Systecon Joins Forces with Software Investor Monterro to Accelerate Market Expansion in Aerospace and Defense
9 April 2025
Stockholm, 9th April 2025 – Monterro, the leading growth investor in Nordic B2B software companies, has acquired a majority share in Systecon, a global software company head quartered in Stockholm that specializes in life cycle management and optimization within aerospace and defense.
Systecon Empowers Aerospace and Defense Leaders with Data-driven Decision-making
Systecon’s Opus Suite software helps leaders in aerospace, defense, and other industries such as transportation and renewables make smarter decisions about how to design, deploy, operate, and maintain advanced technical systems.
Founded in 1970, Systecon has established itself as a global leader in decision support software for aerospace and defense. Its Opus Suite product portfolio offers broad capabilities for modelling, optimizing and simulating performance, availability and costs of advanced technical systems during their entire lifecycle. Systecon’s products enable data-driven decisions to optimize design and support systems ensuring asset readiness, cost-effective maintenance and operation.
Systecon is the industry standard for analysis-driven lifecycle management and decision-support, with the majority of defense forces within NATO and leading OEMs including Airbus, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Saab and Thales already using Systecon’s solutions to improve mission readiness and cost efficiency.
Strengthening Systecon’s Growth and Global Expansion
Systecon is a true industry leader with a strong reputation in aerospace and defense. Their deep expertise, combined with a highly specialized software offering in a growing market makes them an ideal fit for our portfolio. We see significant potential to help scale the company further
Martin Henricson
Managing Director at Monterro and incoming Chairman of the Board at Systecon
Systecon is proud to have found the ideal partner to drive the future development of our company, securing our ability to create long-term value for customers worldwide. As global defense demands grow and technological advancements accelerate, this partnership enhances our capacity to deliver industry-leading solutions. With Monterro as the majority owner, Systecon is well-positioned to further help strengthen mission readiness, cost-efficiency, and fast capability growth for defense—ensuring our customers stay ahead in an era of rapid change,
Tomas Eriksson
Outgoing Chairman of the Board of Directors, Systecon Group
Monterro Supports with Business Development for Continued Growth and Innovation
The partnership with Monterro will enable the company to accelerate its impact, increase market expansion, support increased investment in R&D, and further strengthen its value proposition for aerospace and defense.
Monterro will provide strategic and operational support to drive long-term growth, leveraging its extensive experience in scaling B2B software companies.
Systecon’s new Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Anders Carlsson as the company’s CEO, effective immediately. Anders, who has been serving as Interim CEO for some time, brings extensive expertise in lifecycle management and the global defense industry. The Board is confident that under his direction, the company will continue to deliver on its growth strategy and strengthen its position as a leader in global lifecycle management solutions.
I’m excited to lead Systecon into this next phase alongside Monterro,” says Anders Carlsson, CEO of Systecon. “Their deep expertise in scaling B2B software companies will be invaluable as we expand our global footprint and enhance our technology offerings.
Anders Carlsson
CEO, Systecon
For further information, please contact:
Martin Henricson, Managing Director at Monterro and incoming Chairman of the Board at Systecon
Phone +46 (0)70 995 08 73 | martin.henricson@monterro.com
Anders Carlsson, CEO of Systecon Group
Phone: +46 (0)76 526 26 69 | anders.carlsson@systecongroup.com
About Systecon
Systecon is a global leader in analysis-driven Life Cycle Management (LCM), providing advanced software and services for optimizing system cost, performance, and readiness. Since 1970, we have supported organizations worldwide with cutting-edge solutions for modelling, simulation, and cost analysis. Our world-leading Opus Suite helps users predict and optimize the impact of decisions on system performance and costs throughout the entire life cycle. Trusted by the majority of defense forces within NATO and allies, we serve aerospace and defense, enhancing operational readiness and cost efficiency.
Learn more at systecongroup.com
About Monterro
Monterro was founded in 2012 and is the leading B2B software investor in the Nordics. Its mission is to turn Nordic software companies into market leaders. With operational experience from successfully developing and running companies in achieving international success – such as Pointsec, Episerver, Orc Software, Lime, and Outpost24 – Monterro actively supports its portfolio companies in all aspects of growth. A substantial part (25%) of the fund’s capital comes from Monterro’s founders and employees. Monterro is headquartered in Stockholm with offices in Oslo, Copenhagen, Munich, and Scandinavian Software Park, a software development center in Hanoi. monterro.com