Richard Neil Smith

Kirkbi A/S is an independent, family-owned Danish holding and investment firm which was founded in 1974 as the Kristiansen family’s investment company. The Kirkbi name, a combination of the name KIRK and the firm's headquarters in Billund, was adopted in the 1980s to distinguish between the LEGO activities and the family’s investment activities. The firm manages an investment portfolio and owns the LEGO® brand and the majority of the Kirk Kristiansen family's joint activities, including their majority shareholding in LEGO A/S and a significant shareholding in Merlin Entertainments. In 2007, the majority of the Kirk Kristiansen family’s investment activities were combined in Kirkbi A/S and another part is combined in KIRKBI AG, a Swiss firm owned jointly by family members.

Habasit AG manufactures conveyor belts. The firm provides inventory, fabrication, assembly and service facilities. The firm's products include processing belts, installation support and after sales service as well as power transmission. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Reinach, Switzerland.

Part of Ambu A/S, Medicotest AS is a manufacturer of disposable patient electrodes. The company is based in Olstykke, Denmark. Medicotest was acquired by Ambu A/S on March 12, 2001.

Axentia Technologies AB develops and sells products and system solutions within data technology, multimedia, and telecommunications. It provides display and alarm systems to the public transport sector as well as recue organizations. The company is headquartered in Linkoping, Sweden.

AddPro AB offers information technology infrastructure, security, communication, and application solutions in the Nordic region. It provides applications and integration services including developing underlying systems and business applications; niche customizations, Intranet, website, electronic commerce solutions, and other services. The firm also delivers consulting services in the areas of analysis, application development, customer relationship management solutions, database development, net administration, graphic design, integrations, SharePoint, system development, testing, training, website development, and business analysis. The company was founded by Mats Nicklas Persson, Per Robert Hansson, Magnus Norling, and Klas Ljunggren in 2000 and is headquartered in Malmo, Sweden.

FIH Partners A/S offers corporate finance advisory services. The firm provides financial advising to large and mid-size corporations, financial sponsors, and government institutions as part of divestments, mergers, acquisitions, initial public offerings, and other equity and debt capital market matters. The company was founded by Kim Schønnemann Bøttkjær, Oscar Mosgaard, Ulrik Falk, Henrik Krüger, and Jørgen Overholt Hansen in 2006 and is headquartered in Coppenhagen, Denmark.

Habasit International AG manufactures timing and conveyor belts. Its products include fabric, plastic modular, and monolithic belts, conveyor chains, accessories, tools, gears and motors. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Reinach, Switzerland.

Vivostat A/S provides cardiac, thoracic and orthopaedic surgery medical devices. It offers vivostat system, an automated system for the on-site preparation and application of patient-derived fibrin sealant or platelet rich fibrin. Its products include Vivostat autologous fibrin sealant for various settings in surgical areas, transfusion centers, or blood banks and Vivostat platelet rich fibrin, which utilizes the patient's own blood to derive either a surgical sealant to prevent and stop bleedings, or a gel with a high concentration of growth factors that stimulates the healing of chronic wounds, as well as provides application devices. The compnay was founded in 2001 by Tom Bjerg Lauritzen and Niels Hvid and is headquartered in Alleroed, Denmark.

Part of 3i Group Plc, Habasit (UK) Ltd. is a British company that manufactures and sells conveyor and power transmission belts, gears and motors. The company is based in Elland, UK. The company was founded in 1999. Habasit (UK was acquired by 3i Plc on September 01, 1999 for $6.86 million.

Item8 engages in the provision of information technology services. It offers IT outsourcing, hosting, and security. The company was founded by Henrik Vestergaard Kastbjerg in 2003 and is headquartered in Herning, Denmark.

Translyft A/S manufactures lifting tables and related products. The firm provides lifting tables, goods & mast lifts, loading bays, system integration, stainless steel, atex and accessories. It offers hydraulic lifting tables for use in all kinds of production and process industries and transport/lifting of goods between levels. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Dybvad, Denmark.

Part of Colmore LLP, Clearwater International ApS is a corporate finance advisory house that has successfully completed over 2000 deals. Clearwater International is based in Aarhus, DK. The Danish company's experienced private equity team advises clients on finding the right backer and optimal terms for their business.

Summa Equity AB (Summa Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Jenny Keisu, Reynir Kjær Indahl and Johannes Hidle Lien. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Generaxion provides consultancy services within online marketing. It operates as digital advisory and media house for small and medium sized businesses. The company was founded by Allan Damborg Jensen in 2008 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.

Part of Nygaard Lindholm Strand ApS, Nygaard Lindholm Strand I K/S provides commercial real estate rental services. The company is based in Aalborg, Denmark and was founded in 2016.