Sixth AP Fund
Köpmansgatan 32, Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, SE-411 06, Sweden
Overview
The Sixth AP Fund (AP6) is one of five AP funds in the national pension system with a mission to maximize long-term return on managed pension capital. Funds must build a buffer to handle outflows in times of large-scale retirement. AP6 manages buffer capital, but differs from other AP funds through investment rules. AP6 to invest in unlisted companies, ie in companies not listed on the stock exchange. The other AP funds will invest primarily in listed equities and fixed income securities. Another difference is that AP6 is a closed fund, which means that neither is ongoing payments to and disbursements from the Fund. It follows that profits are reinvested and that any losses must be covered by the fund capital.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Finance
- Impact Investing
Investment portfolio
- thinktank.net
Participated · Series A · Dec 2015
ThinkTank provides a platform that enables customers to gather input from many participants in real time and wherever they are based, allowing the best ideas to be curated and their impact and feasibility assessed. The platform is used for strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, change management, risk mitigation, Big Data implementation planning, Six Sigma planning, HR onboarding and marketing campaign ideation. Led by CEO Matt Wenger, the company focuses on enabling distributed collaboration and idea curation across organizations. ThinkTank raised $20M in a Series A to support growth. The company intends to use the funds to increase sales and marketing efforts and expand R&D personnel. The round included existing investor AP6 (the Swedish pension fund) and new investor Amadeus Capital Partners, with Mikael Johnsson of Amadeus joining the board.
- Applied Nano Surfaces
Participated · Equity · Dec 2010
Applied Nano Surfaces has developed a surface treatment technology that produces thin nano-composite coatings delivering extremely low friction and durable anti-wear properties for steel and cast iron components. The method, based on research carried out at Uppsala University between 2000 and 2006, enables manufacturers to cost‑efficiently create coatings to improve energy efficiency in applications where friction-related losses are significant, such as internal combustion engines, bearings, compressors and pumps. The company was founded in 2008 and is led by CEO Mattias Karls, and is based in Uppsala, Sweden. In December 2010 it completed a €1.3m fundraising and also secured a term loan from the Swedish Energy Agency. The round was led by new investor Fouriertransform AB, with participation from existing investors the Sixth AP Fund, Första Entreprenörsfonden and Attentus Göteborg. Applied Nano Surfaces intends to use the capital to continue expansion into new markets and into more application areas.
Team
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