Tele2 is one of Europe's leading telecom operators with approximately 34 million customers in 11 countries. Tele2 offers mobile services, fixed broadband and telephony, data network services, cable TV and content services. Ever since Jan Stenbeck founded the company in 1993, it has been a tough challenger to the former government monopolies and other established providers. Tele2 has been listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm since 1996. In 2010, Tele2 had net sales of SEK 40.2 billion and reported an operating profit (EBITDA) of SEK 10.3 billion

http://www.tele2.com/

Modern Times Group MTG AB is a leading international entertainment broadcasting group with the largest geographical broadcast footprint in Europe.

MTG's Viasat Broadcasting is the leading free-TV and pay-TV operator in Scandinavia and the Baltics, and has broadcasting operations in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Russia, Ukraine and Ghana. Viasat's free-TV and pay-TV channels and pay-TV platforms attract a total of 125 million viewers in 31 countries. MTG is the major shareholder in Russia's largest independent television broadcaster (CTC Media - Nasdaq: CTCM), and the number one commercial radio operator and internet retailer of entertainment products in the Nordic region.

Modern Times Group MTG AB class A and B shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm's Large Cap market ('MTGA' and 'MTGB').

http://www.mtg.se/

Transcom is a leading global Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) provider, delivering cost-effective solutions while optimising efficiency and quality to Clients. Along with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Credit Management Services (CMS) solutions, Transcom also provides CRM consulting, translation and interpretation, and legal services.

Transcom's global footprint is one of the largest in the industry, with 75 service centers in 29 countries worldwide.

Services include customer acquisition, development & retention; customer care & technical support; market research; credit collection; debt purchase; consulting; translation & interpretation; and legal services, among many others.

http://www.transcom-worldwide.com

Metro is one of the largest international free daily newspaper published in over 100 cities, in 19 countries, on 4 continents and is read by over 17 million people every day.

The newspaper has over 55 editions in 19 countries and is published in 15 languages around the world with operations in Latin and South America, in the US, Europe and Asia.

Metro International S.A is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

http://www.metro.lu/

Black Earth Farming is a leading farming company operating in Russia.

It acquires, owns and cultivates agricultural land primarily in the fertile Black Earth region in southwest Russia. The company has gained a strong market position in the Kursk, Tambov, Lipetsk, Samara, Voronezh and Ryazan areas, controlling about 325,000 hectares of which about 69,000 hectares are under full ownership. Black Earth Farming will continue to acquire farmland in order to draw full benefits of economies of scale in its operations.

An initial public offering of the company was made in December 2007. The shares are listed on the First North Exchange in Sweden. Kinnevik holds 20,9% of the equity and the votes in the company.

http://blackearthfarming.com/

Kinnevik develops operating companies and manages a portfolio of long-term investments in a selected number of listed companies

Investment AB Kinnevik was established in 1936 as an investment company.  The company's objective is to increase shareholder value, primarily through net asset value growth. The Parent Company manages a portfolio of investments focused around three comprehensive business areas; Major Listed Holdings which includes Millicom International Cellular, Tele2, Modern Times Group MTG, Metro International and Transcom WorldWide, Major Unlisted Holdings which includes the cartonboard and paper company Korsnäs, and New Ventures which is active in finding new investments in small and mid-sized companies which has a significant growth potential. Kinnevik plays an active role on the Boards of its holdings.

Since 1978, Kinnevik's shares have generated an average effective yield of 16,9 per cent per year through higher share prices and dividends, as well as the value of the offer to subscribe for shares.

http://www.kinnevik.se/en/