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Rapidly growing OneLab is investing heavily in healthier workplaces – raises 40 million from Novax.
The challenger in corporate health, OneLab, raises new capital to further accelerate the development of its platform for preventive occupational...
NOVAX ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF INGÅ GROUP WITH THE ACQUISITION OF FRENCH INGREDIENT SPECIALIST LOUIS FRANÇOIS SAS
Novax strengthens its commitment to a sustainable food system and points to key role of specialty ingredients in driving positive change in the food...
NOVAX ACQUIRES MAJORITY SHARE IN LOUIS FRANÇOIS SAS
Louis François Joins Novax as Part of the Growing Network of Specialized Food Businesses Novax has completed the acquisition of Louis François SAS,...
Novax approaching SEK 1bn in the Security Sector – recruits industry veteran to accelerate pace and ambition
The investment company Novax, which is part of Axel Johnson, has recruited ASSA ABLOY veteran Samuel Asarnoj to accelerate its investments in the...
Louis François and Novax Ingredients enters exclusivity agreement for a long-term partnership
Louis François, the French family-owned specialty premium ingredients company today announced that they have entered into an exclusivity agreement...
Liisa Kessler is appointed creative director at Filippa K
Stockholm, Sweden - Swedish fashion house Filippa K has appointed Liisa Kessler as its next CreativeDirector. She succeeds Filippa Knutsson, founder...
Filippa K x Stinarand: A collaboration at the intersection of creativity and circularity
Filippa K is collaborating with Stinarand, the studio of acclaimed Swedish designer Stina Randestad, to launch an exclusive collection of six...
Voyado acquires Apptus
Voyado, the Nordics’ leading customer experience platform for e-commerce players and retailers, has today announced its acquisition of Apptus, the...
Novax invests in Gårdsfisk, the next generation technology for sustainable land-based fish farming
Axel Johnson's investment company Novax invests in Gårdsfisk, a manufacturer of land-based fish farming technology and a producer of fish farmed on...
NOVAX AB TO PARTNER WITH UK-BASED CLEAN LABEL INGREDIENTS COMPANY ULRICK & SHORT LIMITED
Novax AB (“Novax”) has agreed to acquire a majority shareholding in Ulrick & Short Limited (“Ulrick & Short”), a UK-based leading clean...
Novax supports SHIFT – an initiative to connect entrepreneurs in suburbs and rural areas with investors – “everyone has the chance”
Everyone has the chance – pitch your startup to Sweden’s sharpest investors (millions ready to invest in the right idea!)...
Axel Johnson’s investment company Novax becomes major shareholder in Aqua Dental
The Axel Johnson Group’s Novax invests in Aqua Dental, thereby becoming a large minority shareholder in the entrepreneurial company. In six years,...
RCO Security AB acquires a majority holding in Easy Access AS, a leading provider of biometric and digital locking and security solutions for the consumer market
RCO Security AB acquires a majority holding in Easy Access AS, a leading provider of biometric and digital locking and security solutions for the...
Indra Sharma voted Investor of the Year at Female Founders
We in the team are proud and happy for our colleague Indra, who was voted winner of the excellent award Female Investor of the Year by Di Digital’s...
Apotek’s challenger has found its way home – moved stocks in the midst of the pandemic
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Voyado launches 2020 retail index
Voyado is now releasing its annual retail index based on data from five million active consumers during the past 12 months. Really interesting data...
Axel Johnson’s President and CEO Mia Brunell Livfors has been named Leader of the Year 2020, a prize awarded by Affärsvärlden.
The Leader of the Year award is awarded to a person who has shown outstanding leadership in Swedish business or administration. The winner is chosen...
Role models: The women who shape our future
Along with Tatiana Shalalvand, our colleague Indra Sharma has released the book The Role Models: Women Who Shape Our Future Congratulations, Indra!...
Novax invests in Accessy – a system to standardise the management of digital keys and access rights for property owners.
This investment in smart access rights for properties will be a key component of the smart city and is another example of Novax’s long-term focus on...
Novax divests Lagerhaus to ownership group headed by CEO Jerker Levin
Novax has entered into an agreement to sell all shares in Lagerhaus to an ownership group headed by Jerker Levin, the current CEO of Lagerhaus. The...
