AKO Capital Company Profile

Founded in 2005 by Nicolai Tangen, AKO Capital is one of Europe’s leading investment partnerships. AKO believes that the best way to create strong risk-adjusted return over time is to own the best assets for the long term. Through a rigorous and proprietary bottom-up investment process they aim to build a portfolio that combines excellent economic characteristics and great management. AKO has a long-term investor base that includes many of the world’s leading endowments and charitable foundations.
AKO believes that:
• Long-term thinking is critical to their success. When investing in great companies the best outcome is achieved by having a long investment horizon.
• Any long-term relationship must be based on full transparency. AKO is open to their investors about what they do, why and what the outcome is – good or bad.
• Commitment to people is key to success as the strength of the results in the long run will reflect the strength of the team.
• Continuous improvement is crucial for the firm to continue to deliver strong results.
• Only by consistently dealing fairly with all their stakeholders can the companies safeguard high returns over time. Therefore, to best serve the interests of their clients, integrating ESG factors is a key element of AKO’s investment approach.