Ferd Capital
Ferd Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Oslo, Norway, with an additional office in Lysaker. It specializes in late-stage investments, growth capital, and various financing strategies, including buy-outs, recapitalization, and turnaround investments. The firm targets a diverse range of industries, such as energy, information technology, healthcare, and consumer goods, primarily focusing on companies in Norway and other Scandinavian countries. Ferd Capital typically invests between $50 million and $150 million in companies with enterprise values ranging from $100 million to $300 million, aiming for majority ownership and active participation in management. The firm operates under three investment mandates—Private Companies, Listed Companies, and Special Investments—allowing it to engage with both mature firms and emerging growth companies. Ferd Capital prioritizes long-term investments, emphasizing its role as a supportive and value-driven owner.
Private Equity Round in 2023
Wheel.me AS, founded in 2013 and based in Høvik, Norway, specializes in innovative wheel technology designed to facilitate the movement of heavy objects indoors. The company offers products such as the wheel.me wireless and wheel.me basic, which allow users to activate or deactivate the wheels with a single touch via built-in sensors. Their technology integrates robotics, IoT, and artificial intelligence to create smart wheels that enable effortless mobility of furniture and equipment. By transforming ordinary objects into autonomous mobile robots, Wheel.me enhances material handling automation, allowing users to command movement through a smartphone application or voice commands. This focus on indoor mobility and navigation significantly improves the efficiency of handling heavy items in various environments.
Private Equity Round in 2021
Wheel.me AS, founded in 2013 and based in Høvik, Norway, specializes in innovative wheel technology designed to facilitate the movement of heavy objects indoors. The company offers products such as the wheel.me wireless and wheel.me basic, which allow users to activate or deactivate the wheels with a single touch via built-in sensors. Their technology integrates robotics, IoT, and artificial intelligence to create smart wheels that enable effortless mobility of furniture and equipment. By transforming ordinary objects into autonomous mobile robots, Wheel.me enhances material handling automation, allowing users to command movement through a smartphone application or voice commands. This focus on indoor mobility and navigation significantly improves the efficiency of handling heavy items in various environments.
Private Equity Round in 2017
Fürst Medical Laboratory is a privately owned laboratory in the fields of medical biochemistry, clinical pharmacology, microbiology and pathology. Fürst Medical Laboratory is the largest medical laboratory in the Nordic region, which analyzes samples from more than 10,000 patients every single day
The Future Group AS, a technology company, develops and delivers tools for television (TV), broadcast, and entertainment applications in virtual and augmented reality for use in TV production, mobile gaming, and commercial solutions. The company focuses to commercial and industrial content. It offers Frontier, a real time graphics rendering platform for the virtual studio environment. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Oslo, Norway.
Scatec ASA is an integrated independent solar power producer based in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 2007, the company engages in various segments including Power Production, Services, and Development and Construction. Scatec ASA focuses on the design, development, financing, engineering, procurement, construction management, ownership, operation, maintenance, and asset management of solar photovoltaic power plants. With a total capacity of 1.9 GW in operation and under construction, the company has established projects in multiple countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, and South Africa. Scatec ASA aims to provide affordable and sustainable energy solutions globally, reflecting its commitment to clean energy development. The company changed its name from Scatec Solar ASA in November 2020.
Mestergruppen AS operates as a home development and building materials company. It operates a chain of home builders.
CFEngine AS, founded in 2008 and based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in IT automation for large-scale infrastructure management. The company offers CFEngine Enterprise, a platform that allows organizations to visualize and control their IT environments through customizable dashboards and alerts, while managing configuration, compliance, security, and monitoring. Its solutions enable users to automate processes, ensuring continuous availability and compliance in dynamic and complex environments. CFEngine serves a diverse clientele, including major financial institutions and global companies, facilitating faster resource provisioning and application deployment. With a presence in over 100 countries, CFEngine is recognized for its role in transforming IT infrastructure and application management in the cloud era.
Smarterphone is unique in offering a truly complete solution for mobile phone software. Smarterphone not only offers the complete software, they also handle any desired customization. They take the software through all project phases, up to and including FTA and operator homologation, and in this manner they can offer the shortest time-to-market, lowest risk and lowest total cost.
Smarterphone (formerly Kvaleberg AS) provides a complete software solution for mass-market smart phones. Smarterphone OS offer all software components and applications required to build a modern handset, enabling manufacturers to create low-cost handsets with features and functionality similar to that found in expensive high-end smartphones. Smarterphone OS is delivered pre-integrated with the underlying baseband chipset and is compliant with operator requirements. Smarterphone OS represents an innovative approach to application design through use of the latest software technologies, supporting touch and keypad based user interfaces and enabling deep changes in the look and feel of a handset in a matter of days instead of months.
Private Equity Round in 2010
Ship Equip provides broadband and IP services for the maritime market. Uses VSAT technology and manage a world wide coverage of services for the KU and C band. Has offices in Ålesund (HQ), Oslo, London, Reykjavik (Iceland) Singapore, Houston, and Seattle.
Private Equity Round in 2010
Swix Sport AS operates primarily in Oslo and Lillehammer, Norway. Their products are distributed through subsidiaries in Sweden, Germany, the United States and Japan with sales to other markets handled through distributors. During their more than 70-year history, Swix has been one of the strongest and most recognized names in the ski industry. Swix products are one of the few Norwegian industrial products found in stores worldwide. The company is wholly owned by Ferd Group, a leading privately-held investment company. Ferd's vision is to create lasting value and to leave clear footprints. Swix Sport owns the brands Ulvang, Lundhags, Toko, Helsport, Hard Rocx and Original Team Wear.
Private Equity Round in 2009
HELP Forsikring is the only insurance company in Norway that is specialized in insurance related to legal assistance. The company offers products as: Residence purchase insurance, legal assistance insurance, ID-theft insurance and consumer insurance.
Smarterphone (formerly Kvaleberg AS) provides a complete software solution for mass-market smart phones. Smarterphone OS offer all software components and applications required to build a modern handset, enabling manufacturers to create low-cost handsets with features and functionality similar to that found in expensive high-end smartphones. Smarterphone OS is delivered pre-integrated with the underlying baseband chipset and is compliant with operator requirements. Smarterphone OS represents an innovative approach to application design through use of the latest software technologies, supporting touch and keypad based user interfaces and enabling deep changes in the look and feel of a handset in a matter of days instead of months.
Smarterphone is unique in offering a truly complete solution for mobile phone software. Smarterphone not only offers the complete software, they also handle any desired customization. They take the software through all project phases, up to and including FTA and operator homologation, and in this manner they can offer the shortest time-to-market, lowest risk and lowest total cost.
Mohive is the software company behind Mohive eLPS, a solution that helps large, customer-oriented businesses get new products, promotions and processes out into the marketplace faster and more effectively
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