About us
Bjørn Erik Næss
Chairman
Espen Langeland
CEO (interim)
Harald-Ingve Flagtvedt
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Ottar Ertzeid
Vice Chairman
Adele Bugge Norman Pran
Board Member
Jørgen Hjorth Blystad
Investment Director
Karin S. Thorburn
Board Member
Richard Litsén
Investment Director
Erlend Nordal
Investment Director
Øyvind G. Schanke
Board Member
Christian Børsting Jensen
Investment Director
Kjell-Gunnar Fjeldstad
Investor Relations/AIFM
Simen Helland Lassen
Senior Investment Associate
Nikolai Harris
Senior Investment Associate
Tine Tungland
Senior Investment Associate
Sondre Rekdal Larsen
Investment Associate
Linda Lein
Senior Associate
Pål Toft
Controller
Inga-Lill Olson Trædal
Controller
Anders Kjeilen
Controller
Ragnhild Ingebrigtsen
Controller
Nina Strømme Andersen
Manager
Trond Knutsen
Manager
Jon Fredrik Vassengen
Manager
Lisa Jacobsen
Senior Associate
Bjørnar Hellerslien
Senior Associate
Anita Rusten
Office Manager
Gro Helen Absalonsen
Office Assistant
Argentum’s board consists of leading business profiles with extensive experience. From the left: Adele Bugge Norman Pran, Ottar Ertzeid, Karin S. Thorburn, Øyvind G. Schanke and Bjørn Erik Næss. Photo: Ilja C. Hendel
Argentum is a specialized asset manager that has been dedicated to private equity since 2001. Our core expertise is evaluating and selecting private equity funds and fund managers, including both venture and buyout. We invest on behalf of the Norwegian state and professional investors, including pension funds, foundations and family offices.
Since its inception, Argentum has invested 2.2 bn EUR in 242 funds and over 1300 companies, delivering an average yearly return of 15.8 per cent before own costs. Our 23 employees are based in Bergen and Oslo.
Committed net capital per Q3 2022 for all Argentum Asset Management's investor programmes
Committed capital
Net IRR per Q3 2022 Argentum Fondsinvesteringer
Average yearly return (after own costs)
IRR per Q3 2022 Argentum Fondsinvesteringer
Average yearly return (before own costs)