Ratos is a group with focus on technology and infrastructure solutions, consisting of 16 companies. Our business concept is to develop mid-sized companies headquartered in the Nordics that are or can become market leaders. We enable independent mid-sized companies to excel by being part of something larger. Everything we do is based on Ratos’s core values: Simplicity, Speed in Execution and It’s All About People.
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#forwardtogether#knightecgroup
🌿Today we announced that the reconstruction of Plantagen gains legal force and is thus completed. We are now fully focused on the future and Plantagen’s upcoming peak season!🌿
The decision of the courts in Norway and Sweden to approve the reconstruction plans, which were announced on 16 January 2025, have gained legal force in both countries. The objective of the reconstruction has been achieved. As a result, Plantagen now has lower costs as well as lower debt and a lower capital requirement.
The objective of the reconstruction was to ensure long-term sustainable and profitable operations, with the necessary conditions in place to meet customer needs, and to build on Plantagen’s market-leading position in Norway and Sweden. This objective has now been achieved, and the measures taken have significantly improved the company’s prospects to ensure greater financial stability through lower costs, lower debt and lower tied-up working capital.
“We have now laid the foundation for a more financially viable company with stronger operations. I would like to thank Plantagen’s management, all of its employees and its various stakeholders for their contribution to the success of this initiative. In a market dominated by high inflation, which has impacted both cost levels and consumer purchasing power, these measures were necessary. We are now fully focused on the future and Plantagen’s upcoming peak season,” says Jonas Wiström, President and CEO, Ratos.
(Full press release including financial impact on Plantagen in the comments)
Yesterday we released the Q4 and year-end report 2024: Increased earnings and strong cash flows in a significant quarter.
Feel free to look at the video below - Ratos President & CEO Jonas Wiström comments the results in an important and eventful quarter and year.
https://lnkd.in/daxBmYQi
(Full report in the comments)
Vi skal bygge Oslos nye storstue🏗🎭 I hjertet av hovedstaden kommer en ny kongress- og kulturscene med tilhørende kontorer.
HENT er stolte over å ha inngått en totalentreprisekontrakt med NOVA Spektrum og Aspelin Ramm for oppføring av det nye Spektrumkvarteret. Prosjektet er krevende og spennende, og vil gi et stort løft til hele området.
– HENT takker for tilliten og ser fram til å komme i gang med et spennende prosjekt på en utfordrende lokasjon. Dette både skal og vil bringe ut det beste av oss som prosjektutvikler og entreprenør. Vi har fra dag én rigget et sterkt team som skal håndtere oppgaven på en trygg måte, i samarbeide med både byggherre og alle andre som er viktige for å få dette til å bli et vellykket prosjekt, sier Jan K. Jahren, konsernsjef i HENT.
– Vi er veldig fornøyde med å lande en totalentreprisekontrakt med HENT. Vi har jobbet med optimaliseringen av prosjektet over tid, og vi har samarbeidet godt om å finne optimale løsninger for å realisere planene. Høyhuset blir en attraktiv arbeidsplass i et moderne bygg, og en viktig del av det helhetlige områdeløftet, sier Ida Aall Gram, administrerende direktør i Aspelin Ramm under signeringen.
Vi gleder oss til byggestart og ser frem til et fortsatt nært og godt samarbeid 💙
#teamhent#byggebransjen#fremtidensbygg#oslo
Illustrasjon: LPO arkitekter
Slik blir høyhuset «Over Spektrum»
Foto: NOVA Spektrum
På bildet ser du (f.v): Gunn Helen Hagen i Stiftelsen NOVA Spektrum, Jan K. Jahren i HENT og Ida Aall Gram i Aspelin Ramm
Our President & CEO Jonas Wiström was recently interviewed by Helena Timander for the leadership forum Motivation.se about leadership:
"Leadership is a continuous dialogue where the ability to build trust and include all perspectives is crucial"
Feel free to read the full interview, linked below ⬇️ (in Swedish)
#leadership
Vad betyder egentligen ledarskap? Jonas Wiström, vd på Ratos, har haft ledande roller i flera framstående företag under sin karriär, och för honom handlar ledarskap om mer än bara att ge direktiv. "Chef är en titel som innebär befogenheter att bestämma. Ledare är någon som folk vill följa," säger Jonas. För honom innebär ledarskap en kontinuerlig dialog, där förmågan att bygga förtroende och inkludera olika perspektiv är avgörande.
#motivation#ledarskap#framtidensledarskap#aretsvd
😊👷♀️🏗️ Exciting news this morning : Ratos consolidates construction operations in new company – Sentia 😊👷♀️🏗️
Sentia marks the creation of a leading Nordic construction group with a focus on projects with the public sector and major private sector customers. Sentia includes the subsidiaries HENT AS , with operations in Norway, and SSEA Group, with operations in Sweden.
The consolidation will create better conditions for sharing expertise and collaborating on large, complex projects in Norway and Sweden, enabling the subsidiaries to develop and become more competitive.
“Basically, the two companies have performed well and proved their strength, and now they will have an even better foundation. HENT and SSEA Group already collaborate, and we have seen clear synergies – not least in terms of sales. The consolidation is a natural next step to create an even stronger platform to drive growth, while maintaining good profitability. Together, the companies will have a greater impact on the Nordic construction market,” says Jonas Wiström, President and CEO of Ratos.
