Patrik Tigerschiöld: “It’s a rookie mistake to not focus on having a professional board of directors”

“I have always dreamed about adding a financial leg to Bure,” Patrik Tigerschiöld says as we start the interview over video link. He is no stranger to the asset management industry, having worked for a number of years at SEB Fonder.

Before moving into the story of Atle Investment Management, it is worth taking a step back. Patrik Tigerschiöld was the managing director at investment company Skanditek between 1999 and 2010 and continued as one at Bure when it merged with Skanditek in 2010. He is now the chairman of Bure as well as of Atle Investment Management. Even though neither Skanditek, nor Bure at the time, focused on the asset management industry, both had holdings in the sector. Skanditek owned a significant share in H. Lundén Holding, which managed the Eikos hedge fund, and Bure was part of the acquisition