Our Philosophy
We are driven by actively investing in and developing small and medium-sized companies. Our commitment to developing companies and the people who build them every day is genuine, which means, among other things, that we have no time limit on our investments. As long as we can achieve our ambition to be the best possible owner for a company and its employees, we intend to keep developing the company and its employees.
We know that a decentralized responsibility in respect of the sovereignty of each company is a prerequisite for continued innovation. Just as the company's management is responsible for the operations, we are responsible owners dedicated sounding boards and completely committed to the company’s success.
We are engaged to support our organizations to be as successful as possible in developing their business. We are always ready to challenge and support our teams contributing with our experience where applicable. We believe in meaningful relationships that nurture potential synergies in between the companies we acquire, companies that become part of INIVI.
We thought INIVI would contribute with coaching, knowledge and experience, and they really have. Johan and Johan are genuine in what they want to achieve and accomplish that through acquiring and truly refining businesses. It was important to maintain the local spirit and heart of IMH and at the same time dare to invest and develop further, with old and new employees. Now, a few years into the collaboration, I can say that our feeling and initial perception have come true and the investments we have implemented have been significantly successful.”
— Johan Gembäck, committed Board member IMH and previous owner
“Our expectations have been met, financial control has improved, and sales and profitability have grown significantly. While we were happy amateurs before, we are now much more professional.
In the areas of corporate governance and management, they have great knowledge.
You imagined that they would be more managers than they are with the experience they have, but they are very down to earth and committed. It was wise to keep us old-timers on the board, it creates a good mix and equilibrium. The close collaboration with us, as the previous owners, has worked more then well exceeding my expectations. The energy and knowledge INIVI has brought into the company contributed to a surprisingly rapid growth.”
— Aulis Joentakanen, CEO, and previous owner, IMH
“It was a very long process to find the right future owner. Someone who was willing to continue to drive the company forward in the same spirit as the past 54 years, someone who thinks long-term about growth as well as supporting the current staff. We had a lot of interested parties who also offered a larger purchase price than INIVI. In the end, you have to trust your gut feeling and choosing INIVI has proven to be a wise decision. Our work is very niche. The willingness of INIVI to learn and thoroughly familiarize themselves with our work has so far been fantastic. Johan Dyberg attended a trade fair in Germany and got to meet more nerds like us, which was probably a bit overwhelming but he handled it well!
— Per-Olof Fridh, CEO, and previous owner, ITBF AB
Investments
What we look for
We acquire companies with their own brands and/or trademarks, products, or solutions where we see growth potential. The companies most often have a strong and self-sustaining team whom we support and help develop longterm through modern leadership.
Industry / B2B
Niche / Technology
Product / Service with “Know how”
Own brands and / or trademarks and own R&D
Value creating trade / solution
Niche position in its industry
Profitable
If you are searching for a partner to develop your company and your employees in the next phase, we are genuinely interested in meeting you to explore if INIVI can be right for you.
Johan Dyberg jd@inivi.se Johan Sjö js@inivi.se