This is Aker

Aker ASA is an industrial investment company that exercises active ownership

Aker is synonymous with financial clout and industrial expertise. As an active owner, our goal is to be a strategic powerhouse in the development of robust and valuable operating companies. Aker drives structural processes, executes industrial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and streamlines businesses. These capabilities create value for shareholders, customers, employees, and the society in general.

Aker organizes its business activities in three sectors: Industrial Holdings, financial holdings, and treasury.

■■ Industrial Holdings  comprise Aker’s ownership interests in Aker Solutions, Aker Drilling, Det norske oljeselskap, Aker Clean Carbon, and Aker BioMarine. In each of the operational companies, Aker has an ownership agenda.
■■ Financial Holdings  comprise Converto Capital Management and Aker Asset Management. The two management companies are investment advisors for each of their specialized fund.
■■ Treasury  manages Aker’s financial instruments: interest-bearing receivables, cash, and cash equivalents. These are financial assets of Aker ASA and holding companies in addition to investments in shares and fund interests.


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.

Markets 
Aker’s ownership interests are concentrated on the business sectors: energy, environment, fisheries & marine biotech, and finance. These are key Norwegian industries that are international in scope. Each Aker investment portfolio company is well positioned to benefit from the growing demand for sustainable production of energy and food.
As an active owner, Aker promotes operational improvements, optimal financing, sector structural rationalization, mergers, acquisitions, and sales of business activities. Going forward, Aker’s value creation will be associated with strategic portfolio modifications, improvements at individual companies, share price development, and overall market trends.

Ownership 
Aker was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange on 8 September 2004. As of 31 December 2009, the company had 15,044 shareholders. Aker’s main shareholder is Kjell Inge Røkke, who through his company TRG owns 67.8 percent of Aker stock.