List of Companies of Sweden - Former, Merged and Acquired Companies

Former, Merged and Acquired Companies

  • Astra (merged into AstraZeneca)
  • ASEA (merged into Asea Brown Boveri)
  • AGA (acquired by Linde AG)
  • Biacore (acquired by GE Healthcare)
  • Bofors (acquired by Saab)
  • Datasaab (former part of Saab)
  • Digital Illustions Creative Entertainment (DICE) (acquired by Electronic Arts)
  • Flexlink (acquired by ABN Amro)
  • Föreningsbanken (merged into Swedbank)
  • Göinge Mekaniska AB (merged into Skanska)
  • IKEA (now seated in The Netherlands)
  • Jens of Sweden (now bankrupt)
  • Linjeflyg (acquired by SAS)
  • Luxor (acquired by Nokia)
  • MySQL AB (acquired by Sun microsystems)
  • Nobel Industries (merged into Akzo Nobel)
  • NOHAB (bankrupt 1979, spin-offs: Volvo Aero )
  • Nordbanken (merged into Nordea)
  • Pharmacia (merged into Amersham Pharmacia Biotech and Pharmacia & Upjohn)
  • Amersham Pharmacia Biotech (merged into Amersham Biosciences)
  • Amersham Biosciences (acquired by GE Healthcare)
  • Pharmacia & Upjohn (merged into Pharmacia Inc.)
  • Pharmacia Inc. (acquired by Pfizer)
  • Saab Automobile (acquired by General Motors, later Spyker Cars, later bankrupt)
  • Skandinaviska Banken (merged into SEB)
  • Stockholms Enskilda Bank (merged into SEB)
  • Stockholm Stock Exchange (acquired by OM AB)
  • Telia (merged into Telia Sonera)
  • Vabis (acquired by Scania)
  • Volvo Cars (acquired by Geely Automobile)

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