Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Mr Borg joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in 2013 to lead the firms activities in the Nordic region working with private equity origination, deal execution and value creation in portfolio companies. Over the last ten years he has been involved in transactions totaling a combined Enterprise Value of more than $13bn. Recent board directorships include the Boards of Ambea AB (publ.), Mehilainen Oy, Visma AS, and as Chairman of the Välinge Group AB.

Examples of larger transactions over the last couple of years include: Soderberg & Partners, Sandvik Hyperion, Bluegarden, Valinge Group, Mediverkko, GoExcellent, Hurtigruten, Hilding Anders, Economics, Mainio Vire, Solhaga Gruppen, Aleris Omsorg, IPO of Ambea AB on Nasdaq Stockholm, Mehilainen, Azets, and Visma AS. The latter (Visma AS) was the largest European software buyout in history and "Mergermarket deal of the year" in 2017. In addition, he has been involved in over 100 smaller add-on acquisitions as part of buy-and-build strategies.

Before joining KKR, Mr Borg was a Partner at TDR Capital, a European Private Equity firm, working both with M&A / deal generation and directly with value creation initiatives at TDR’s portfolio companies. Prior to TDR, he worked at the food and wellness giant; Nestlé, where he led the Strategic Planning Unit at the corporate HQ in Switzerland. Earlier experience includes strategy consulting and M&A advise at Bain & Company and Applied Value in New York and Stockholm.

Examples of specific industry experience include; consumer goods/FMCG and retail, healthcare and care services, flooring and furniture production, leasing and rental equipment, SaaS and software development, IP and patent management, and leisure / hospitality.

Mr Borg is a Swedish national and holds an M.Sc in Physics from Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden).