Making batteries greener 

Conversation

Sustainability Report for 2022

Learn about our commitments, case studies and sustainability performance.

Conversation | Our team, Spotlight

Welcome Fran Owen

There is no doubt about her passion and dedication to building better businesses that are ready to tackle todays’ and tomorrows’ challenges.

Conversation | Case

Revolutionizing the steel industry

How digitalization will enable completely different ways of working in steelmaking

Conversation | Spotlight

Peeling off the layers to discover the truth

Ellinor Peters is Altor’s new Head of HR. Only three weeks in – its crystal clear that her role is key for the company’s success.

Conversation | Spotlight

Trust me, you’ll want to move in.

Every year we are looking for curious students to join our team as Investment Interns. Hoping that in a few years’ time, we’ll work side by side again.

Conversation | Case

Trioworld doesn’t sleep on success

In a new collaboration with infrastructure company Nevel - Trioworld is turning waste heat into energy

Conversation | Spotlight

Meet Bengt Maunsbach

Bengt Maunsbach joined Altor in 2004 and has since become a name for just about everyone in the Industrial-community, where he has partnered with entrepreneurs and founders.

Conversation | In the media

The Economist:
Can Europe decarbonise its heavy industry?

Important piece in The Economist on H2 Green Steel; a company we have invested in and partner with. We all need to do what we can to help Europe decarbonise.

Conversation | Case

Saving resources 

Haarslev – making sure what goes around comes around.

Conversation | Case

Making plastics last 

Trioworld is on its way to becoming the most sustainable option in the plastic film industry thanks to a strong focus on circularity in plastics.

Conversation | A day at Altor

Moving to Zurich was both a very personal and professional decision

While no day is the same, this article series tries to capture what goes on in the lives of some of our esteemed colleagues. In this piece we meet Niklas Mattsson, Senior Associate at Altor who moved to Zurich as part of our Secondment program.

Conversation | Case

The multiplier effect  

This is key to our thinking around Altor Communities; that we can have a multiplier effect through the initiatives we work with and support through our expertise, capital, and network.

Conversation | Case

Supporting challengers and change-makers

The ‘Altor Communities’ were launched in 2023 with the purpose to utilize our network, engagement model, knowledge and capital to drive positive societal impact beyond our investment and ownership activities.

Conversation | Our team

Celebrating recent promotions

They are ambitious, hardworking but at the same time just amazingly warm colleagues to have around. And they have all delivered some outstanding results in the companies they partner with.

Conversation | Our team

Embracing Curiosity – introducing Julius Höh

It is really about listening. If you want to succeed, you have to nurture your curiosity and look at how you can challenge what is a proven formula – that you do best by 'being out there', seeking new people and territory.

Conversation

It’s time to wrap up the year of 2023

We put together Altor’s wrapped to show what sparked the interest among you the most. Have a look. A hint, we seem to have a lot in common.

Conversation | Case

Fast internet with a smart footprint

SeenThis has developed technical solutions to help tackle the issue of carbon emissions coming from our data usage.

Conversation | Spotlight

Meet Dr. Nicolaus Henke

We have the privilege to welcome Dr. Nicolaus Henke to our community of challengers and change makers as a member on Silo AI's Board of Directors.

Conversation | Our team

A year like no other

Altor has made a number of investments and partnerships with successful brands across the consumer sector. We sat down with our Consumer-sector team to hear their thoughts on 2022 and what they believe 2023 will bring.

Conversation | Our team

Growing in DACH

At inception, Altor was dedicated to the Nordic markets, but we have since expanded to DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). After a number of exciting investments and several new opportunities, our DACH team is growing.

Conversation | Case

Happier and healthier people 

SATS, stepping up for health with challenges brought on by modern society.

Conversation | Case

Partnering with two German Mittelstand families

Our long tradition of partnerships with founding families continues into new geographies. Kaefer has an amazing track-record for more than 100 years, now Altor and SMS Group join as co-owners.

Conversation | Case

Shaping airflow for future generations

Inspired by the first plastic cooling fan he ever saw, Finn Sigurd Andersen started a journey taking a local Danish trading company and turning it into a global leader in engine cooling, with a wide range of products.

Conversation | Case

Taking action when needed 

When Covid hit, at a time when hospitals needed them the most, global supply chains for medical protective gear stopped working. Trioworld stepped up quickly and filled one important gap. But have we learned the lessons from this situation?

Conversation | Case

Being smart about data usage 

Speeding up the internet with a low carbon footprint in mind.

Conversation | Case

Charged for the future 

CTEK – building the necessary charging infrastructure.

Conversation | Perspective

Committing to the 1.5 °C target 

At Altor we believe that financial institutions play a critical role in decarbonizing the economy. This is why we have committed to set science-based targets in line with the 1.5°C target set in the Paris Agreement.