Endre Folge is partner and CEO of UNION. He joins UNION from the position of CFO and Chief Investment Officer at the HitecVision-owned industrial group Moreld. Prior to that, he held the position as Partner at HitecVision as well as several M&A leadership roles at Aker Solutions and Aker ASA. Endre started his career in M&A advisory at UBS Investment Bank in Zurich and London. He holds a Master of Science in Business Administration and Economics from The University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Lars Even Moe is Managing Director of UNION and a Partner and owner of UG. Mr. Moe focuses on the purchase, financing and sale of properties. Prior to co-founding UNION in 2004, Mr. Moe was responsible for setting up Norway’s first property fund for institutional investors as the Portfolio Manager for Aberdeen Property Investors. Mr. Moe has over 25 years’ experience of principal investing in Norwegian real estate. Mr. Moe holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Economics and Business Administration at the Norwegian Business School (BI) in Sandvika.

Bjørn Henningsen is a Partner and owner of UG. Mr. Henningsen is involved in the purchase and sale of properties. Prior to co-founding UNION in 2004, Mr. Henningsen spent 36 years in the Norwegian property market, including 4 years working with property investments and 12 years in banking. Mr. Henningsen has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Heriot-Watt University in Scotland.

Øystein A. Landvik is the founder and owner of UNION.  He is chairman of UNION and sits on the boards of several of UNION's subsidiaries.  Øystein works with real estate investments for UNION's alternative investment funds as well as chairman of the board of UNION Norsk Næringsmegling. Øystein has more than 38 years of experience from the commercial real estate market in Norway as a partner or owner in the companies he has worked in.

Hroar Nilsen is a partner, owner of UNION, and responsible for investor relations. He has many years of experience in sales and marketing from various posts in Rank Xerox and Nokia. His previous positions include vice president in Christiania Markets and a total of nine years of service with First Securities as vice president corporate finance. Hroar has been with UNION since 2011. Previously he worked in Sector Asset Management for seven years as a partner and head of sales.

Terje Holsing is CFO of UNION and works primarily with corporate reporting for UNION and UFO Holding, including financial and liquidity management. He joined UNION in 2019, and has previously 17 years of experience from the real estate industry as Finance Director in Sektor Gruppen AS and Citycon Norway AS. Terje has a Master of Business and Economics from BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, and a Master of Business Administration (State Authorized Accountant) from Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen.

Kine Morud Aarum works as Head of marketing at UNION, where she is responsible for marketing, communications, PR and events. Kine has experience in marketing and communication work from, Clemens Eiendom, Norges Eiendomsmeglerforbund and The Boston Consulting Group. In addition to being one of the founders behind and Chairman of KINE – nettverket (Kvinner i norsk eiendom/Women in Norwegian Property). Kine has a degree in economics from Copenhagen Business School (CBS).

Siv Blanca Børge-Ask is a partner and Head of legal and compliance for UNION Gruppen, working primarily on legal consultancy and following up on the group’s various business areas including compliance and risk. She has previously worked as legal vice president and group lawyer for Storebrand, and as a lawyer and deputy judge. Siv holds a law degree from the University of Oslo.

Robert Nystad is head of research for UNION, supporting both clients and colleagues with analyses and information-related assignments. He has worked on analysis since joining the company in 2010. Robert is a Master of Business Economics from the BI Norwegian Business School, specialising in financial economics.

Ann Kristin Aure is a senior analyst at UNION, supporting both clients and colleagues with analyses and information-related assignments. She has a number of years of experience as an analyst of commercial property, and has also worked on analysis for housing development. Ann Kristin has a background as an economist from the University of Bergen.

Kristoffer is employed as a junior analyst at UNION. He holds an M.Sc in finance from the Norwegian School of Economics. Kristoffer has previously had an internship with PwC

Dardan Deva is our analyst assistant at UNION. Dardan has previously worked as a customer adviser at Santander Consumer Bank. He is currently attending his first year of an MSc in Quantitative Finance at BI in Oslo.

Marianne Grimstvedt Sydsæter is back office manager at UNION, with main responsibility for the back office function, support and reception. She has more than 20 years of experience from sales support, office functions and administration in various sectors. Marianne previously worked for eight years in Optimum ASA as office and administration manager, and for two years in Medtronic Norge AS as sales support supervisor and tender coordinator. She studied market economics at the Business Academy.

