Karlsson: Ratos as the Anti-Fund — Hold Seventeen Years If Needed

“Arne Karlsson is keen to emphasize that Ratos has its own model for dealing with unlisted companies. They retain the companies for a longer time, the oldest holding has been kept for seventeen years, and have never put any company into bankruptcy.”

“Ratos does not use the same reward model as other venture capital companies, but they have salary, bonus, and buy options in the companies they invest in. Karlsson’s Ratos is definitely more aggressive than the old one, he has replaced virtually all staff, but he takes less risk than other venture capitalists.”