Jakob Kinde
Entrepreneur · Merchant Banker · Chairman
Four decades of building businesses, financing companies and backing ambitious ideas.
Profile
Building businesses. Financing ambition.
Jakob Kinde is a Swedish entrepreneur and merchant banker with more than 40 years' experience in corporate finance, investment and business building.
He began his investment-banking career at Samuel Montagu & Co and subsequently held senior positions at Kleinwort Benson, including Head of Nordic Corporate Finance and Head of the Forestry and Paper Sector.
He later founded Libertas Capital and has established, chaired, advised and invested in businesses spanning corporate finance, technology, property, agriculture and renewable energy.
Today his principal business interests are focused on renewable energy, investment and corporate advisory work.
Current Business Involvement
Amber Fusion LimitedRenewable energy and fusion technologyKinde & Co LimitedInvestment and business interestsSavvy Capital / Savvy Capital Nordic ABInvestment and corporate advisorySavvy CapitalSavvy Capital Nordic AB Boustead & Co. Limited / Boustead Consulting LimitedCorporate and strategic advisoryEagle Square Capital LimitedMerchant bankingNordic Biopower ABSustainable energy solutions & energy efficiency
Early life & education
A European outlook, formed early.
Jakob was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1958, the youngest son of artists Kurt Kinde and Ninni Enell.
He grew up between Sweden, Portugal and England before settling in England in his late teens.
Education & credentials
Jakob studied philosophy and economics at University College London and subsequently accountancy and financial accounting.
- B.Sc. (Econ), University College London
- Certified Diploma in Accountancy and Finance
- Member, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
Business career
More than four decades in business and corporate finance.
From corporate finance to retail, property, technology and renewable energy, Jakob’s career spans institution-building and cross-border transactions.
1982-1985
Samuel Montagu & Co
Corporate Finance · London and Stockholm
Jakob began his investment-banking career at Samuel Montagu & Co, now part of HSBC, working in corporate finance in London and Stockholm. In 1985, he was involved with Carnegie Montagu AB, the joint venture between Samuel Montagu and Carnegie Fondkommission.
1983-1987
Fil à Fil
Founder and Managing Director
Alongside his early banking career, Jakob founded the shirt retailer Fil à Fil. The company grew to 12 stores in London, together with franchise stores in Dublin, Glasgow and Brighton. The business was sold to Next plc in 1987.
1987-1999
Kleinwort Benson
Managing Director · Nordic Corporate Finance
Jakob spent more than a decade at Kleinwort Benson, holding senior positions including Head of Nordic Corporate Finance and Head of the Forestry and Paper Sector. His work encompassed equity issues, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate finance transactions across financial services, engineering, technology, renewable energy, forestry and paper.
1988-1995
The Metropolis Property Company
Founder and Managing Director
Jakob founded and led The Metropolis Property Company, a property investment and rental business, until its restructuring and sale in 1995.
1999-2002
NewMedia Investors, NewMedia Spark, EO and AllIPO
Co-founder, Director and CEO
Jakob became a director, shareholder and co-founder of NewMedia Investors and NewMedia Spark, later Spark Ventures. He also co-founded and served as CEO of EO plc, an online platform developed to broaden investor access to technology-company equity offerings, and co-founded AllIPO.
2002-2011
Libertas Capital
Founder, Executive Chairman and Senior Partner
Jakob founded Libertas Capital in 2002 as an investment bank specialising in technology, clean technology and renewable energy. The business developed regulated operations in major international financial centres including London, New York, Los Angeles, Stockholm, Dubai and Hong Kong.
2012-Present
Boustead & Co / Boustead Consulting
Chairman
Jakob has served as Chairman of Boustead Agriculture since 2012 and Chairman of Boustead & Co since 2013. Today, Boustead & Co / Boustead Consulting provides corporate and strategic advisory services to businesses and entrepreneurs.
2017-Present
Amber Fusion
Chairman
Serves as Chairman, providing strategic leadership and guidance on the company's long-term development and growth.
2022-Present
Eagle Square Capital
Chairman
Serves as Chairman, providing senior leadership and strategic oversight across the firm's investment activities.
2024-Present
Savvy Capital
Senior Adviser / Vice Chairman
Provides senior strategic and corporate finance advice, drawing on extensive international investment and leadership experience.
2026-Present
Savvy Capital Nordic
Senior Adviser
Contributes senior advisory expertise to the firm's activities, with a particular focus on strategic perspective and long-term development.
2026-Present
Nordic Biopower
Board Member
Serves on the board, contributing experience in business strategy, investment, and the renewable energy sector.
Across an extensive career, Jakob has completed
over $80bnin diverse corporate finance transactions.
Beyond business
Impact & Other Interests
Det Gamla Göteborg
Jakob is co-founder and editor of Det Gamla Göteborg, established in 2014 to document, preserve and share the history of his native Gothenburg. The project has developed into an extensive online resource for Gothenburg history, attracting approximately 20,000–30,000 unique visitors each month. History remains one of Jakob's principal interests outside business.
Noble Tree Foundation
Jakob co-founded and chaired Noble Tree Foundation, a housing charity supporting vulnerable people in the UK. During its years of operation, Noble Tree grew to own more than 400 properties and provided housing for more than 1,000 vulnerable people. The charity ceased operating in 2024. Jakob remains proud of the homes Noble Tree provided and the people its work helped.
Personal
Born in Sweden and based in London, Jakob maintains close ties with Britain, Sweden/Scandinavia, and the wider European business community.
His interests include history, art, music, entrepreneurship, renewable energy, Christian faith, and the economic and social development of Gothenburg.
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