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Novax is a long-term and active partner for growth companies and an ecosystem in which people and organisations thrive. By investing in small and...
STC acquires Onyx
The acquisition of Onyx in Borås by the STC fitness chain was completed in a few days. It is in line with the chain’s expansion plan, which has the...
He was among the first to invest in Unloc: Now the Arkwright X associate joins the management of the key start-up.
Unloc plans to raise “several hundred million NOK” to expand internationally. At the same time, the company has acquired key expertise from Airbnb,...
RCO acquires DinBox
RCO Security AB is acquiring DinBox, Sweden’s largest supplier of communal letterboxes. “Together we will be able to offer a complete solution for...
For the tenth consecutive year, Academic Work has the industry’s most satisfied customers
Reliable deliveries in uncertain timesFor the tenth year in a row, Academic Work has the most satisfied customers in the staffing and recruiting...
Apohem grows, moves to new warehouse in Årsta and doubles number of staff
The Apohem online pharmacy is growing rapidly and has gotten off to a strong start in the past year. This autumn Apohem moves to a new e-commerce...
Svensk baljväxtfärs now in three of Garant’s vegetarian dishes
Svensk Baljväxtfärs, can now be found on store shelves at both Hemköp and Mat.se through Garant, Axfood’s own brand. The product has been developed...
Novax invests in Prolupin – The leading manufacturer of lupine plant-based proteins and new dairy products
The investment is a venture into alternative proteins, another example of Novax’s long-term and purposeful focus on investments in the food value...
New industry statistics: Academic Work surpasses Manpower, becoming Sweden’s largest staffing provider within the white-collar sector
Academic Work, the Swedish recruiting and staffing company, has continuously ranked high on the list of Sweden’s largest staffing providers in the...
Novax becomes a partner in SaaS-company Personalkollen.
Novax partners with Personalkollen, the Swedish scheduling, time reporting and payroll management company, which has a leading web-based solution...
Nordic Choice Hotels introduce Swedish meat alternative burger
As a step towards a more sustainable, plant-based diet, Nordic Choice Hotelsare introducing a meat alternative burger entirely made from Swedish...
Grey peas – forgotten basic staple adds flavour to minced meat alternatives.
Which protein crops have the most promise to set in motion a protein shift in Sweden? The Axfoundation asked this question when planning the first...
AW Group named 2020 ‘Employer of the Year’
For the fourth year in a row, AW Group has been named the best employer of the year in the Brilliant Awards – Employee Experience category. The...
RCO strengthens board and appoints Britt Lindqvist as new board member
Britt Lindqvist admitted as a new board member of RCO Security Group AB in February. Lindqvist, who currently serves as development manager at...
Apohem gains momentum – invests in health and well-being
Apohem, Axfood’s own online pharmacy, focuses more intently on the health and well-being of its customers with a new site and brand platform. Chief...
Novax invests in the materials technology company behind the supermaterial Upsalite®
Novax is investing in Disruptive Materials, the Swedish materials technology company behind the and unique material known as Upsalite®. Disruptive...
Voyado launches retail index!
Voyado launches the Voyado Index, which tracks how Swedish consumers shop and act in the retail sector. Voyado has worked on over 2.6 million...
Axel Johnson participates in Matsmart’s funding round – increases ownership
The online store Matsmart raises SEK 182 million in a round in which Axel Johnson participates through D-Ax. Germany’s LeadX Capital Partners leads...
Big plans ahead for Apohem, Axfood’s online pharmacy
Earlier this year, Gustav Hasselgren assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of the online pharmacy Apohem, of which Axfood is a partner....
STC acquires Cardio Club in Jönköping
Sweden’s largest fitness chain, STC, is now entering Jönköping and is assuming a prominent position in the city through the acquisition of Cardio...
Hedvig raises SEK 100 million from Axel Johnson’s D-Ax and San Francisco-based Obvious Ventures
The digital insurance company Hedvig raises SEK 100 million in a series A round to continue its growth and reach out with its innovative business...
Axel Johnson divest holding in education company
The Axel Johnson Group divest its stake in Educations Media Group, which provides education on digital platforms Novax is part of the Axel Johnson...