“Both subsidiaries will become stronger by sharing their experience, particularly in project development and collaboration/partnering. We will have a larger network of customers, a broader market platform, a larger supplier network and greater flexibility in terms of expertise and resources. Sentia will prioritise responsible growth, with a focus on safety and sustainability,” says Jan K. Jahren, President and CEO of HENT and Sentia.
“We share a corporate culture centered on being a team player, having short decision paths, engaging in continuous learning and having a strong desire to deliver results. The best testament to the value we can create together is the successful projects we have already collaborated on, such as Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå, Kunskapsstaden in Kiruna and Ersta Hospital in Stockholm. All of these were large, complex projects and were handed over to very satisfied customers. Through Sentia, we will be able to deliver more successful projects and become more competitive in major tenders,” says Christian Wieland, CEO of SSEA Group and Vice President of Sentia.
HENT and SSEA Group are continuing to operate under their own brands in Norway and Sweden, but as subsidiaries of Sentia. Jan Jahren remains the head of the subsidiary HENT and is also President and CEO of Sentia, while Christian Wieland is continuing to lead the subsidiary SSEA Group (including SSEA, Vestia Construction Group and KIRUNA MÅLBYGG AB) and serves as Vice President of Sentia.
Feel free to look at the video below: Jonas Wiström, Jan Jahren and Christian Wieland interviewed by Josefine Uppling about what to expect.
(Behind the camera: Peter Berglund)
https://lnkd.in/dwvZBazc
(Full press release in the comments)
Latest news from Ratos: Happy to tell that the Plantagen restructuring is approved
Plantagen in Norway and Sweden have been undergoing restructuring since August 22. At the end of December, Plantagen submitted proposals for debt settlements with the creditors. These proposals have been accepted by the majority of the creditors and today approved by the respective courts in Norway and Sweden.
Since August 22, 2024, Plantasjen Norge AS and Plantagen Sverige AB have been undergoing restructuring to ensure continued operations. The court approvals of the debt settlements in both countries means that the purpose of the restructuring can be achieved.
When the court decisions have gained legal force, the companies can exit restructuring. This is expected to take place February 18.
Full press release in the comments.
📣👏 Today we are very happy to announce that Katarina Grönwall is appointed new Vice President Communication & Sustainability at Ratos! 📣👏
She will join Ratos’s management team and assume the position on 17 March 2025 at the latest.
Katarina Grönwall has over 30 years of experience in management roles within communications and sustainability as well as extensive experience working in management groups for listed companies. She will join Ratos from her role as Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer at OX2 and has previously held several similar roles, including at the Skanska Group, the Sweco Group and Handelsbanken. Katarina has also been a partner at the communications firm Hallvarsson & Halvarsson.
“I’m very happy to have recruited Katarina Grönwall. She has long-standing, broad experience in communications and sustainability, which are central areas in Ratos’s continued growth. We are continuing to develop and transform at a rapid pace. I am convinced that 2025 will be an exciting year and that Katarina’s previous experience will bring great value to Ratos,” says Jonas Wiström, President and CEO of Ratos.
“Ratos is a robust company in an exciting phase and I look forward to continuing to develop and drive communications and sustainability as they’re integrated into the business. The strategy for the coming years will involve continued transformation, including divestments of existing subsidiaries to become a more focused business group, primarily within technological solutions. It will be incredibly exciting to work actively on the development of the company and I look forward to becoming a part of the Ratos team,” says Katarina Grönwall, incoming Vice President Communication & Sustainability.
(As previously announced, Ratos’s current Vice President Communication & Sustainability, Josefine Uppling, decided to leave the company to pursue a new role elsewhere.)
Full press release in the comments.
🎉 Join us in welcoming the new CFO of Ratos - Anna Vilogorac! 🎉
Anna Vilogorac has been appointed as the new CFO of Ratos and will assume her new position during May 2025. Ratos’s current CFO, Jonas Ågrup, will be retiring.
To ensure a smooth transition, Jonas Ågrup will remain in his current role until Anna Vilogorac is in place.
Anna Vilogorac served most recently as CFO of Triton company Nuent Group AB. Before that she held a variety of senior positions within finance, investor relations and strategy, including at Sandvik Group where she served as CFO of the Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions business area as well as Group Investor Relations Manager, Head of Group Business Control and Strategy Manager. She also worked for several years as a strategy consultant at KPMG and PwC.
“I already want to thank Jonas for his exceptional contributions to Ratos, including the introduction of centralised financing and his instrumental role in transforming Ratos from an investment company into a group. Jonas is a well-liked, enthusiastic leader, and his extensive experience and broad knowledge has made him a highly valued member of Group management. I’d also like to welcome Anna to Ratos. The financial breadth of her background and her experience in investor relations makes her an ideal candidate for Ratos. She has all the prerequisites to create value on Ratos’s journey towards becoming a more streamlined group,” says Jonas Wiström, President and CEO, Ratos.
“I’m pleased and honoured to be entrusted to become the new CFO of Ratos in an exciting phase. I look forward to, together with the team and the rest of the Group management, continuing to build value for Ratos and Ratos stakeholders,” says Anna Vilogorac, incoming CFO, Ratos.
(Full Press Release in the comments)
