Private company

Lauritzen Foundation

Logo: lauritzenfonden.com4

Lauritzen Foundation is a Danish foundation based in Sankt Annæ Plads, founded in 1945.1 It was founded by Ivar Lauritzen and Knud Lauritzen.1 It employed 15 people.1

Lauritzen Fonden (tidl. JL-Fondet) Lauritzen Fonden blev oprettet af brødrene Ivar og Knud Lauritzen og deres søster, Anna Lønberg-Holm, i 1945 i forbindelse med 50-året for starten af Dampskibsselskabet ’Vesterhavet’.2 From the Danish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 17, 1945Founded1
  • Industryfreight transport1
  • HeadquartersSankt Annæ Plads, Denmark1
  • Websitewww.lauritzenfonden.com
  • Legal formerhvervsdrivende fond1
  • Kind of organizationFoundation1
  • LEI549300JOOBZPDYJ9O4343
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressTranegårdsvej 20, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 154536133

Corporate structure

Lauritzen Foundation sits at the top of its group. 8 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Lauritzen Foundation Hellerup, Denmark
    • J. Lauritzen Subsidiary · 100% · Hellerup, Denmark
    • DFDS Subsidiary · København Ø, Denmark
      • DFDS Property Nijmegen B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Winterswijk, Netherlands
      • AB DFDS Seaways Subsidiary · 99.3% · Klaipėda, Lithuania
      • DFDS DENİZCİLİK VE TAŞIMACILIK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ Subsidiary · İstanbul, Turkey
    • Lauritzen Fonden Holding ApS Subsidiary · Hellerup, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Lauritzen Foundation 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.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Ivar Lauritzen and Knud Lauritzen on May 17, 1945.1

Leadership

Who has led Lauritzen Foundation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

Also consolidated

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. May 17, 1945Founded Founded1

Sources

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