Region Örebro County chooses ApoEx again for its pharmaceutical supplies
ApoEx has received a renewed vote of confidence in connection with Region Örebro County’s procurement Pharmaceutical Supply 18RS7234. The contract...
Region Gotland chooses ApoEx again for its pharmaceutical supplies
ApoEx has received a renewed vote of confidence in connection with Region Gotland’s procurement Pharmaceutical Supply RS 2018-1197. ApoEx won...
Region Blekinge chooses ApoEx as its new supplier of pharmaceuticals
Beginning in May 2019, ApoEx will supply pharmaceuticals, stock-prepared extempore pharmaceuticals, licensed medications and pharmaceutical-like...
Axel Johnson acquires a stake in the solar cell company Eneo – wants to create a European market leader in energy supply for large companies and organisations
Axel Johnson is investing through D-Ax in Eneo, a solar cell company offering complete solar energy solutions for companies and the public sector....
LEEROY gears up with investment from Axel Johnson
LEEROY’s solution for digitising the restaurant industry is growing at a rapid pace. During the past year, the company has won several prestigious...
Bruce brings in Axel Johnson as partner to accelerate its growth trajectory
Bruce, the Swedish fitness app that aims to change the fitness industry and enables you to work out wherever you want, is raising capital to...
Åhléns acquires Designtorget
Åhléns acquires the Designtorget chain of stores from Axel Johnson’s investment company Novax. Designtorget is the leading source for design...
STC continues expansion and merges with Sportsgym
STC and Sportsgym signed a merger agreement in March 2019. This means that STC is taking a big step towards the vision of becoming a nationwide...
ApoEx handles e-verification of medicines for regions and private healthcare providers under new EU directive
To reduce the risks of counterfeit medications, all healthcare providers and pharmacies in Europe are to check pharmaceutical packaging in more...
ApoEx initiates pharmaceutical deliveries to Region Uppsala
On 1 February 2019, ApoEx began delivering pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical products to Uppsala University Hospital, Enköping Hospital and to...
Joakim Skarborg appointed new CEO of Novax
Joakim Skarborg has been appointed new Chief Executive Officer of Novax. He assumed that position on 15 January 2019. Joakim Skarborg has worked at...
Apohem opens full-scale online pharmacy
Apohem began developing its business and website in December, and it has now demonstrated through numerous tests that it can safely and securely...
Gustav Hasselgren named new CEO of Apohem
Gustav Hasselgren assumes position as new Chief Executive Officer of Apohem. He most recently served as CEO of Health and Sports Nutrition Group,...
New CEO of ApoEx named
ApoEx AB has employed Johan Möller as its new Chief Executive Officer beginning on 8 October 2018. He comes to ApoEx from Svensk Markservice, where...
Eric Persson resigns from his position as CEO of Novax
Eric Persson has informed the Board that he wants to resign from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Novax. Persson has been CEO of Novax...
New CEO at Lagerhaus
The Board of Directors of Lagerhaus has appointed Jerker Levin as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 5 April 2019. Levin succeeds Caroline...
Novax invests in STC and increases the company’s rate of growth
In September 2018, Novax became a partner in STC, the rapidly growing Swedish wellness chain. Novax Gym Holding has acquired 55 per cent of the...
Novax invests in Revide
Novax has invested in Revide, the marketing technology company, and increased its capitalisation to accelerate expansion and growth. Revide is the...
Apohem authorised to run outpatient pharmacies
Apohem has now been authorised by Medical Products Agency Sweden to operate outpatient pharmacies, meaning it can also sell prescription...
D-AX divests its holding in Virtusize
D-Ax, which invested in Virtusize in 2014, is now selling its holding to a Japanese consortium consisting of Yahoo Japan Capital, the D4V venture...
Apohem is Sweden’s new online pharmacy
Today makes the launch of the online pharmacy Apohem. Those behind Apohem include Axfood, Axel Johnson’s investment company Novax and the e-commerce...
Caroline Hjelte resigns as CEO of Lagerhaus
Caroline Hjelte has informed the Board of Directors that she is resigning from her position as Chief Executive Officer of Lagerhaus. Hjelte will...