{"id":15,"date":"2025-09-08T12:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gavia.se\/en\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-10-07T13:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:39:34","slug":"welcome-to-gavia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gavia.se\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Gavia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1630705326\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-207422002\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y25 md-y25 lg-y25 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h1>Responsible ownership<br \/>\nthrough the development of businesses and people<br \/>\n<\/h1>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-207422002 {\n  width: 96%;\n}\n#text-box-207422002 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-207422002 {\n    width: 79%;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #text-box-207422002 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1630705326 {\n  padding-top: 604px;\n}\n#banner-1630705326 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/gavia.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/denna-043A1530-scaled-1.jpg);\n}\n#banner-1630705326 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.442);\n}\n#banner-1630705326 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#banner-1630705326 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-1630705326 {\n    padding-top: 840px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-191602337\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-387094856\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-11\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-1861557480\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1976228309\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1855569130\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1855569130 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3106987313\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>About Gavia<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3106987313 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Gavia is a family-owned investment company that, through long-term and active ownership, develops companies across multiple industries. Today, our largest holdings are in construction and real estate, greenhouse cultivation and sales of fresh herbs, as well as financial services. We invest in people and growth. We contribute with networks, industrial and financial expertise, and long-term financing to our companies. We believe the entrepreneur is the one who creates lasting value in a business. That is why it is important to us that the entrepreneur wants to remain working with us as owners.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-174609185\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-174609185 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1242531425\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-578698972\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gavia.se\/en\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button secondary lowercase btn_start1\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>Contact<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1976228309 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1976228309 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 30px 30px 30px 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-387094856 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 25px 0px 30px 0px;\n  margin: -280px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-387094856 > .col-inner {\n    margin: -280px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-191602337 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(230, 248, 243);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1754426950\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-244563682\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-244563682 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-equal\"  id=\"row-602875365\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-721935492\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#193737;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-2095159507\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2095159507 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-765907336\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1514629662\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2092891371\" class=\"text alt_h3\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Welcome to the next generation of family business<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2092891371 {\n  color: #82f0c3;\n}\n#text-2092891371 > * {\n  color: #82f0c3;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-2099991428\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2099991428 {\n  padding-top: 45px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-2099991428 {\n    padding-top: 318px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1924453329\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-666247351\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gavia.se\/en\/our-companies\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button secondary is-link lowercase btn_start\"  >\n    <span>Our portfolio companies<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-666247351 > .col-inner {\n  margin: -44px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-721935492 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-721935492 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 80px 0px 60px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-416062415\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-2124672203\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-2124672203 {\n  padding-top: 496px;\n}\n#banner-2124672203 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/gavia.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/043A0027-2-scaled-1.jpg);\n}\n#banner-2124672203 .bg {\n  background-position: 64% 56%;\n}\n#banner-2124672203 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#banner-2124672203 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-2124672203 {\n    padding-top: 651px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1754426950 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n#section_1754426950 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_1754426950 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1097274735\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1295557636\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1295557636 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\"  id=\"row-757372975\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1314348471\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3207349266\" class=\"text alt_title\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Vision<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>\u201cThe next generation of family business.\u201d Our vision is to be the next generation of family business in two ways: firstly, by being long-term\u2014we plan for future generations when we invest and conduct business. Secondly, by contributing with businesses and supporting ideas that make the world better, more enjoyable, more interesting, more sustainable, and more developed for the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1249801022\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1517920769\" class=\"text alt_title\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Mission<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>\u201cResponsible ownership through the development of businesses and people.\u201d Our mission is to build long-term business relationships to develop profitable growth companies together with entrepreneurs and management teams. We aim to be a responsible owner that works for the company\u2019s long-term continuity and growth. We are deeply interested in the people behind the businesses, and for us it is equally important that individuals grow, since we believe that is a prerequisite for developing companies.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1014159667\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3462567547\" class=\"text alt_title\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Why invest?<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>We enjoy new business ideas and are driven by creating the best possible conditions for profitability and growth together with skilled entrepreneurs. Our passion is to develop organizations and companies to reach their full potential. We are inspired by innovation that drives change and want to contribute to promoting business and entrepreneurship. In addition, we see strong opportunities for solid returns and a positive societal impact through capitalizing companies.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-250502672\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-250502672 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1097274735 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 225, 215);\n}\n#section_1097274735 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_1097274735 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_114065438\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-equal\"  id=\"row-817768371\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1405103141\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-1137999824\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1563685056\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-587896864\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-587896864 {\n  padding-top: 315px;\n}\n#banner-587896864 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/gavia.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/monika-grabkowska-rICRgergpIc-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg);\n}\n#banner-587896864 .bg {\n  background-position: 1% 14%;\n}\n#banner-587896864 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#banner-587896864 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-587896864 {\n    padding-top: 625px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-690589611\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(230, 248, 243);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-869838639\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1312720197\" class=\"col medium-10 small-10 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-907290984\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-907290984 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-4029264612\" class=\"text alt_h3\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>A family business that started in the food industry in the 1940s<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-2107236586\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2107236586 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-2107236586 {\n    padding-top: 134px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1312720197 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1312720197 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 101px 0px 45px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-1970432989\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1793884206\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gavia.se\/en\/our-community-engagement\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button primary is-link lowercase btn_samhall\"  >\n    <span>Our community engagement<\/span>\n  <i class=\"icon-checkmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1793884206 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1793884206 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 0px 45px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-690589611 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-842281013\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#193737;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1802503688\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-346828024\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-2010778685\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2010778685 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2699423743\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Our history<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2699423743 {\n  color: #82f0c3;\n}\n#text-2699423743 > * {\n  color: #82f0c3;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-689288030\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-689288030 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2716056329\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Today, Gavia is an investment company, but it originates from a family business that began in the food industry in the 1940s.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2716056329 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-2716056329 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1904845810\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1904845810 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3262185199\" class=\"text front_historia\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"alt_title_historia\">Nordfalks<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3262185199 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-3262185199 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-381228283\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1123597018\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-4261202305\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>In the 1940s, Armin Mattsson and his colleague Hugo Lundgren purchased a small spice factory in Gothenburg called Nordfalks and established a limited company. Nordfalks AB invested in modern machinery, streamlined production, and began a close collaboration with ICA, which quickly became a major customer. Nordfalks grew year after year and eventually became the leading spice company in Sweden.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4261202305 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-4261202305 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1123597018 > .col-inner {\n  margin: -20px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-2958208102\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"alt_title_historia\">Santa Maria<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2958208102 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-2958208102 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1656367423\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-422967126\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-167201872\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>In 1968, Armin\u2019s son Lars-Olof Mattsson took over and for many years led the company\u2019s expansive development. In 1989, he expanded the market to include all retail chains across Scandinavia, and in the 1990s the expansion continued into Europe. Of all the milestones during these years, the launch of Santa Maria Tex Mex was the most important. 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