Johan Malm
Chief Executive Officer
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- Full Name
- Johan Malm
- Title
- CEO, Öhman AB; Group CEO, Öhmankoncernen; Chair, Lannebo Kapitalförvaltning
- Firm
- Öhman
- Firm Type
- Family-owned investment and holding group / asset-management owner
- Investment Stage
- Minority investments; private equity funds; direct investments in unlisted assets; growth-focused listed investment exposure
- Target Company Profile
- Long-term holdings in financial-services and growth businesses
- Sector Focus
- Finance, savings and investment platforms, asset management, growth companies
- Geographic Focus
- Sweden and the Nordics
- Location
- Stockholm, Sweden
Background
Johan Malm was born in 1973 and has worked in the Öhman group since 2008. Lannebo’s board profile says his roles in the group have included sales manager and, for a period, CEO of Lannebo Kapitalförvaltning when it operated as Öhman Fonder.
He has been CEO of Öhman AB and group CEO of Öhmankoncernen since 2013. Öhman is a Swedish family-owned group founded in 1906; it owns and develops financial-services businesses and manages a diversified investment portfolio.
Malm is also chair of Lannebo Kapitalförvaltning. In addition to his Öhman group responsibilities, Lannebo lists him as a board member of certain other Öhman group companies, Quartr AB, and Neptunia Invest AB.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Öhman describes itself as a long-term active owner, with “innovation and stability” as guiding words.
- The group’s investment portfolio is focused on minority investments and includes private equity funds, direct investments in unlisted assets, and an 18% holding in VNV Global.
- Öhman states that its primary focus for the investment portfolio is finance and growth.
- In the 2024 Lannebo merger announcement, Malm said the goal was “to promote long-term and sustainable capital growth,” reflecting a long-horizon, quality-focused approach rather than short-term trading.
- No verified public source was found for a personal angel-investing check size, personal seed-stage thesis, or named personal angel portfolio.
Notable Investments
- Nordnet: Öhman core holding; Nordnet is a Nordic digital platform for savings and investments. Öhman states that it owns 22% and that Nordnet had a market value of about SEK 65 billion as of 7 February 2025.
- Lannebo: Öhman core holding; Lannebo is described by Öhman as the Nordic region’s largest independent fund manager, with SEK 250 billion in assets under management. Öhman states that it owns about 65%.
- VNV Global: Öhman investment-portfolio holding; Öhman states that its investment portfolio includes an 18% stake in VNV Global, a listed investment company focused on growth.
- Öhman investment portfolio: Öhman reports a SEK 4 billion portfolio with more than 15 fund and direct investments, including private equity funds and direct investments in unlisted assets.
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