Ferd Capital is responsible for Ferd’s active ownership in private companies, with these companies operating across a range of industries. The portfolio consists of companies that are either solely owned by Ferd or by Ferd in partnership with others.
Team:
Kristian Eikre
Investment Professional
& Co - Head Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Aibel, Benchmark Holdings, FjordLine
Kristian Eikre,
Hans Jakob Humlevik
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Fürst
Hans Jakob Humlevik
Aibel is a leading service company within the oil, gas and offshore wind industries. Aibel delivers engineering, construction, modification and maintenance solutions.
Team:
Manuel Arbiol
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Elopak, Nilfisk
Manuel Arbiol,
Hans Jakob Humlevik
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Fürst
Hans Jakob Humlevik
Aidian is a Finnish based In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) company that has close to 50 years of experience in developing and manufacturing reliable, fast and easy to use diagnostic tests especially for primary care and clinical laboratories. Aidian’s products address global health issues such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), diabetes and colorectal cancer. Aidian is headquartered in Espoo, Finland, with local offices in 12 different countries and a global presence covering more than 70 countries. Aidian has 300 dedicated employees who want to be in the forefront of creating tools for better healthcare. Ferd owns Aidian together with the Swedish family-owned investment company Nordstjernan.
Team:
Julie Wiese
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Boozt, Fürst, Servi
Julie Wiese
Brav is a global house of brands in the sports and leisure industry with a portfolio of leading brands: Swix, Toko, Lundhags, Ulvang, Helsport and Hard Rocx. Brav’s products are sold in more than 30 countries across the world through both retailers and own channels.
Team:
Danjal Haaland Danjalsson
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Broodstock, Simployer
Danjal Haaland Danjalsson,
Tone Bjørnstad Hanstad
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Benchmark Holdings, Broodstock, FjordLine
Tone Bjørnstad Hanstad
Broodstock Capital is a pure play seafood investor focusing on small and medium sized companies.
Team:
Kristian Eikre
Investment Professional
& Co - Head Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Aibel, Benchmark Holdings, FjordLine
Kristian Eikre,
Hans Jakob Humlevik
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Fürst
Hans Jakob Humlevik
Fjord Line is Norway’s second largest ferry company for international passenger and goods transportation between Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Fjord Line has in recent years added modern and environmentally friendly ships to its fleet, extended its route network and focused on providing passengers and freight customers with a better service and value for money. Fjord Line transports in excess of 1.4 million passengers and 65,000 freight units annually.
Team:
Rikke Reinemo
Investment Professional
& Co - Head Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Mnemonic, Try
Rikke Reinemo,
Hans Jakob Humlevik
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Fürst
Hans Jakob Humlevik
Fürst Medisinsk Laboratorium is Norway’s largest privately owned medical laboratory and analyses tests in the areas of medical biochemistry, clinical pharmacology, microbiology and pathology. Its laboratory is located at Furuset in Oslo. The company has three test centres in Oslo, as well as in Bergen and in Sandefjord.
Team:
Gustav Martinsen
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Interwell, Norkart
Gustav Martinsen,
Sven Henrik Andresen
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Interwell, Norkart
Sven Henrik Andresen
Interwell is a leading Norwegian supplier of high-tech well solutions for national and international energy companies. The company solves well challenges and helps ensure enhanced recovery in a cost-efficient way.
Team:
Are Dragesund
Investment Professional
& Co - Head Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Mestergruppen, Nilfisk
Are Dragesund,
Erik Theodor Jakobsen
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Aibel, Mestergruppen, Mnemonic, Try
Erik Theodor Jakobsen,
Alexander Sveen Togba
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Servi, Try
Alexander Sveen Togba
Mestergruppen is one of Scandinavia’s largest building material groups. In Norway, Mestergruppen owns the building materials chains XL-BYGG , Byggtorget and Byggeriet, which together have around 220 sales outlets across the country, as well as the house building contractor chains Mesterhus, Systemhus, Nordbohus and Blink Hus, which have more than 300 members. Mestergruppen also owns the building materials chains XL-BYGG, Bolist and Järnia in Sweden, which together have a total of around 280 sales outlets.
Team:
Rikke Reinemo
Investment Professional
& Co - Head Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Mnemonic, Try
Rikke Reinemo,
Erik Theodor Jakobsen
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Aibel, Mestergruppen, Mnemonic, Try
Erik Theodor Jakobsen
Mnemonic is one of the leading information security companies in Europe and market leader in Norway. By combining the resources of over 200 security experts, proprietary technology and partnerships with global security providers, mnemonic helps organisations to administer and manage their cyber security risks, protect their data and defend against cyber threats.
Team:
Gustav Martinsen
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Interwell, Norkart
Gustav Martinsen,
Sven Henrik Andresen
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Interwell, Norkart
Sven Henrik Andresen
Norkart offers market-leading geopgraphic information systems (GIS) solutions, municipal technical management systems and map- and real estate information to public and private sectors. Norkart’s digital solutions, unique data platform and significant expertise help improve and streamline citizen services in over 330 municipalities, drive automation and improved productivity in public sector and ensure supply of critical geographical data to both government and private institutions. Norkart has its roots all the way back to 1961.
Team:
Julie Wiese
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Boozt, Fürst, Servi
Julie Wiese,
Alexander Sveen Togba
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Servi, Try
Alexander Sveen Togba
Servi Group develops and produces customer-specific systems within Power & Motion Control and has the country's largest production of hydraulic systems.
Team:
Danjal Haaland Danjalsson
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Broodstock, Simployer
Danjal Haaland Danjalsson,
Nicolay Mylén
Investment Professional
Portfolio company:
Simployer
Nicolay Mylén
Simployer provides organisations with tech and expertise in HR. The company is a market-leader in Norway and has also established a position in Sweden.
Team:
Rikke Reinemo
Investment Professional
& Co - Head Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Mnemonic, Try
Rikke Reinemo,
Erik Theodor Jakobsen
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Aibel, Mestergruppen, Mnemonic, Try
Erik Theodor Jakobsen,
Alexander Sveen Togba
Investment Professional
Portfolio companies:
Servi, Try
Alexander Sveen Togba
TRY is a leading group in creativity, strategy and technology. TRY started as an advertising agency in 1998 and has been Norway’s leading ad agency for more than 20 years. In 2007 the company acquired the digital agency APT. In recent years, TRY has expanded its activities to include additional business areas, such as media agency services, content production, film production, PR, consultancy, design and digital service development through its companies TRY Opt, TRY Råd, TRY Pearl and the ad agency and competitor POL. Today approximately 350 people work at companies owned by TRY.