Lilian Fossum Biner and Stina Andersson were elected as new board members for Röko AB in an Extraordinary General Meeting on January 12, 2022. Please see the press release for more information.

Röko has agreed to acquire a majority of the shares of Smit Visual B.V. (Smit Visual), a leading manufacturer of boards for writing and presentations based in the Netherlands. From Smit Visual’s manufacturing in Geldrop the company sells products to more than 50 countries worldwide. In 2021 Smit Visual has revenues of ca 16 MEUR.

Röko has acquired 78% of 4x4 Accessories & Tyres Ltd (4x4), a leading independent 4x4 accessories supplier in the UK. 4x4 focuses on the supply of hardtops and load bed covers for 4x4 pickups as well as other associated vehicle products. In 2021, 4x4 grew to 21 MGBP in revenue with good profitability.

Renovotec, a UK-based subsidiary to Röko and a leading provider of rugged mobile hardware and software, has acquired 100% of the shares in WiFiGear Ltd with trading name DigitalAir. WiFiGear was established in 2005 by Mark Julier who will remain with the company going forward.

Röko has acquired 80% of the shares in Denmark-based Golf Experten A/S. The founder, Kim Johansen, together with Kim Jacobsen and Michael Christiansen will retain a 20% share and remain in their respective roles. Golf Experten is the leading golf equipment retailer in Denmark with eight physical stores and an e-commerce site.

Röko has through a newly formed entity, II Holding Aps, acquired Denmark-based Les Deux ApS in partnership with the founders Andreas von der Heide and Kristoffer Haapanen. Les Deux is a menswear brand that was founded in Copenhagen in 2010 with the ambition to become a global menswear brand.

Röko has through a newly formed entity, RM Holdco Ltd, acquired the UK-based Rocket Medical Group Ltd in partnership with members of the Bernberg family and management.

Röko has acquired 75% of Renovotec Ltd, a leading provider of rugged mobile hardware, software and enterprise mobility solutions. The company is based in the UK.

Röko has acquired 60% of Ekstralys AS, an e-commerce company selling vehicle lighting in the Nordics. The companys is based in Lindesnes, Norway.

Röko has acquired 60% of Sixty Stores Ltd, a group of e-commerce brands based in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom.

Röko has acquired 70% of Dan-Form A/S, a furniture company based in Hørsholm, Denmark.

Röko has completed the acquisition of 70% of the shares in Oppigårds Bryggeri AB, a leading Swedish craft brewery.

Röko has completed the acquisition of 85% of the shares in the Danish waste management company Lundberg Tech A/S with the remaining 15% owned by management. 

Röko has signed an agreement to invest alongside the founder and owner of Norway based beauty stores and clinics group Beths Beauty Center and Beths Medispa. 

Röko has signed an agreement to invest alongside the current owners of Norway based car spare parts reseller Bilomsetningen Arendal.

Röko has signed an agreement to invest alongside the current owners of Sweden based application consultancy Addedo.

Röko has signed an agreement to make an investment alongside the owners of Hot Screen.

In August 2019 Röko closed the transaction to acquire the majority of Arboritec, a company producing water-based finishes for the flooring industry.

The newly started investment company Röko AB (“Röko”) has agreed to, through a holding company, acquire 80% of the shares of Arboritec AB and Arboritec USA Inc.

Röko AB has successfully held a first and final close at SEK 2.7 billion on June 14, 2019 following a swift capital raising process.

Röko AB is a new investment company established in April 2019 by Fredrik Karlsson and Tomas Billing.