Heidi Bjercke is office manager with primary responsibility for the premises at Bolette Brygge, support and reception. Heidi has a Bachelor of Arts from Franklin University in Switzerland in marketing and communication. She joined UNION in March 2023.

Andrea Skalstad works as a hostess in UNION. She is a digital marketing student at Høyskolen Kristiania. Andrea is also an interior designer.

Marianne Meyer is the accounting manager for UNION, where she has worked since 2006. She has more than 30 years of experience with finance, accounts and administration, including 20 years as financial manager at Opticom ASA and associated parent companies. Marianne studied at the Trondheim Business School and the BI Norwegian Business School.

Kaviya Elaiyarajah is employed as trainee 2022/2023. She has experience in the commercial real estate market and has been working at CBRE for the past six years, specializing in property management. Kaviya is a graduate of BI Norwegian Business School with a master's degree in Business

Sverre Albech is a part of the rotating Trainee-program at UNION. He holds a master’s degree in business administration and economics, with a major in finance & strategy. Previously, Sverre has experience from banking & insurance, and most recently a summer internship in the finance department at NorgesGruppen

Erlend Aagesen is partner and managing director in our commercial property agency, where he works on transactions. He has been with UNION since 2011 and, in addition to commercial property, has broad experience of management consulting and corporate finance from Innovation (now Bain & Company) and Steinvender (now Nordhaven Corporate Finance). Erlend has also work on auditing at Ernst & Young. He holds an MSc in business from the Nord University Business School in Bodø and a law degree from the University of Oslo.

Preben Klausen is a partner in our commercial property agency, where he works on transactions. He has been with UNION since 2004. Preben worked previously on the sale of products to the commercial property sector. He has an MBA, majoring in finance, from Queensland University of Technology and a BSc economics and administration from Central Queensland University.

Alexander Gundersen is a partner in commercial property agency, where he works with transactions. He has been with UNION since 2010. Alexander has worked previously on Capital Management at Orkla Finans, with Corporate Finance Real Estate at Pareto Private Equity, and as a team leader on Investment Consulting at Vaagen Investering in Oslo. Alexander has a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University in Sydney.

Didrik Sagbakken Berg is a transaction adviser in commercial property agency. He previously spent two years as a financial consultant with the Schjødt law firm. Didrik has a BBA, specialising in finance and IT, from Stetson University in Florida and an MSc in property development from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. He worked part-time with UNION NNM while studying for his master’s degree.

Fredrick Maaseide works as an analyst in our commercial property agency. He has experience from Kraft Finans, where he worked in the corporate finance department. Fredrick holds a M.Sc. in Finance from the Norwegian Business School BI

Frithjof Foss is managing director and partner in our commercial property agency, with 11 years of experience from the property sector. That includes three years as marketing manager at Höegh Eiendom, which included responsibility for developing retailing and commercial operations on the Arcus site at Hasle. Before that, he spent eight years on acquisition, sale and development of commercial property at Pareto Eiendom. Frithjof also has experience from the shipping business as a broker and charterer, and studied business management at the BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo.

Torbjørn Hatløy is a partner and letting advisor in our commercial property agency. He has a total of eleven years of experience from the property sector, with the last nine years spent as a letting advisor. Torbjørn holds a BSc in economics and administration from the BI Norwegian Business School.

Christoffer Bakken is a letting advisor in our commercial property agency. He has five years’ experience from the property sector, working as a letting advisor in Newsec and Colliers International. Christoffer is educated as a real-estate agent from Høyskolen på Vestlandet.

Thor Olav Bogen is a transaction advisor in
commercial property agency. Thor Olav has extensive experience in sales and marketing, and has worked for over 10 years in finance, of which 9 years as a stockbroker in DNB Markets. Thor Olav has a degree from BI, the Norwegian School of Management and the University of Friborg, Switzerland.

Marius Bye works as a transaction advisor in our commercial property agency. He has spent four and a half years in UNION besides studies. First one and a half years in the rental department, then three years in the analysis department. Marius holds a master's degree with a specialization in finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and Norwegian Business School (BI).

Mons Knudtzon is an associate partner and letting advisor at UNION. He has been working as a letting advisor since 2017, and has previous experience from SEB and Pecunia. He holds a bachelor's degree from the USA and BI Norwegian Business School, as well as a master's degree from Beyes Business School (formerly Cass Business School) with a final master's thesis in real estate development.

