Innovation through generations

Aker ASA represents active ownership and long traditions.

Aker ASA is an industrial investment company which exercises active ownership in leading companies. People create Aker. Ever since Aker was established in 1841, innovation and commitment have driven us. Several Aker companies have roots that date back to the 1700s – to the industrial revolution in Great Britain and the Nordic countries.

As of 1 January 2010, Aker is the largest owner in 6 stock-exchange-listed companies. The companies have a total of 25 400 employees working in more than 30 countries and had NOK 61 billion in 2009 revenues. The total market capitalization of exchange-listed companies was NOK 38 billion as of 31 December 2009.