Ferd is a

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which holds partial ownership in companies within

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and finance as well as a

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portfolio. The company has 75 employees and is owned by Johan H. Andresen and his two daughters

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and Alexandra; it was established in 2001. The group also has a number of

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and

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holdings. The company's name ''ferd'' is a Norwegian word meaning

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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 A "fund of funds" (FOF) is an investment strategy of holding a portfolio of other investment funds rather than investing directly in stocks, bonds or other securities. This type of investing is often referred to as multi-manager investment. A ...

making investments in

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, private equity funds and

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s *''Ferd Real Estate'', manages approximately 70,000 square meters of

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

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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 *

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* Mestergruppen * Interwell * Aibel *

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* Servi Group * Fürst Medisinske Laboratorium * Infotjenester Group * Desenio AB

References

External links

Ferd
(company website) {{Private equity and venture capital Holding companies of Norway Real estate companies of Norway Real estate companies established in 2001 Companies based in Bærum Private equity companies of Norway