Swedfund International
Gunilla Nilsson has over 25 years of work experience, starting from 1993 until the present. Gunilla currently holds the position of Investment Director, Energy & Climate at Swedfund International AB since November 2008. In this role, they manage the Energy & Climate team and is responsible for financing renewable energy projects and other climate investments. Gunilla has also served as a Board Member at JCM Power and Husk Power Systems since 2018. Prior to joining Swedfund, they worked as a Senior Banker at EBRD from 2003 to 2008. Gunilla began their career as a Vice President at Salomon Brothers, where they gained experience in M&A and corporate transactions. Gunilla also worked as a Researcher at NERA Economic Consulting from 1993 to 1995.
Gunilla Nilsson obtained their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Economics from Swarthmore College, where they attended from 1989 to 1992. Prior to that, they completed their Studentexamen in Natural Sciences at Franska Skolan / École Française in Stockholm from 1982 to 1988.
Swedfund International
Swedfund International AB is a principal investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. The firm does not invest in the Swedish businesses of Swedish companies and in companies that manufacture or sell weapons, tobacco or alcohol. It prefers to invest in seed, start-ups, and mid and late venture in mature and middle marketcompanies. It seeks to provide risk capital in the form of share capital, share options, convertible loans, preference shares, royalty loans, subordinated loans, secured loans, loans, guarantees, and part-financing of leasing agreements. It prefers to invest in emerging markets of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Sweden, as well as the non-European Union countries of Eastern Europe. The firm typically invests between SEK 5 million ($1.33 million) and SEK 100 million ($13.37 million). It seeks to exit its investments between five years and ten years. It does not invest together with private individuals, partnerships, sole trader, or co-operative or similar associations, and does not provide aid in the form of donations, and is also not involved in sponsoring. The firm takes a Board seat in its portfolio companies and seeks to participate in the investment committee for fund investments. The firm is a minority investor and its investments do not exceed one-third of the total investment. Swedfund International AB was founded in 1979 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden with an additional office in Nairobi, Kenya.