…listed companies
10. 10.
A significant industry…
Capital under
management
(EUR bn)
Capital
invested
(EUR bn)
Number
of PE
companies
Number
of portfolio
companies
Buyout 31.9 18.4 30 250
Venture Capital 5.8 3.5 90 800
Total 37.7 21.9 120 1050
Source: SVCA member data
…..where the portfolio companies combined turnover constitutes
more than 10% of the Swedish GDP
11. 11.
Swedish Private Equity in an international
perspective
EVCA Yearbook 2008
Private equity investments in % of GDP 2007
By country of portfolio company
12. 12.
Swedish Private Equity in an international
perspective
Private equity investments in % of GDP 2007
By country of private equity firm
EVCA Yearbook 2008
13. 13.
Swedish PE funds financed by international capital
Source: SVCA Q1-Q4 2007
Capital origin
BuyoutVenture
14. 14.
Pension funds and fund of funds dominates
Private equity financing sources
Source: SVCA Q1-Q4 2007
BuyoutVenture
18. 18.
Different roles in the value chain…
Public financing
Famliy, friends, fools
Capital needs
Company development
Business Angels
Venture Capital
Buyout Capital
IPO
19. 19.
Business angel and Venture Capital focus…
 Innovative & unique business idea
 Strong entrepreneurial team with industry
experience
 Growth potential & scalability
 Targeting international growth markets
 Potential for high profitability
 Clear exit possibilities
20. 20.
…but Business Angels ...
... also have different investment criteria compared to
venture capitalists…
 Can invest smaller amounts
 Investment decisions more based on intuition and
confidence in the entrepreneur – ”gut feeling”
 Faster investment decisions – business angels are normally
invests their own money
 Often prioritizes local entrepreneurs
 Except return, e.g. contribution to society, fun, stimulating
and support to the region can be important reasons for
business angels to invest
22. 22.
Venture Capital firms – how they operate
Appoint/restructure
management team
Appoint professional
Board of Directors
Continuous ”sounding
board”
Active board work
Open doors to
potential customers
and partners
Expansion
Financing
Reporting systems
Investment
process
3-6 months
Value creation
3-5 years
Exit
process
4-6 months
23. 23.
Buyout focus
 Strong market position
 Competent & committed management team
 Profit improvement potential
 Strong cash flow
 Independent of business cycles
24. 24.
Buyout firms – how do they operate?
Board work
Focus on operational
improvements
Focus on core business
Add-on acquisitions
Divestments
Corporate governance
Industrial
restructurings
Expansion
Financing
Reporting systems
Investment
process
4-6 month
Value creation
3-5 years
Exit
process
4-6 months
28. The bigger picture – All private equity
activity flows in Europe (industry statistics)
Source: PEREP_Analytics for 2007;
Thomson Reuters/PwC for previous years;
€ billion
32. Investments in Swedish portfolio companies
2005-2008
32.
12405
16233
22075
17006
2090
4089 3976
4618
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
2005 2006 2007 2008 Q1-Q3
Buyout* Venture
Positive trend for invested amount into Swedish companies for
the three first quarters 2008 and the amount invested in
Swedish venture companies has already reached all time high.
33. 33.
Medtech , biotech and IT attract most investments
Source: SVCA Q1- Q4 2007
Number of investments
43. 43.
The industry’s messages
Private equity is an industry that...
 … generates good returns for investors
 … creates new jobs
 … generates growth and new companies
 … develops business environment
 … attracts international capital
 … is fun, stimulating and attracts highly
qualified people
 … develops entrepreneurship in Sweden!
… and contributes with capital, active
ownership and long-term value creation