Klaveness Marine
Family-owned investment company in Oslo, held by the second and third generation of the Klaveness family; invests in maritime, real estate, new energy and financial markets.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Klaveness
- HEADQUARTERS
- Oslo, Norway
- FOUNDED
- 2011
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- NorwaySwedenDenmarkGlobal
- ROUTES
- Direct investments · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsReal estatePublic equitiesPrivate equityHedge fundsPrivate credit
Overview
Klaveness Marine describes itself as a family-owned investment company founded by Torvald Klaveness in 1946 and today owned by the second and third generation. Klaveness Marine Holding was set up in 2011 after the functional split of the Torvald Klaveness Group. It invests in four areas: maritime, real estate (18 wholly or partly owned properties listed, mainly Oslo offices plus Scandinavian logistics and retail), new energy (listed and unlisted companies and funds) and financial investments (global and Nordic portfolios of funds, direct listed and private stakes, private equity, private debt and hedge funds).
Investment thesis
Long-term ownership of the best assets, with meaningful diversification across maritime, real estate, new energy and financial investments and ESG factors integrated into the investment framework.
People
- Kjetil HoldenHead of Maritime Investments · source
- Anne JevneHead of Real Estate Investments · source
- Anne Elisabeth NæstvoldInvestment Director, Real Estate · source
- Henrik LundHead of New Energy Investments · source
- Øyvind SolbergInvestment Director, New Energy · source
- Henrik Romero FalchHead of Financial Investments · source
- Carl Arnold JohansenCEO · source
- Kristine KlavenessChair of the Board · source
- Tom Erik KlavenessBoard member · source
- Karianne Klaveness HolmenBoard member · source
- Morten ChristensenBoard member · source
- Jan Reinhardt NæssBoard member · source
- Nina HammerstadBoard member · source
Classification
Single Family Office. Manages one family's own capital, with no outside investors. The family bears every loss. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
Klaveness Marine is a single family office based in Oslo, Norway, founded in 2011.
Klaveness Marine invests on behalf of the Klaveness family.
Klaveness Marine invests directly in companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, real estate, public equities, private equity, hedge funds and private credit.
Klaveness Marine invests in Real Estate & PropTech, Climate & Energy and Industrial & Manufacturing.
Key people at Klaveness Marine include Carl Arnold Johansen (CEO), Kristine Klaveness (Chair of the Board), Tom Erik Klaveness (Board member) and Karianne Klaveness Holmen (Board member).
No. Klaveness Marine invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.