Mandate & appetite
- Preferred strategies
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- Target geographies
- Europe
- Typical ticket
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- AUM
- 1.5 B - 2 B
- Real-asset allocation
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- Appetite
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Investor profile
Blystad Group (Blystad Family Office) is an Oslo, Norway-based single-family office. Established in 1950, the firm invests and manages the wealth of the Blystad family, whose fortune was built through shipping and maritime investments led by family principal Arne Blystad. Blystad Group employs an active ownership model, combining long-term family capital with operational involvement across its portfolio companies.
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