- Business
- OEM International AB (publ) is a Sweden-based holding company specializing in the distribution of industrial components and systems to original equipment manufacturers, installation companies, wholesalers, and retailers primarily in the manufacturing sector. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Tranas, Sweden, the company operates 34 business units across 15 countries in Europe, including Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, and the Czech Republic. It sources over 60,000 products from more than 400 suppliers, mainly in Europe, the United States, and Asia, focusing on customized solutions for automation, electronics, electrical equipment, and mechanical systems; core offerings encompass electrical components, flow technology including pumps and valves, motors, transmissions, brakes, bearings, seals, couplings, appliance components, lighting, batteries, slide bearings, cast bronze components, locks, rails, fittings, and complete production systems supplied through subsidiaries such as OEM Automatic, OEM Electronics, OEM Motor, Svenska Batteripoolen, Elektro Elco, ATC Tape Converting, Ingemar Liljenberg, Unit-Pump, Lagermetall, Vierpool, Demesne Electrical, and Nexa Trading. In April 2025, OEM International acquired Vierpool BV, a Dutch distributor of automation components with annual turnover of SEK 120 million serving machine builders and system integrators, to broaden its product range and customer base in the Netherlands; recent prior acquisitions within the last two years include Ingemar Liljenberg AB (December 2023, SEK 62 million turnover in custom components and fittings), Unit-Pump A/S (November 2023, pumps and seals integrated into OEM Automatic Klitsø), and Lagermetall AB (October 2023, SEK 104 million turnover in slide bearings and cast bronze); additionally, in November 2024, EQT X proposed a SEK 15.3 billion acquisition of the company at SEK 110 per share, with the offer completed and settlement beginning around March 2025.