Kistefos AS
Lars Petter Utseth has experience in private equity and venture capital investments, currently working as an Investment Manager at Kistefos AS. Utseth also serves as a Board Member at Argeo, Lumarine AS, Seram Coatings, and OstomyCure. Additionally, Lars Petter holds the role of Board Observer at Viking Supply Ships. With a background in investment banking at SpareBank 1 Markets AS, Utseth also has experience as a taxi driver at TrønderTaxi AS and a summer intern at Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA. Lars Petter holds a Master of Business Administration (MSc) in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from BI Norwegian Business School.
Kistefos AS
Kistefos AS is an investment firm with investments in offshore, shipping, financial services, IT/telecom and real estate. The firm typically invests in unlisted companies that can participate in industrial sector consolidation or companies that can improve their competitive position and profits by restructuring the business. The company is wholly owned by Christen Sveaas and is under the leadership of Managing Director Bengt A. Rem. Kistefos AS was founded in 1984 and is based in Oslo, Norway In Kistefos, we prize quality in both the investment and ownership phase as we are convinced these to be the critical factors for the successful long-term creation of value. The ability to develop a good analytical basis for decision-making and following up decision-making procedures in a thorough and professional manner reduces risk and helps to guarantee an attractive return on capital invested.