Optionspartner

Name

Optionspartner

Legal name

Optionspartner AB

Website

https://optionspartner.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Advisory Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Equity Compensation & Global Share Plan Administration (BPACAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pricing, Revenue & Commercial Analytics (BPAHALAM)

Keywords

• Stock option advisory
• Incentive program consulting
• Option valuation services
• Qualified personal options
• Executive compensation consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Advisory Services: Consulting fees for designing, documenting, and valuing stock option programs for companies. Services include options valuation, program structuring, contract drafting, and tax advisory. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service engagements rather than recurring subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Optionspartner provides advisory and consulting services for designing, documenting, and valuing stock option incentive programs for Swedish companies, including the structuring of qualified personal options (KPO), growth options, warrants, synthetic options, and RSUs. The firm serves small and medium-sized enterprises as well as listed companies, delivering valuation reports using the Black-Scholes-Merton model and related methodologies. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements, supplemented by free online and Excel-based Black-Scholes calculators that function as marketing tools.

Product overview

Optionspartner is a Swedish consulting firm specializing in stock option incentive programs. The core offering consists of advisory services for designing, documenting, and valuing option programs, complemented by the Optionskalkylator (Black-Scholes Calculator) — available as both an online tool and downloadable Excel spreadsheet. The product portfolio includes various option types: Personaloptioner (stock options), Kvalificerade Personaloptioner (qualified tax-advantaged options), Köpoptioner (call options), Teckningsoptioner (warrants), Syntetiska Optioner (synthetic options), and Tillväxtoptioner (growth options). Additional services include independent option valuation, tax advisory, and educational resources. The company serves both listed and unlisted companies across industries including IT, biotech, and finance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Optionsprogram (Option Programs) Consulting service for designing, documenting, and implementing option-based incentive programs for employees and key personnel at Swedish companies. Includes documentation, valuation, and tax advice for SMEs and listed companies.
• Optionsvärdering (Option Valuation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Net income increase of 84% for employees using growth options vs salary extraction, due to favorable capital gains tax treatment

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered historical, infrastructure and academic collaboration.

• SkatteGruppen ABhistoricalOthers · 1 January 2010Optionspartner Sverige AB was formed in 2010 as a spin-off from SkatteGruppen AB, which focused on advisory services based on high competence in financial instruments, accounting, and taxes. This represents a historical corporate restructuring rather than an active partnership.
• DigitalOceaninfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationDigitalOcean provides cloud hosting infrastructure for Optionspartner's services. DigitalOcean maintains SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 Type II compliance certifications, PCI-DSS SAQ-A validation, and various data center certifications including ISO 27001 and ISO 22301.
• KTH Royal Institute of Technologyacademic collaborationStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration through thesis projects. Students from KTH's School of Financial Mathematics, Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM), and School of Engineering Sciences complete thesis work on option pricing topics including discrete barrier options, volatility estimation, and stock-based incentive programs in Swedish listed companies.
• Lund Universityacademic collaborationStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership through thesis projects. Student Fredrik Brange completed thesis 'Pricing of Discrete Barrier Options with Few Monitoring Points' in 2025.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Sweden: Big 4 firm with a Swedish Reward & Equity Compensation practice covering design, valuation, and tax of share-based incentive plans. Comparable on services but serves a broader client portfolio and competes primarily on enterprise-grade programs.
• Mercer: Global HR and benefits consulting firm offering reward strategy, executive compensation, and equity plan advisory as part of a broader portfolio. Competes for the same Swedish client engagements on the total-rewards dimension of option programs.
• PwC Sweden: Big 4 advisory firm in Sweden offering equity compensation, valuation, and tax advisory as part of a wider People & Organisation and Tax practice. Competes for the same SME option-program engagements but as one of many service lines rather than a specialist focus.
• KPMG Sweden: Big 4 advisory in Sweden with People & Change and Tax practices that include equity compensation and share-plan advisory. Overlaps with Optionspartner on option program design and valuation for Swedish SMEs and listed companies.
• Shareworks by Morgan Stanley (formerly Solium): Global equity plan administration platform owned by Morgan Stanley, providing employee stock plan administration and financial reporting for public and private issuers. Competes more on plan administration than on Swedish tax-specialist advisory.
• Baker Tilly Sweden: Mid-market advisory firm in Sweden with corporate finance and tax practices that include share-based payment valuation and incentive plan support. Comparable to Optionspartner in serving Swedish SMEs on option valuation and tax compliance.
• Computershare: Global transfer agent and employee equity plan services provider, offering plan administration, corporate trust, and communication services to issuers including those with share-based incentive programs. Overlaps with Optionspartner on the administration side of Swedish option programs.

Emerging players

• Carta: US-based equity management platform offering cap table management, valuation (409A), and equity plan administration for private and public companies. Operates as a software-led alternative to Optionspartner's bespoke valuation and design services, with growing European presence.

Direct peers

• Bird & Bird: International law firm with a Nordic practice advising on employee share schemes, equity incentives, and related tax structuring for growth and listed companies. Comparable on the legal/tax design of stock option programs for Swedish and pan-European clients.
• Setterwalls Advokatbyrå: Swedish commercial law firm with a dedicated employment and incentives practice advising on share-based incentive plans, KPO structures, and related tax matters. Direct competitor to Optionspartner for Swedish SME option program advisory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/optionspartner

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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