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12.03.2026

The 70 Percent Rule

Executive Insight | Ægir Thorisson, CPO

There is a number I think every leader should remember.

Research consistently shows that most variation in team engagement is attributable to the manager, not compensation, not office design, not even the strategy deck. The manager.

I remember exactly when that statistic truly landed for me. I was already a CEO at the time, and I realised that if seventy percent of engagement sits with the manager, then it had also been sitting with me.

That insight is both empowering and slightly uncomfortable. Empowering because it confirms that leadership truly matters. Uncomfortable because it removes most of the easy explanations.

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M&A
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M&A
Advania acquires eXspend.
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M&A
Advania acquires Azzure IT - strengthen its Microsoft Dynamics capabilities.
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M&A
Advania acquire Finnish IT-provider Valtti from Adelis Equity Partners.
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With the acquisition of Valtti, Advania will leverage the combined future-ready suite of products and services in Finland to help customers on their digital journey. The acquisition underpins Advania’s ambition to create the preferred IT-services provider in Northern Europe with a holistic offering to their existing and new customers.
M&A
Advania strengthen security offering with acquisition of Painkiller.
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Advania AB will further grow products and services to help customers on their digital journey by joining forces with the highly skilled, Norwegian-based security specialist Painkiller AS.
M&A
Advania acquires the UK based cloud specialist Content+Cloud.
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M&A
Advania announces the acquisition of Visolit.
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Advania announces the acquisition of Visolit to create one of the strongest and fastest growing IT service providers in the Nordics.
M&A
Advania strengthens position in Finland with acquisition of Beveric.
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M&A
Advania grows its business in Denmark - acquires the hosting specialist Genia ApS.
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Advania AB, a leading full-service IT provider in the Nordics Europe, has acquired Genia ApS, a hosting specialist in Denmark.
Financial
Goldman Sachs funds to acquire a majority stake in Advania.
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Funds managed by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division are to acquire a majority of the shares in Advania AB, alongside management, VIA Equity and other reinvesting shareholders. New owners aim to accelerate Advania’s growth both organically and through acquisitions.
M&A
Advania invests in northern Sweden and acquires Hi5.
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