Altor acquires minority stake in Swedish fashion house Toteme

Founded by Kling and Lindman in 2014 in New York City, Totême is a fast-growing fashion label in the modern luxury universe, widely known for iconic uniforms. The company is headquartered in Stockholm with a strong Swedish heritage but with a true global presence. Sales are evenly split between Asia, North America and Europe, with a predominantly online presence via its own web shop and online retailers. The company has grown rapidly and reached sales of ca SEK 350m.

Kling and Lindman will continue in their current roles as creative director and brand director with the company. “Ever since the start, we’ve had a clear sense of who we are and where we’re going,” say Totême’s founders. “It was important for us to find the right partner for the next chapter in our global growth journey, without compromising our brand values. We firmly believe that Altor’s extensive experience in relation to technology, e-commerce and sustainability in key markets will strengthen our business, and we are looking forward to achieving the next phase of our journey at Totême with Altor.”

Altor has a track record of partnering with founder-led consumer brands to successfully support these companies on their international growth journeys. “We are very impressed by what Totême, the management team and the employees have achieved to date. Totême has been built to a global fashion brand focused on high quality products and slow fashion consumerism”, says Stefan Linder, partner at Altor, “We are excited to partner with the visionary founders, Elin Kling and Karl Lindman, and the CEO Johanna Andersson to support their vision of developing a world class luxury fashion house”.

Since inception, the family of Altor funds has raised some €8.3 billion in total commitments. The funds have invested in excess of €5 billion in more than 75 companies. The investments have been made in medium sized predominantly Nordic companies with the aim to create value through growth initiatives and operational improvements. Among current and past investments are Aarke, Dustin, Helly Hansen, RevolutionRace and Rossignol.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RKS)