Aars AS is both a family office and an investment company owned by the Møller family of Norway. For more than 86 years the family has created jobs and played a significant role in Norwegian societys development. The name comes from Harald Aars Møller, who founded a car dealership and a mechanical workshop just outside of Oslo. Since 2014 the family's ownership and business have been consolidated in Aars, and the 3rd and 4th generations are today its active owners. The car business has been the core from the start, but ownership has widened over time into real estate and companies in various industries. Aars owns, leads, develops, invests in, and engages with companies it believes will gain from active ownership. The firm works actively on ownership, investments, capital allocation, and risk management to secure stable, long-term, sustainable economic growth for its owners. Through active, long-term ownership, it intends to keep developing profitable businesses and serving new customer needs while helping address challenges facing todays society. Today its ownership reaches businesses in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Macedonia and the Baltics.
| Investor | Type | Based in | Focus | AUM | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEI Investments | Fund of Funds | Oaks | Multifamily · Industrial | $1.5T | 4 |
| Blackstone Group - Fund of Funds and Secondary | Fund of Funds | New York | Multifamily · Industrial · Core | $1.1T | 16 |
| New York Life Investment Management | Asset Manager | New York | Multifamily · Industrial · Co-investment | $740B | 5 |
| Brookfield Asset Management | Asset Manager | Toronto, Canada | Multifamily · Industrial · Opportunistic · Joint venture | $690B | 12 |
| KKR | Asset Manager | New York | Multifamily · Industrial · Core · Co-investment | $553B | 11 |
| Ares Management | Asset Manager | Los Angeles | Multifamily · Industrial · Core | $546B | 16 |
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