In search of high quality companies
Investment strategies with transformation at the core
RETINA GROUP
We are an investment company with a keen
interest in the areas of Agriculture, Green Energy,
Engineering, Imports and Exports and Warehousing.
We invest, grow, support and partner with selected
portfolio companies for the benefit of all stakeholders.
Building companies well positioned for the future
Retina Group invests in good companies across the world with a mission to help them develop into great and sustainable companies. By providing access to ownership skills and operational expertise, Retina Group can help portfolio companies grow and prosper, both under Retina Group’s ownership and with future owners.
portfolio companies
The portfolio companies develop through the implementation of strategies geared towards growth and operational excellence. Sales growth and margin expansion are achieved through multiple strategies, including geographic expansion, new products, acquisitions and strategic re-orientation.
Retina Group has a track record of consistent and attractive returns across geographies, sectors and strategies. Retina Group has, on average, grown the portfolio companies per year by: 7 % employee growth, 17 % revenue growth and 18 % EBITDA growth.
Access to broad expertise in management helps the portfolio companies to increase efficiency and profitability.
Governance model
Retina Group’s governance model is designed to enable accountability, promote fast decision-making and empower portfolio companies’ CEOs, while also allowing for informal free-thinking and limiting internal politics.
The model is built upon clear roles and responsibilities for the management of the portfolio company, its board and the Retina Group.
Further, common incentives are secured through the board and management participation programs. Under these programs, the board and select management team members are invited to invest in the portfolio company, creating a joint agenda and common goals.
Making a positive impact with everything
About future-proofing companies
Retina Group’s focus and ambitions related to ESG (Environmental Social & Governance) matters have been set based on an analysis of the United Nations SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and through engagement with EQT’s stakeholders.
Retina Group subsequently formulated its sustainability framework in three focus areas: Clean & Conscious, Diversity & Upskilling and Transparency & Accountability. Furthermore, the area of Innovation & Partnerships has been identified as an enabler to achieving the targets and ambitions.
Integrating sustainability into investments and ownership
Retina Group strives to instill sustainable business solutions and practices in all companies that Retina Group invests in, from start-ups to mature companies. Retina Group applies responsible investment and ownership principles and practices as an integral part of each phase of the investment and value creation process.
This extends from thematic sourcing to conducting thorough sustainability-focused due diligence to accelerate positive impact as an investor and owner.
Sustainable impact
Retina Group can make a positive impact at scale through its significant sphere of influence across Retina Group, the portfolio companies and their respective value chains.
Aiming for digital leadership
Leveraging digital technology is a critical element of future-proofing both Retina Group, as an organization, and the portfolio companies. As part of this, Retina Group has made significant investments in building its digital capabilities and infrastructure over the past several years.
retina group's Digital Mission
EQT wants to capture new opportunities and realize the full potential of digital by leveraging talent, technology, data, and ways-of-working to:
1. Continuously make each Retina Group fund an ever smarter and more innovative investor.
2. Support all portfolio companies in their pursuit for digital leadership in their respective industries and markets.
3. Make Retina Group’s customer experience and operations ever faster, more scalable and precise.
4. Ensure that Retina Group drives transformation of the global investment ecosystem.
RETINA GROUP Network
Broad knowledge sharing
A differentiator in supporting change
Since the company came into business, Retina Group has built a global network of advisors with a variety of backgrounds, including entrepreneurs and current or former executives of major corporations.
The Retina Group Network is continuously evolving and expanding and provides the Group with a competitive advantage across all business segments.
The advisors in the Retina Group Network add operational and strategic expertise as well as experience to the portfolio companies. The advisors are engaged in the entire investment process from providing strategic advice on initial deal sourcing and assessment of potential investments, to joining the boards of portfolio companies.
Retina Group invests in good companies with a mission to help them develop into great and sustainable companies.
A diverse & inclusive community is our imperative. We partner with management teams to build better businesses.
At Retina Group, we know that diverse teams ask better questions and inclusive teams find better answers
We seek to create a community where we continually exchange insights, embrace different perspectives and challenge the status quo.
Our diverse and inclusive community makes us better partners and ultimately, helps us to build better businesses.
Anatomy of a deal
Integrating ESG data, analysis, and action helps us drive value across four major components of our equity investment process
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