Stockholm, SwedenRoko AB is a Stockholm-based perpetual owner founded in 2019 by Fredrik Karlsson, the former CEO of Lifco, and Tomas Billing, which acquires majority stakes in small and medium-sized profitable niche market leaders across Europe and holds them permanently under a decentralised, Lifco-style model. It invests equity from its own listed balance sheet rather than through closed-end funds and never divests, and it began trading on Nasdaq Stockholm in March 2025. Johan Bladh became CEO in 2025 while Karlsson continues as Deputy CEO and chairman of the investment committee, with the group spanning around 35 operating subsidiaries.
Roko is a Stockholm buyout firm with 35 active companies.
Sector breakdown
35 companiesGeography breakdown
9 geographiesKey facts
Recent exits
No exits recorded yet.
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 35 portfolio companies (35 active · 0 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Roko has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Roko ABActiveBalance Sheet201935 assetsBalance Sheet2019 · 7yr–35–
Unrealized
35 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| 4x4 Consumer · UK | 2021 |
| Access Building Products Construction · UK | 2026 |
| Addedo IT Services · Sweden | 2019 |
| AJAT Group Consumer · Denmark | 2022 |
| Arboritec Construction · Sweden | 2019 |
| Atemag Industrials · Germany | 2024 |
| Beths Beauty Consumer · Norway | 2019 |
| Bilomsetningen Consumer · Norway | 2019 |
| Brownell Industrials · UK | 2022 |
| CHP Industrials · Belgium | 2024 |
| CyTech Consumer · Italy | 2026 |
| Dan-Form Consumer · Denmark | 2020 |
| Dorsey Construction · UK | 2022 |
| Ekstralys Consumer · Norway | 2021 |
| ETB Technologies IT Services · UK | 2022 |
| Fri-Jado Industrials · Netherlands | 2026 |
| Godiva Industrials · UK | 2023 |
| Golf Experten Consumer · Denmark | 2021 |
| Golfshopen Consumer · Norway | 2026 |
| Hot Screen Industrials · Sweden | 2019 |
| ITIB Machinery Industrials · Italy | 2025 |
| Lambda MedTech · Italy | 2026 |
| Les Deux Consumer · Denmark | 2021 |
| Lundberg Tech Industrials · Denmark | 2020 |
| Oppigards Consumer · Sweden | 2020 |
| Pureoptics Telecom · France | 2024 |
| Renovotec IT Services · UK | 2021 |
| Rocket Medical MedTech · UK | 2021 |
| Siderius Consumer · Netherlands | 2024 |
| Silk-ka Consumer · Netherlands | 2022 |
| Sixty Stores E-commerce · UK | 2020 |
| Smit Visual Industrials · Netherlands | 2022 |
| Snowminds Education · Denmark | 2023 |
| Teccon Construction · Norway | 2022 |
| Topa Bathroom Products Consumer · Netherlands | 2025 |
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Roko focus on?
- Roko focuses on Buyout strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Roko have?
- Roko has 35 active portfolio companies and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Roko headquartered?
- Roko is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
- When was Roko founded?
- Roko was founded in 2019.
- What sectors does Roko invest in?
- Roko invests across Industrials, Consumer, Business Services, Healthcare, Software.
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