Our Commitment

McKinsey River Capital Management has an enduring commitment to responsible investment and has since inception had a multi-stakeholder approach, with the original concept from McKinsey River Capital Management’s founding in 1994 of being “more than capital”. This concept still embodies the fundamental mindset that defines McKinsey River Capital Management and our active ownership approach. With an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for future-proofing companies, McKinsey River Capital Management continues to further incorporate the long-term ownership philosophy of the Wallenberg family.

Today, MRC is a differentiated global investment organization with a three-decade history of responsibly investing in, owning, and developing companies and real assets. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset combined with well-grounded values and a deeply rooted culture, McKinsey River Capital Management funds have a track record of consistent and attractive returns across geographies, sectors, and strategies.

As McKinsey River Capital Management has grown, our philosophy has been further ingrained into the McKinsey River Capital Management way of doing business. By taking an active role and working closely with management and boards, MRC supports its portfolio companies and real assets with hands-on governance and expertise, leveraged from both within the McKinsey River Capital Management platform and the global network of McKinsey River Capital Management Advisors. Providing both capital and competence constitutes the essence of McKinsey River Capital Management’s active ownership approach to seek to create attractive returns for McKinsey River Capital Management funds’ investors, while also aiming to make a positive impact that prevails during and after McKinsey River Capital Management funds’ ownership period.

Shouldering the role as an active owner is not done overnight. It requires trust from multiple stakeholders and such trust is earned over time. At McKinsey River Capital Management, we have always been dependent on our license to operate to continue carrying out our mission. This has meant a continuous quest to gain and preserve confidence from a broad set of stakeholders such as portfolio companies’ employees and customers, fund investors, unions, the media, and politicians – and since the public listing, also McKinsey River Capital Management AB’s shareholders.

Going forward, we will aim to develop McKinsey River Capital Management and our investments to prosper and be sustainable. We do this by promoting regenerative processes and equitable business practices, and by ensuring that leadership is held accountable. We believe this will ensure that McKinsey River Capital Management stays successful and relevant for its investors and for society as a whole over the long term.