Thomas Nielsen

Part of Nansen Capital Partners AS, First Fondene AS is a capital management company based in Oslo, Norway. First Fondene offers various equity, fixed income, and combination funds with an active management style. The Norwegian company's flagship fund, FIRST Focus, aims to provide investors with the best risk-adjusted returns over time by investing in a focused but diversified portfolio of undervalued companies. The company was founded in 2007. Erik Haugland has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

ODIN Forvaltning AS (ODIN) is the wholly-owned mutual fund management subsidiary of Sparebank 1 Forvaltning AS, which is owned by SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS in Norway. The firm was founded in 1990 as Independent Fund Management and changed their name to ODIN Forvaltning AS in 1992 to emphasize their Nordic heritage. Headquartered in Oslo, ODIN manages mutual funds for institutional clients, pension funds, corporates, family offices, high-net worth individuals and private investors. They are a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principals for Responsible Investment which integrates social responsibility into their investment analysis and decision-making.

Pareto Securities AS is the full service brokerage subsidiary of Pareto AS in Norway. Headquartered in Oslo, the firm was founded in 1986 and offers a broad range of services within equity, fixed income and FX brokerage. This ranges from direct market access electronic order execution, to manual handling of block trades in listed or OTC-traded securities. Their institutional product supports clients worldwide, and in Norway and Sweden they also have a strong retail offering.