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Proventus

Proventus is a privately held Swedish investment company founded in 1980 by Robert Weil. It was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange from 1982 until 1995. Proventus currently holds shares in companies such as BRIO AB, o2 Produktion AB, J. Lindeberg AB, Nordic Broadcasting Oy, Artek Oy and Tom Dixon. It has previously held shares in companies such as Aritmos, Götabanken, MTV3, Orrefors Kosta Boda, Puma, TV4 and Upsala-Ekeby. Apart from the investment operations, Proventus is also engaged in the arts through the cultural institutions Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall and the Jewish Theatre in Stockholm.

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Proventus is a privately held Swedish investment company founded in 1980 by Robert Weil. It was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange from 1982 until 1995. Proventus currently holds shares in companies such as BRIO AB, o2 Produktion AB, J. Lindeberg AB, Nordic Broadcasting Oy, Artek Oy and Tom Dixon. It has previously held shares in companies such as Aritmos, Götabanken, MTV3, Orrefors Kosta Boda, Puma, TV4 and Upsala-Ekeby. Apart from the investment operations, Proventus is also engaged in the arts through the cultural institutions Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall and the Jewish Theatre in Stockholm.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372826135

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