What Bagger-Sørensen & Co. does

Bagger-Sørensen & Co. A/S is a privately held, family-owned holding and investment company headquartered at Tabletvej 1, 7100 Vejle, Denmark, owned by the fourth generation of the Bagger-Sørensen family (brothers Steen and Claus Bagger-Sørensen, alongside the Bagger-Sørensen Fonden). Founded in 1915 as Vejle Caramel and Tablet factory, the firm built and sold iconic Scandinavian chewing gum brands — DANDY, STIMOROL, V6, and Dirol — exiting the consumer products business to Cadbury Schweppes in 2002 and completing a full exit from Fertin Pharma via Philip Morris in 2021.

The company now operates as the family's investment vehicle and family office. Its portfolio spans long-term listed securities, private equity funds, infrastructure funds, real estate development (through Bagger-Sørensen Real Estate A/S and Vecata Ejendomme A/S, including the DANDY Business Park in Vejle), direct growth equity in SMEs (through Bagger-Sørensen Equity A/S, established 2020), and venture investments in life science, IT, and technology (via Vecata Invest, merged into the parent in 2022). A residual minority interest in Gumlink A/S (joint venture with Yildiz Holding of Turkey since 2009) remains. The Bagger-Sørensen Fonden complements the operating entities by awarding annual research grants.

Revenue is generated entirely through investment returns — dividends, interest, capital gains, and exits — rather than the sale of products or services. With 11–50 employees and no external institutional investors, Bagger-Sørensen functions as a single-family office executing a multi-asset class strategy under patient, family-controlled capital, supported by an experienced board with backgrounds in private equity, law, and corporate finance.

Name

Bagger-Sørensen & Co.

Legal name

Bagger-Sørensen & Co. A/S

Website

https://baggersorensen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bagger-Sørensen & Co. A/S is a privately held, fourth-generation Danish family office headquartered in Vejle that invests the Bagger-Sørensen family's capital across listed securities, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, SME growth equity, and venture (life science, IT, technology).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Office / Investment Holding

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (551), Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Platforms & Wrap Programs for Private Clients (Model Portfolios, UMA/SMAs) (FSAAABAM)

Keywords

• Family office services
• Private equity investment
• Real estate development
• SME equity investment
• Venture capital

Headquarters

HQ city

Vejle

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns and Capital Appreciation: As a family office and holding company, Bagger-Sørensen generates returns through long-term investments in listed securities, private equity, infrastructure funds, real estate development, and equity investments in small and medium enterprises with growth potential. Revenue is derived from dividends, interest, capital gains, and investment exits.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bagger-Sørensen & Co. A/S is a family-owned holding and investment company founded in 1915 in Vejle, Denmark. After divesting its original chewing-gum business (DANDY, STIMOROL, V6, Dirol), it converted into a fourth-generation family office that manages an investment portfolio spanning listed securities, private equity, infrastructure funds, real estate development, SME equity, and venture investments in life science, IT, and technology. The group executes its strategy through subsidiaries including Bagger-Sørensen Real Estate A/S, Bagger-Sørensen Equity A/S, Vecata Ejendomme A/S, Vecata Invest A/S (merged 2022), Bagger-Sørensen Fonden, and DANDY Business Park.

Product overview

Bagger-Sørensen & Co. A/S is a unified family office and holding company, not a platform-plus-modules product. The portfolio consists of investment vehicles and subsidiaries: Bagger-Sørensen Real Estate A/S handles property development (directly and via Vecata Ejendomme A/S); Bagger-Sørensen Equity A/S invests in SMEs with growth potential; Vecata Invest A/S manages venture investments in life science, IT, and technology; the Bagger-Sørensen Fonden distributes annual research awards; and DANDY Business Park provides commercial real estate. The holding company itself serves as the central family office managing long-term investments in listed securities, private equity, and infrastructure funds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STIMOROL: Chewing gum brand formerly owned by DANDY, sold to Cadbury Schweppes in 2002
• V6
• Dirol
• DANDY
• Bagger-Sørensen Equity A/S
• Bagger-Sørensen Real Estate A/S
• Dandy Business Park

Products and services

• Bagger-Sørensen Real Estate A/S Wholly-owned subsidiary that executes the group's real estate investment and property development activities.
• Bagger-Sørensen Equity A/S Wholly-owned subsidiary focused on SME equity investments and active ownership in small and mid-sized Danish companies.
• Vecata Ejendomme A/S Property investment subsidiary of the Bagger-Sørensen group, focused on real estate ownership in Denmark; merged with Vecata Invest A/S in 2022.
• DANDY Business Park Business park operated within the Bagger-Sørensen group, providing commercial property space for tenants.
• Bagger-Sørensen Fonden Foundation within the Bagger-Sørensen group overseeing charitable activities associated with the owning family.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Yildiz Holding (Turkey)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Gumlink A/S (the chewing gum production company) entered into a joint venture with Yildiz Holding of Turkey in 2009. Production was transferred to Turkey. Bagger-Sørensen retains a minority stake in the Turkish joint venture.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kirkbi A/S: Danish family-owned holding and investment company of the Kirk Kristiansen family (LEGO). Operates a multi-asset mandate spanning listed securities, real estate, renewable energy, and private equity — directly comparable in structure, geography, and generational profile to Bagger-Sørensen & Co. A/S.
• Lind Invest: Danish family-controlled investment company of the Lind family. Invests in listed equities, private equity, and real assets — closely comparable in size, structure, and multi-asset approach to Bagger-Sørensen & Co. A/S.
• Novo Holdings: Danish holding and investment company of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Runs a multi-asset strategy including controlling stakes, growth equity, venture, and real assets — directly comparable as a Danish multi-asset investor with a long-term ownership mandate.
• Kirk Kapital: Danish family-owned investment company associated with the LEGO-brand Kirk Kristiansen family. Invests across listed equities, private equity, and real estate — directly comparable as a Danish family investment vehicle of similar size profile to Bagger-Sørensen & Co. A/S.
• Chr. Augustinus Fabrik-er: Danish industrial foundation and investment company that historically held Cigarer/C.Scandinavian Tobacco and now invests in financial assets and equities. Comparable as a Danish long-duration holding and investment vehicle.
• Lundbergs: Swedish family-controlled investment company of the Lundberg family. Long-term holder of listed equities and direct real estate — comparable in family-ownership structure and active-shareholder investment style, though operating from Sweden.
• Axel Johnson: Swedish family-owned investment and trading company owned by the Johnson family. Combines operating businesses with financial investments and real estate — directly comparable in family-controlled multi-activity structure, with Swedish rather than Danish geography.

Broad incumbents

• A.P. Møller Holding: Danish family-controlled holding and investment company of the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller family. Much larger and broader in scope, but the same family-office-plus-portfolio-investment structure makes it the dominant incumbent benchmark for Bagger-Sørensen & Co. A/S.

Regional players

• Ferd AS: Norwegian family-owned investment company owned by the Andresen family. Combines a listed-securities portfolio with direct ownership of Nordic SMEs via active ownership — closely analogous in mandate, though operating from Norway rather than Denmark.
• Torvald Klaveness: Norwegian family-owned shipping and investment group of the Klaveness family. Diversifies operating shipping exposure with financial investments; comparable as a Norwegian family-controlled multi-asset holding company with adjacent Danish capital-market activity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/baggersorensen

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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