Manage shares and shareholders
Keep information about the company's shares, shareholders, and holdings in one place.
Share ledger
Free digital share ledger for unlisted companies
Manage ownership changes, approvals, and historical versions securely in one place.
What is a digital share ledger?
A digital share ledger is the company's statutory register of shares and shareholders, maintained in a digital system rather than in binders or separate spreadsheets.
All Swedish limited companies must maintain a share ledger. For companies whose shares are not registered with a central securities depository, the board is responsible for keeping and preserving the share ledger and making it available as required by the Swedish Companies Act. It must contain information about the company's shares, shareholders, and share classes.
A cap table or ownership list can provide a useful overview of ownership, but it does not necessarily contain all the information required in a share ledger.
Skip clunky spreadsheets. Get real control.
When an ownership change is registered in Kvanta, it follows a clear workflow. The share ledger, ownership view, and history stay together, without requiring the same information to be updated across multiple files.
How to maintain your share ledger digitally with Kvanta
Register ownership changes
Document transfers, new share issues, and other events that change ownership.
Review and approve
Let authorized people review changes before a new version of the share ledger is published.
Export and share
Produce an up-to-date share ledger for the board, auditors, or legal advisors.
Track how ownership changes over time
Historical versions of the share ledger are saved automatically, allowing you to return to a specific point in time and see what ownership looked like. Ideal for due diligence or when auditors, investors, or the board need an earlier ownership view.
Digital share ledger or spreadsheet?
A share ledger can be maintained in a spreadsheet, provided that the legal requirements are met. The main difference lies in how changes, history, access, and control are handled in day-to-day work.
| Area | Spreadsheets and files | Kvanta |
|---|---|---|
| Updates | Information is updated manually | Ownership changes are managed in one structured workflow |
| Version history | Previous versions must be saved separately | Historical versions are saved automatically |
| Review | Approvals are managed outside the file | Review and approval take place in Kvanta |
| Access | Files are sent and shared | Authorized people receive access to the share ledger and relevant ownership information |
Built for control and traceability
Ownership data requires clear permissions and controlled changes. With BankID, approval workflows, and traceable history, Kvanta makes it easier to see who did what and how a change was handled.
BankID
Securely identify users and approvers with BankID.
Permissions and approval policy
The company decides who may review and approve changes.
Traceable history
Events, approvals, and previous versions remain available for review.
Frequently asked questions about digital share ledgers
Is a digital share ledger valid?
Yes. The Swedish Companies Act permits a share ledger to be maintained digitally. What matters is that it contains the required information and is kept, preserved, and made available in accordance with the law.
Who is responsible for the share ledger?
For companies whose shares are not registered with a central securities depository, the board is responsible for keeping and preserving the share ledger and making it available. A digital tool such as Kvanta does not change the board's legal responsibility.
How much does Kvanta cost?
Kvanta is free to use.
Can I import an existing share ledger?
Yes. If your share ledger is held with NVR, eAktiebok, or a similar service, an Excel export is usually sufficient, and we will help you import it into Kvanta. If the source material consists of several documents and files, we can also help reconstruct the share ledger for a fee.
Can auditors and legal advisors be given access?
Yes. Auditors and advisors can be invited as company administrators. You can also share specific views, such as the ownership history or the share ledger as it appeared on a particular date.
How are previous versions handled?
Previous versions are saved automatically, allowing you to go back and track how ownership has changed over time.
Learn more about share ledgers
What is a share ledger?
What a Swedish share ledger is, why limited companies need one, and who is responsible for its accuracy.
What must a Swedish share ledger contain?
The required entries in a Swedish limited company's share ledger, scoped to companies that are not depository companies.
Who is responsible for the share ledger, and is it public?
Board responsibility and what access to a Swedish share ledger means in practice for non-depository companies.
Get started with a digital share ledger
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