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When building what would become Nordlo, we started with three strong companies: Office IT-Partner, Dicom, and Zetup. What they had in common? Satisfied customers and solid profitability. A great starting point! But one company stood out - Zetup. When something truly...

Launching a focused IT Partner for the SMB market So here’s where we are: FSN Capital had completed three acquisitions and appointed both a CEO (Fredrik Almén) and a Chairman of the Board (myself). As I shared in a previous column, my first meeting with Fredrik was...

In my previous column, I shared how I accepted the increasingly exciting challenge of chairing the merger of Office IT-Partner, Dicom, and Zetup. After many years in the industry, including roles as CEO of Martinsson and Atea, I had a broad understanding of the sector...

In my previous columns, I’ve shared insights from my experiences at companies like Martinsson, Atea, Bisnode, Nexus, and Infotheek. Each of these projects involved extensive—and sometimes painful—transformations aimed at creating one company. Now, it’s time to...

In several of my previous columns, I’ve highlighted the tremendous value of having strong, ambitious owners backing you—owners who are willing to make bold decisions to consolidate an industry. Having been through this process multiple times, I’d like to share some...

What happens when two strategic acquisitions are executed simultaneously to create an immediate market advantage? I’ve had the privilege of experiencing this multiple times—and what a privilege it is!   In previous articles, I’ve written about the momentum that...

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was entrusted to be part of the team that would embark on a growth journey with the company Infotheek. The new owners at the beginning of the journey were the company's CEO Jordy Kool and the capital-rich and acquisition-savvy...

It was 2016 when Harald Mix called me and told me that Altor had made an acquisition of Infotheek, a fast-growing IT company based in the Netherlands. Harald told me that the company was led by a strong CEO (Jordy Kool) and wondered if I would consider helping the...

After many years of hard work to put Nexus in order and to prepare the company for the future, I more and more often came to think about the advise from Henrik Engsner from 2014 (see separate article) "You should start thinking about a next chapter where you can help...

I've shared some stories about how we worked to develop Nexus to ensure survival and then long-term success. In my columns I have told you  how Nexus initially was  fragmented in its offering based on many acquisitions with limited synergy how we formulated our...

This happened in 2014. I was completely focused on Bisnode's transformation and was working almost around the clock. One day I had a visit from Henrik Engsner. Henrik was working as a senior headhunter at the time, with a lot of top-level assignments. I had met Henrik...

In a previous article I told you how we at Nexus were invited to participate in a large procurement to secure the fleet of a major vehicle manufacturer. How we put together an attractive bid. How we made it to the final of that tender. How we were given the...