- Koenigsegg could go public as it looks to fund its planned expansion.
- The Swedish hypercar maker has grown from 150 employees to 850 since 2020.
- Koenigsegg sold a 6% share to Chieftain Capital Management in 2024.
If you want to own a brand-new Koenigsegg, you’ll need to part ways with at least $2 million, meaning the closest mere mortals like ourselves will get to owning one is a scale model. That dynamic could change slightly, though perhaps not in the way enthusiasts might hope.
It’s been revealed that the Swedish hypercar manufacturer is laying the groundwork to go public, and while this won’t bring the company’s models within reach of the general public, it would allow investors to own a small slice of Koenigsegg.
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Bloomberg reports that Christian von Koenigsegg and his wife, Halldora, the firm’s chief operating officer, converted Koenigsegg into a public limited company in 2025. In 2024, they sold 6 percent of the company to Chieftain Capital Management for €50 million ($57 million), bringing on board their first institutional investor. Investment bankers are also said to have been spotted at the firm’s headquarters over the past year.
In addition, Koenigsegg recently hired Johan Ekdahl as its new chief financial officer, who previously served as Volvo’s CFO. In addition, Volvo’s head of legal finance, Rosmarie Söderbom, is now Koenigsegg’s general counsel. Both Ekdahl and Söderbom played important roles in Volvo going public in 2021.
Business Is Booming
Koenigsegg has expanded rapidly since 2020, growing from 150 employees to 850, thanks in part to a surge in demand for multi-million-dollar hypercars. It has more than 400 cars on order and has expanded its plant, hoping to build up to 200 cars annually within the next few years. Going public would allow them to raise funding for further expansion and potentially more affordable models.
It shouldn’t be hard to find new investors in Koenigsegg. However, as noted by Bernstein Research analyst Luca Solca, going public may not make much sense for Koenigsegg unless it plans a dramatic increase in production. Becoming publicly traded would also expose the company to much more scrutiny, and that can cause headaches of its own.
