Equip Capital
Peder Gjerstad is an experienced investment manager currently working at Equip Capital since August 2022. Prior to this role, Gjerstad was involved as a data scientist at BCG GAMMA and Boston Consulting Group from November 2021 to August 2022. Gjerstad gained venture capital experience as an intern at Investinor and held various positions in public service as a County Councillor for the Conservative Party in Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune. Additional experience includes internships in private equity and finance, along with a research assistant position at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, where Gjerstad also served as a teaching assistant. Gjerstad holds a Master of Science in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU and briefly attended Harvard University in 2017.
Equip Capital
Equip Capital was founded in 2018 by five experienced private equity professionals with its headquarter in Oslo, Norway. We are a Nordic private equity firm founded by a team with extensive investment experience across the consumer, industrials and business services sectors. The team combines its experience, energy and dedication to ensure success in building better companies and generating strong returns.