Summa Equity
Summa Equity is a Nordic thematic private equity firm founded in 2016 that acquires and grows companies solving global challenges across circularity, sustainable food, energy transition, and tech-enabled resilience. It runs buyout and growth strategies from offices in Stockholm, Oslo, and Munich and has raised close to EUR 4 billion across its funds.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 34 portfolio companies (22 active · 12 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
34 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Summa Equity has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Summa CircularSecondaries2023 · 3yr€550M1 active
Summa Equity Fund IIIBuyout2022 · 4yr€2.3B14 active
Unrealized
14 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials |  Netherlands | 2024 | |
| HealthTech |  Norway | 2026 | |
| Energy |  UK | 2024 | |
| SaaS |  Germany | 2024 | |
| Cybersecurity |  Denmark | 2023 | |
| Cybersecurity | Denmark | 2023 | |
| FoodTech | Czech Republic | 2024 | |
| E-commerce | Norway | 2021 | |
| SaaS | UK | 2026 | |
| AgTech | Norway | 2024 | |
| E-commerce | Netherlands | 2022 | |
| Energy | Norway | 2022 | |
| HealthTech |  US | 2022 | |
| Fintech |  Switzerland | 2022 |
Netherlands· Entry 2024Norway· Entry 2026UK· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2024Denmark· Entry 2023Denmark· Entry 2023Norway· Entry 2021UK· Entry 2026Norway· Entry 2024Netherlands· Entry 2022Norway· Entry 2022US· Entry 2022Switzerland· Entry 2022Summa Equity Fund IIBuyout2019 · 7yr€650M5 active · 4 realized
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedTech | US | 2021 | |
| Consumer | Norway | 2021 | |
| Software | Germany | 2021 | |
| Industrials | Norway | 2021 | |
| Biotech | Singapore | 2020 |
US· Entry 2021Norway· Entry 2021Germany· Entry 2021Norway· Entry 2021Realized
4 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software | Norway | 2017 | 2022 | Secondary | – | ||
| Healthcare | US | 2021 | 2025 | Secondary | – | ||
| Software |  Sweden | 2019 | 2025 | Secondary | – | ||
| Biotech | Sweden | 2019 | 2021 | IPO | – | – |
Summa Equity Fund IBuyoutHarvesting2017 · 9yr€470M2 active · 8 realized
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| HealthTech | Netherlands | 2018 | |
| Business Services | Norway | 2017 |
Netherlands· Entry 2018Norway· Entry 2017Realized
8 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software | Norway | 2017 | 2025 | Secondary | – | ||
| Biotech |  Finland | 2018 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| PropTech | Norway | 2016 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Sweden | 2018 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| EdTech | Sweden | 2017 | 2019 | Secondary | – | ||
| FoodTech | Norway | 2017 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | Sweden | 2017 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Sweden | 2016 | 2021 | Secondary | – |
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About Summa Equity
Summa Equity is a leading Nordic thematic and impact private equity firm with approximately €4 billion (~SEK 40 billion) of assets under management as of December 2024, headquartered in Stockholm with offices in Oslo, Munich and Copenhagen. The firm was founded in 2016 by Reynir Indahl (a Norwegian investor formerly of Altor) and operates as a partner-owned independent B-Corp certified PE firm. Summa raised Europe's largest impact fund to date with Fund III at €2.3 billion.
Investment thesis
Summa Equity deploys capital through approximately five funds (Fund I, II, III at €2.3 billion, plus Summa Circular and Summa Foundation vehicles), targeting thematic mid-market buyout under a global-challenges-as-opportunities mandate, investing in companies providing measurable sustainability solutions tied to UN SDGs. Sector focus spans circularity, sustainable food, energy transition, tech-enabled resilience, healthcare diagnostics and environmental services. Geographic deployment is Nordics core (Sweden, Norway, Denmark) with broader Europe. The strict four-theme thematic mandate differentiates the platform.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include healthcare diagnostics and proteomics (2024), construction software (2025), seafood and sustainable food (2025) and life sciences manufacturing (2025). Recent acquisitions include digital health and remote care (January 2026) and an electrical-grid analytics bolt-on via a portfolio company (January 2026). The platform continues active deployment of Fund III across the Nordic thematic mandate. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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