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Family HoldingPuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 9 SOURCES

Centennial

Also known as Centennial AS

Oslo family-owned investment company (Centennial AS, chaired by Endre Røsjø) investing in real estate in Norway, Europe and the US, shipping, e-commerce, technology and listed equities.

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Family & background

HEADQUARTERS
Oslo, Norway
OFFICES
Oslo
FOUNDED
1984
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only

Investment approach

SECTORS
Real Estate & PropTechSoftware & SaaSConsumer & E-commerceArtificial Intelligence
GEOGRAPHY
EuropeMiddle EastAfricaNorth America
STAGES
Growth
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsPrivate equityReal estatePublic equities
LATEST DEAL
PowerAI · Dec 2024

Overview

Centennial AS was founded in 1984 and restructured in 1996 under Endre Røsjø; full ownership was acquired in 2002 through Centennial Holding SAH in Luxembourg. It describes itself as a family-owned investment company, with earlier investments in VoIP and M2M (Vyke, COM4), banking, insurance and oil exploration in the Kurdistan Region. Current activities include Centennial Eiendom ASA (formed 2008) and commercial property in Oslo and the Stavanger region, residential and estate property in Italy, France and Arizona, vessels through Kingsford Shipping, stakes in online retailers Underverker (2021) and Sportmann (2022), technology investments such as IXT and PowerAI (2024), and the listed-equity vehicle Centennial Invest.

Investment thesis

Aims to be a preferred private equity partner in growth industries, evaluating small and medium-sized companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with growth potential and an ambition to list within four years; targets growth of the asset base of at least 15% a year.

Holdings & investments (14)

  • IXT
    Software & SaaS · since 2024
  • PowerAI
    Artificial Intelligence · since 2024
  • Sportmann.no
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2022 · Stake
  • Underverker.no
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2021 · Stake
  • Centennial Arizona LLC
    Real Estate & PropTech · since 2013
  • Centennial Eiendom ASA
    Real Estate & PropTech · since 2008
  • Centennial Invest
    Listed-equity investment company
  • Kingsford Shipping AS
    Owned by Centennial AS; invests in bulker and tanker vessels and newbuildings
  • Spedify
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Call.com
    Software & SaaS
  • Senseloop
    Deep Tech
  • Château de Lisse
    Real Estate & PropTech
  • Bonas Lisse Vignoble
    Food & Agriculture
  • Pinemont Securities Ltd
    Fintech

People

  • Cato Johannessen
    CEO, Centennial Invest · source
  • Endre Røsjø
    Chairman · source
  • Ole Bård Jacobsen
    CEO · source
  • Raymond Gabrielsen
    CEO, Centennial Eiendom ASA · source
  • Joleif Tolleshaug
    CFO · source
  • Gaute Solheim
    COO · source
  • Ingeborg B. Røsjø
    Project Manager · source

Frequently asked questions

Centennial is a family holding based in Oslo, Norway, founded in 1984.

Centennial invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, private equity, real estate and public equities.

Centennial invests at Growth stage in Real Estate & PropTech, Software & SaaS, Consumer & E-commerce and Artificial Intelligence.

Key people at Centennial include Endre Røsjø (Chairman), Ole Bård Jacobsen (CEO), Raymond Gabrielsen (CEO, Centennial Eiendom ASA) and Cato Johannessen (CEO, Centennial Invest).

Centennial's holdings and investments include Centennial Invest, Centennial Eiendom ASA, Kingsford Shipping AS, Spedify, Underverker.no, Sportmann.no, Call.com and IXT, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Centennial is PowerAI, announced in Dec 2024.

No. Centennial invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.