{{Short description|Norwegian holding company}} {{Infobox company | name = Ferd Holding | type = Private | foundation = {{Start date and age|2001}}<ref name="NTB">"Tiedemanns blir Ferd AS," Norwegian News Agency, 30 April 2001</ref> | founder = | location = Bærum, Norway | key_people = Johan H. Andresen Jr. (chairman) | area_served = Norway | industry = Holding | products = | services = | revenue = {{profit}} NOK 19,364 million (2017) | operating_income = NOK 1,192 million (2017) | net_income = NOK 1,096 million (2017) | num_employees = 75 | equity = NOK 24,926 million (2017) | owner = Katharina and Alexandra Andresen | subsid = Swix<br />Elopak | homepage = https://ferd.no | footnotes = }}
'''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;<ref>{{cite web|last1=Halvorsen|first1=Marit Tronier|title=Her er Norges rikeste|url=http://www.dn.no/nyheter/naringsliv/2014/10/17/0419/Skattelister/her-er-norges-rikeste|website=dn.no|publisher=Dagens Næringsliv|accessdate=17 October 2014|language=Norwegian|date=17 October 2014}}</ref> it was established in 2001. The group also has several venture and private equity holdings.
The company's name ''Ferd'' is a Norwegian word meaning journey.
==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 making investments in hedge funds, private equity funds and mutual funds *''Ferd Real Estate'', manages approximately 70,000 square meters of real estate
==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 * Fjordline * General Oceans<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aurdal |first=Bendik Haug |date=20 December 2023 |title=Ferd inn i børskandidat |url=https://www.finansavisen.no/industri/2023/12/20/8074281/ferd-kjoper-25-prosent-av-general-oceans?zephr_sso_ott=ZTQLZI |url-status= |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=finansavisen.no (in Norwegian) Finansavisen |pages=1}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *[http://www.ferd.no Ferd] (company website)
{{Private equity and venture capital}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Holding companies of Norway Category:Real estate companies of Norway Category:Real estate companies established in 2001 Category:Companies based in Bærum Category:Private equity companies of Norway