Duble up with venture capital

SamInvest signs collaboration agreements with private venture capital companies, individual investors, networks of investors and companies in order to make  co-investments in businesses in Jämtland and Västernorrland.

The collaborating party thus has an opportunity to share the risk whilst also switching up the investment with the maximum equivalent amount from SamInvest.

Who can become a collaborating party?         
The collaborating party should have experience and competence of similar investments and a genuine interest in the region’s entrepreneurship. Besides this, the party’s long-term position is assessed and the party should have capital available for investment. The collaborating party must also share SamInvest’s view on returns and exit.

Who does what?                   
The collaborating party identifies companies in the region with the potential for development, carries out the business assessment and makes a decision first about making an investment or declining the investment. Afterwards, SamInvest makes its decision and enters into or withdraws an investment on the same terms as the collaborating party. This means that the terms that the collaborating party negotiated with regard to the amount, return expectations, selling of shares (exit) etc apply equally to SamInvest.
SamInvest always has the right to decline the co-investment, whatever the grounds for this might be. Where an investment is agreed, the collaborating party then appoints a board member and shares the follow up responsibility with SamInvest.

SamInvest can share the external costs that the collaborating party has incurred in connection with due diligence etc.

Which companies can SamInvest invest in?
SamInvest can invest in all industries and can own up to a maximum of 30 per cent of an associated company. Early-stage companies, companies in expansion and companies in a change process are given priority. The entrepreneur, the growth opportunities and prospects for profitability are the main criteria for SamInvest’s choice of commitment. The collaborating party should not be an owner, or have any other financial involvement in the company, at the time of the investment opportunity.