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Percy Barnevik Remembered as a Legend in Swedish Business

Legend in Swedish business and with a large portion of drive – this is how Percy Barnevik is described after his death. ”The first Swede who got international fame within business”, writes financier Christer Gardell to TT.

Percy Barnevik Remembered as a Legend in Swedish Business

Christer Gardell Invests Millions in Swedish Sports, Urges Others to Follow

The financier Christer Gardell has invested millions in Swedish basketball and three skiing stars over the past week. Good news for sports Sweden: the billionaire is not stopping there.

Christer Gardell Invests Millions in Swedish Sports, Urges Others to Follow

Billionaire supports cross-country skiing stars with "million amount"

Jonna Sundling, Edvin Anger, and Emma Ribom get a boost to their finances. Billionaire Christer Gardell steps in and sponsors the trio – with a "million amount".

Billionaire supports cross-country skiing stars with "million amount"

Money Rain over Swedish Basketball – Unexpected Million Gift

Swedish basketball has received an unexpected million rain. The financier Christer Gardell is donating four million kronor.

Money Rain over Swedish Basketball – Unexpected Million Gift

Gardell: Bonnesen's verdict may push up CEO salaries

The prison sentence against the former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen surprised financier Christer Gardell, co-owner of the activist fund Cevian Capital – one of the Stockholm Stock Exchange's largest owners. Demands for higher executive salaries may be an effect, he believes.

Gardell: Bonnesen's verdict may push up CEO salaries

Gardell's billion investment boosts the share

The share in the British medical technology company Smith & Nephew rises sharply as the activist fund Cevian Capital, with financier Christer Gardell, invests nearly six billion kronor in a large stake. "Cevian sees great potential", writes Gardell in a comment.

Gardell's billion investment boosts the share

The Euro Will Become a Key Issue in the Next Election

The Moderate Party and the Social Democrats must start driving more for the euro and take a clearer stance on the issue, according to financier Christer Gardell. "They will need to do so as the euro is going to be a key issue in the next election", he writes in an email to TT.

The Euro Will Become a Key Issue in the Next Election