Ferd (company)
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Holding |
| Founded | 2001[1] |
| Headquarters | Bærum, Norway |
Area served | Norway |
Key people | Johan H. Andresen jr. Chairman |
| Revenue |  NOK 19,364 million (2017) |
| NOK 1,192 million (2017) | |
| NOK 1,096 million (2017) | |
| Total equity | NOK 24,926 million (2017) |
| Owner | Katharina and Alexandra Andresen |
Number of employees | 75 |
| Subsidiaries | Swix Elopak |
| Website | https://ferd.no |
Ferd is a Norwegian holding company which holds partial ownership in companies within industry and finance as well as a real estate portfolio. The company has 75 employees and is owned by Johan H. Andresen and his two daughters Katharina and Alexandra;[2] it was established in 2001. The group also has a number of venture and private equity holdings.
The company's name ferd is a Norwegian word meaning journey.
Business
The company operates in several business areas including:
- Ferd Capital and Ferd Invest, an investor in private and public companies in Norway making investments from the company's balance sheets
- Ferd External Managers, a fund of funds making investments in hedge funds, private equity funds and mutual funds
- Ferd Real Estate, manages approximately 70,000 square meters of real estate
History
The company was founded in 2001, when Tiedemanns-Joh. H. Andresen DA and Hartog & Co AS were merged to form the current Ferd AS. The company's history dates back to 1849, when the Andresen family acquired J. L. Tiedemanns Tobaksfabrik, a tobacco factory. The original tobacco company was sold to Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni in 1998.
Ownership
Ferd's portfolio consists, among others, of the private holdings in:
- Swix
- Elopak
- Mestergruppen
- Interwell
- Aibel
- mnemonic
- Servi Group
- Fürst Medisinske Laboratorium
- Infotjenester Group
- Desenio AB
References
- ^ "Tiedemanns blir Ferd AS," Norwegian News Agency, 30 April 2001
- ^ Halvorsen, Marit Tronier (17 October 2014). "Her er Norges rikeste". dn.no (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links
- Ferd (company website)
