Bonit Capital
Swedish family-owned investment company of the Leksell family; cornerstone holding in Elekta, plus private equity, real assets, liquid assets and impact investing.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Leksell
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Elekta (medical technology), co-founded by Laurent Leksell in 1972
- HEADQUARTERS
- Stockholm, Sweden
- FOUNDED
- 1955
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Europe
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Private equityReal estatePublic equitiesImpactDirect investments
- LATEST DEAL
- Bentley · Oct 2023
Overview
Bonit Capital is a Stockholm-based, family-owned investment company with roots in healthcare; its cornerstone investment is a strategic holding in Elekta AB, the medtech company founded by Laurent Leksell. Wikipedia describes it (AB Bonit Invest, 1955) as the family office of Laurent Leksell and family. It invests in European lower to mid-market buyout and growth equity, European commercial and residential real estate, and listed equity and fixed income through direct holdings and managed funds. Its wholly owned subsidiary Leksell Social Ventures is an impact investor focused on social outcome models and early life-science companies.
Investment thesis
Long-term, entrepreneurial ownership: invests with conviction alongside outstanding people and businesses, with a commitment to meaningful impact and a horizon of generations.
Holdings & investments (2)
INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES
- Leksell Social Ventures
HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST
- ElektaNOTABLEHealthTech · strategic holding (cornerstone)
- BentleyHealthTech · since 2023
People
Frequently asked questions
Bonit Capital is a single family office based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 1955.
Bonit Capital invests on behalf of the Leksell family (Elekta (medical technology), co-founded by Laurent Leksell in 1972).
Bonit Capital invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes private equity, real estate, public equities, impact and direct investments.
Bonit Capital invests at Growth and Buyout stages in HealthTech, Biotech & Life Sciences and Real Estate & PropTech.
Key people at Bonit Capital include Jonas Ahlén (Managing Partner), Diana Deneva (Investment Manager), Erik Leksell (Partner) and Hugo Mörse (Partner & Head of Leksell Social Ventures).
Bonit Capital's holdings and investments include Elekta and Bentley.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Bonit Capital is Bentley, announced in Oct 2023.
No. Bonit Capital invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.