Ferd (company)

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 several venture and private equity holdings.

Ferd Holding
TypePrivate
IndustryHolding
Founded2001[1]
HeadquartersBærum, Norway
Area served
Norway
Key people
Johan H. Andresen jr. Chairman
RevenueIncrease NOK 19,364 million (2017)
NOK 1,192 million (2017)
NOK 1,096 million (2017)
Total equityNOK 24,926 million (2017)
OwnerKatharina and Alexandra Andresen
Number of employees
75
SubsidiariesSwix
Elopak
Websitehttps://ferd.no

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

Business

The company operates in several business areas including:

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
  1. "Tiedemanns blir Ferd AS," Norwegian News Agency, 30 April 2001
  2. Halvorsen, Marit Tronier (17 October 2014). "Her er Norges rikeste". dn.no (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  • Ferd (company website)


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