Direct investments

Our current portfolio consists of the following companies

“Direct Investments are our most important area of activity, and we focus on long-term active ownership.” – Fritz Rieber, CEO

Eiendomskreditt

  • Eiendomskreditt is an independent credit institution that provides loans for commercial real estate and common-debt loans for housing cooperatives.

    Responsible at Rieber & Søn: Brede Selseng
    Homepage: www.eiendomskreditt.no

Fonn Group

  • Fonn Group is a corporation that through various companies offers a range of products, software-solutions and services for use within media production both in Scandinavia and globally.

    Responsible at Rieber & Søn: Trond Valvik
    Homepage: fonngroup.com

TCO

  • TCO  provides downstream technology for the oil industry. They are specialized within glass barrier plugs,  chemical injection systems, and tubing conveyed perforation (TCP).

    Responsible at Rieber & Søn: Øystein Elgan and Jørund Haga Indrehus
    Homepage: www.tcogroup.com

WaterCircles

  • WaterCircles is an insurance company that maintains two insurance brands, namely Winterbergh and WaterCircles. The company supplies non-life insurance for selected customers.

    Responsible at Rieber & Søn: Brede Selseng
    Homepage: www.watercircles.no

Metzum

  • Metzum is a technology company seated in Bergen. Their product offering consists of forward-looking software for electricity-providers, grid-owners and other customer groups who depend on efficient solutions for clearing and factoring.

    Responsible at Rieber & Søn: Trond Valvik
    Homepage: www.metzum.no

QFree

  • QFree is a leading global supplier of intelligent traffic systems (ITS). Their solutions include a complementary array of hardware and software solutions for tolling and traffic management applications.

    Responsible at Rieber & Søn:  Trond Valvik
    Home page: Q-Free 

GSFleet

  • GSFleet delivers fleet management systems, including tachographs, tracking, temperature and equipment control, and more, all within one platform.


    Responsible at Rieber & Søn: Trond Valvik
    Homepage: GSFleet

Handyman

  • Handyman delivers customer service management software that provides service and installation operatives with complete control over maintenance planning, mobile data collection and servicing in the field.

    Responsible at Rieber & Søn: Trond Valvik
    Homepage: Handyman

Securities and bank deposits

The securities- and bank deposits-division is an important part of Rieber & Søns’ business.

These investment activities include subject- and case-based positions in Norway, and a notable portfolio of Norwegian bonds managed by Borea Asset Management. The company also makes more focused investments in foreign securities and bonds through mandates with select external financial services providers.

All final investment decisions are made by a dedicated team at Rieber & Søn, that oversees that the allocations achieve a well-diversified and appropriate distribution.

Shipping

Rieber & Søn is engaged in multiple parts of the shipping sector. The company acts as a ship owner of chemical tankers through daughter companies.

Additionally, shipping is represented in the Rieber & Søn portfolio by an ownership stake in the pool-management company Hansa Tankers Management, that was founded in Bergen in 2010.

Hansa Tankers

Hansa Tankers Management is a pool-management company, and accounts for one of Rieber & Søns’ shipping investments. They operate a modern fleet of stainless-steel tankers. Since their inception in 2010 the pool has increased from 3 to closer to 50 vessels, with an average age of 6 years.

In total, the fleets capacity is 1.270.339 DWT, and operations cover world-wide freight of all types of bulk chemicals. The vessels can carry all types of IMO II/III liquid chemicals.

Cash Flow Investments

The company is concious to maintain a balance that includes investments that generate secure and continous cash flow.
Currently, a real estate purchase has been executed within this area of investment.