Ferd (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 a number of 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: 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: