# Lars Förberg

> Lars Förberg is a startup investor at Danske Bank. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Danske Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danske-bank)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Lars Förberg is a startup investor at Danske Bank. Mr. Lars Einar Förberg co-founded Cevian Capital AB (also known as Amaranth Capital) in 2002 and serves as its Managing Partner. Mr. Förberg serves as Managing Partner of Cevian Capital AG, an investment adviser to the Cevian Capital II G.P. Ltd. From 1997 to 2001, he served as the Chief Investment Officer at Custos AB. He joined AB Custos in 1997.He has Extensive board and investment experience across multiple industries (including financial services) and geographies, in particular with companies managing strategic, operational and organisational change. From 1990 to 1997, he was a Partner and served as an Investment Manager at Nordic Capital. He served as the Chairman of Andvord Tybring-Gjedde ASA. He has been Non-Executive Director of Alent plc since October 31, 2012. He has been a Director of Danske Bank A/S since March 18, 2013. He serves as Director of Cevian Capital AG, Cevian Capital Ltd, and Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) AG. He serves as Member of Nomination Board at Metso Corp. He served as a Director at Panalpina World Transport Holding Ltd. since May 10, 2011. He served as a Director of Intrum Justitia AB from August 17, 2004 to March 31, 2011. He served as a Director of AB Lindex from December 7, 2004 to December 19, 2006. Mr. Förberg holds an M.Sc. degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics, including studies at the University of Michigan. He holds 2nd year of MBA program from University of Michigan, USA in 1990.

## About Danske Bank

VC Fund · Copenhagen, Denmark

Danske Bank is a Nordic universal bank offering a full range of banking services. It was founded 5 October 1871 as Den Danske Landmandsbank, Hypothek- og Vexelbank i Kjøbenhavn (The Danish Farmers' Bank, Mortgage and Exchange Bank of Copenhagen). It is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and is one of the major retail banks in the northernEuropean region with over 5 million retail customers.Danske Bank was number 454 on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2011.

5 contacts available at Danske Bank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Claus Hjorting | Functional Lead, Fintech legal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claus-hjorting |
| David Grundy | Group Head of Blockchain and DLT | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-grundy-6bc8 |
| Frederik Gjessing Vinten | Head of Group Development, Member of the Executive Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederik-gjessing-vinten |
| Jakob Beck Thomsen | SVP, Global Head of Customer Engagement, Wealth Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jakob-beck-thomsen |
| Lars Förberg | Board of Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lars-frberg |

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