Our portfolio companies

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, BHG, Benchmark Holdings, Fjord Line
Phone: 97 72 40 67
Kristian Eikre,

Nicolay Mylén

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio company:
Aibel, Simployer
Phone: 48 28 98 82
Nicolay Mylén

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
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Aidian, Elopak, Nilfisk
Phone: 93 04 22 41
Manuel Arbiol,

Hans Jakob Humlevik

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Fjord Line, Fürst, Cloudberry
Phone: 92 41 82 20
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:

Are Dragesund

Investment Professional
& Co - Head Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Brav, Lerøy, Mestergruppen, Nilfisk
Phone: 95 98 20 70
Are Dragesund,

Saskia Sterud

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Brav, BHG, General Oceans
Phone: 97 42 72 73
Saskia Sterud

Brav is a global house of brands in the sports and leisure industry with a portfolio of leading brands: Swix, Toko, Lundhags, Ulvang and Helsport. Brav’s products are sold in more than 30 countries across the world through both retailers and own channels.

Team:

Kristian Eikre

Investment Professional
& Co - Head Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Aibel, BHG, Benchmark Holdings, Fjord Line
Phone: 97 72 40 67
Kristian Eikre,

Hans Jakob Humlevik

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Fjord Line, Fürst, Cloudberry
Phone: 92 41 82 20
Hans Jakob Humlevik,

Erik Lyche Sjøberg

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies: Fjord Line
Phone: 91 77 14 91
Erik Lyche Sjøberg

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:

Alexander Sveen Togba

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Forte Digital, Mestergruppen, Try
Phone: 90 54 30 69
Alexander Sveen Togba,

Frida Lillebøe

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Potfolio companies: Forte Digital, Benchmark
Phone: 47 46 26 16
Frida Lillebøe

Forte Digital is a multidisciplinary consultancy with expertise in product and service development, platform architecture, service, graphic design, UX and digital business development. Founded in 2017 , Forte Digital has grown into an international hub of more than 300 employees with offices in Norway, Germany, Poland, and Denmark.

Team:

Rikke Reinemo

Investment Professional
& Co - Head Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Fürst, Mnemonic, Try, Simployer
Phone: 97 02 87 82
Rikke Reinemo,

Hans Jakob Humlevik

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Fjord Line, Fürst, Cloudberry
Phone: 92 41 82 20
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
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Interwell, Norkart, General Oceans
Phone: 95 73 92 40
Gustav Martinsen,

Saskia Sterud

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Brav, BHG, General Oceans
Phone: 97 42 72 73
Saskia Sterud,

Sven Henrik Andresen

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Interwell, Norkart, General Oceans
Phone: 45 02 05 55
Sven Henrik Andresen

General Oceans is a marine technology company with five subsidiaries, Nortek, Tritech, Klein Marine, Reach Robotics, and Strategic Robotic Systems (SRS), which are industry leading within their respective niches. All five subsidiaries develop components that enable more precise and scalable exploration of the ocean. Nortek, the largest company within General Oceans, was founded in 1996 by Atle Lohrmann and is located at Rud in Bærum.

Team:

Gustav Martinsen

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Interwell, Norkart, General Oceans
Phone: 95 73 92 40
Gustav Martinsen,

Sven Henrik Andresen

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Interwell, Norkart, General Oceans
Phone: 45 02 05 55
Sven Henrik Andresen,

Caner Usein

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies: Interwell, Trifork
Phone: 47 30 14 73
Caner Usein

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:
Brav, Lerøy, Mestergruppen, Nilfisk
Phone: 95 98 20 70
Are Dragesund,

Erik Theodor Jakobsen

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Mestergruppen, Mnemonic, Try, Trifork
Phone: 41 68 38 56
Erik Theodor Jakobsen,

Alexander Sveen Togba

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Forte Digital, Mestergruppen, Try
Phone: 90 54 30 69
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:
Fürst, Mnemonic, Try, Simployer
Phone: 97 02 87 82
Rikke Reinemo,

Erik Theodor Jakobsen

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Mestergruppen, Mnemonic, Try, Trifork
Phone: 41 68 38 56
Erik Theodor Jakobsen,

Kristian Flørnes Støle

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Mnemonic, Lerøy
Phone: 90 80 66 14
Kristian Flørnes Støle

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
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Interwell, Norkart, General Oceans
Phone: 95 73 92 40
Gustav Martinsen,

Sven Henrik Andresen

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Interwell, Norkart, General Oceans
Phone: 45 02 05 55
Sven Henrik Andresen,

Anniken Fougner

Investment Professional Portfolio companies: Norkart, Elopak
Phone: 48 06 01 14
Anniken Fougner

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
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Boozt, Servi
Phone: 93 20 51 90
Julie Wiese

Servi Group develops and produces customer-specific systems within Power & Motion Control and has the country's largest production of hydraulic systems.

Team:

Rikke Reinemo

Investment Professional
& Co - Head Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Fürst, Mnemonic, Try, Simployer
Phone: 97 02 87 82
Rikke Reinemo,

Nicolay Mylén

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio company:
Aibel, Simployer
Phone: 48 28 98 82
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:
Fürst, Mnemonic, Try, Simployer
Phone: 97 02 87 82
Rikke Reinemo,

Erik Theodor Jakobsen

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Mestergruppen, Mnemonic, Try, Trifork
Phone: 41 68 38 56
Erik Theodor Jakobsen,

Alexander Sveen Togba

Investment Professional
Ferd Capital
Portfolio companies:
Forte Digital, Mestergruppen, Try
Phone: 90 54 30 69
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.