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Norwegian holding company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Company type | Private |
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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 |
The company's name ferd is a Norwegian word meaning journey.
The company operates in several business areas including:
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.
Ferd's portfolio consists, among others, of the private holdings in:
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