Necessary to invest in innovation
20/09/2024
"Necessary to invest in innovation to maintain a competitive Denmark and Europe"
This is the headline of the article written by Kapital Watch based on a conversation with our CEO Claus Gregersen about our investments in Danish scale-up companies.
For Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, it is crucial to invest in innovative Danish growth companies that need significant capital to scale their business. As Claus Gregersen mentions in the article, we consider our scale investments essential for the development of new companies and thus also for the Danish business community and society. They contribute with new jobs, skills, and innovation, and at the same time, they are good business opportunities.
“The investments we at Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker make in the scale segment are naturally more risky compared to the rest of our balance sheet. Therefore, we also expect a higher return over time. We can afford to be a long-term owner without an exit horizon if the right match is there. And since we started our scale investments, we have shown that we can both achieve a competitive return and invest in Danish scale-ups.”
Today, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker has eight ownerships of Danish scale-up companies with international ambitions, such as Stiesdal, Corti, and Zenegy, and has allocated a total of DKK 2 billion for scale investments.
