Private company
Logo: Ferd AS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Norwegian holding 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; it was established in 2001. The group also has several venture and private equity holdings.2 It was founded by Johan H. Andresen Jr.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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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; it was established in 2001. The group also has several venture and private equity holdings.2
Ferd AS sits at the top of its group. 9 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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What Ferd AS reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Founded by Johan H. Andresen Jr. on Oct 26, 1921.1
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ferd (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Who has led Ferd AS, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
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
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From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.
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