Henrik Syversen works as leasing advisor in our
commercial property agency. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Norwegian Business School BI. Henrik has experience from Arctic Securities, and has worked both in Oslo and in New York.

Baard Schumann is Managing director of residential development. He will manage and lead the transaction team as well as portfolio management in the fund. He comes from the post of CEO for Nordr, formerly Veidekke Eiendom, was CEO of Selvaag Bolig in 2008-18 and served earlier as marketing vice president at PEAB Bolig.

Christoffer Hæhre is managing director within real estate credit. He comes from the position as Director, Investment Banking in Carnegie. Prior to this he worked with bond origination in Fearnley Securities and was also a key member in the establishment of the Debt Capital Markets (DCM) department in SpareBank 1 Markets. Christoffer started his career at SEB within commercial real estate financing. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from Strathclyde Business School in Scotland.  

Erik Mjøs is an Associate within real estate credit. He comes from the Investment Banking division of Carnegie where he worked on transactions within private and public debt, equity placements, and M&A advisory. In addition, Erik has internship experience from Fearnley Securities, Rystad Energy and Hydro. He holds a Master of Science in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Anders Pedersen is primarily responsible for managing the property portfolio in UNION Core Real Estate Fund, one of UNION’s alternative investment funds. Prior to joining UNION in 2016, he harnessed 10 years of experience from the Norwegian Hull Club, primarily as an investment director. The latter role included administering the property portfolio as well as different directorships in property companies/ funds. Anders also has an auditing/ consulting background from EY and holds an MSc in Business Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Kristian Bartnes is a partner and director for fund raising and investor relations in UNION Eiendomskapital. He works with all our alternative investment funds, and primarily our Norwegian investors in UNION Eiendomskapital. In addition, he has responsibilities within business development. Kristian has been with UNION since March 2020 and has wide experience from Norwegian pension and life insurer Storebrand, focused on asset management, pension and client management. Kristian holds a Master of Science in Business & Administration from Norwegian School of Management BI.

Andreas Thøgersen is part of UNIONs fundraising team. He joined UNION in January 2023. He has extensive experience within the capital markets industry and has held positions as a broker and portfolio manager at Swedbank and Vibrand Kapital. Andreas holds a B.A. in business administration from University of San Diego

Pål Kumle is a partner and works primarily on new and existing investments in commercial property for UNION’s alternative investment funds. He has been with UNION Eiendomskapital since 2015 and has earlier experience from UNION Corporate and BDO Transaction Advisory Services. Pål has an MSc specialising in finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Håkon Sundbye is a partner in UNION Eiendomskapital. He works primarily with investments in and the development of UNION’s alternative investment funds – UNION Real Estate Funds. He is also responsible for certain project investments in property. Håkon has been with UNION Eiendomskapital since the autumn of 2006, and was previously with Obos. He has an MSc in Real Estate Investment from the Cass Business School in London.

Hanna Killingstad works as an investment analyst, primarily on potential investments for UNION’s alternative investment funds.  Hanna also assists with property transactions. Hanna took part in UNION’s trainee program in 2020/ 2021  She previously worked for Maersk during her studies, and holds a Master’s degree in finance and investments from Copenhagen Business School.

Anders Bjørnsen works with new investments for UNION’s alternative investment funds. Previously Anders worked as an Investment Analyst for Stor-Oslo Eiendom and Senior Associate at the PwC Deals team. Anders holds an MSc in finance and investments from Copenhagen Business School.

Brage Boasson works as an investment analyst, primarily on potential investments for UNION’s alternative investment funds.  Brage also assists with property transactions. Since 2019, he worked as an analyst at Union. He holds an M.Sc. in Applied Economics and Finance from Copenhagen Business School. In addition to studies, Brage has previous experience from a summer internship in Urban Jungle.

Pål Bolstad is a partner of UNION Eiendomskapital and head of the Asset Management Team. He was previously the managing director of UNION Management AS. His responsibilities comprise property development, technical advice, project management and technical operation for owners and tenants. Previously, he worked as CEO of DriftsCompagniet AS, and has worked on more than 200 technical due diligence processes as well as development projects of various sizes. Pål has more than 27 years of experience in technical operation of commercial properties.

Glenn Tore Stray is a partner and works primarily with management and development of the property portfolios in UNION’s alternative investment funds – UNION Real Estate Funds, and UNION Core Real Estate Funds, as well as “following up” certain project investments in property. He has been with UNION since 2007 and has several years of experience as a property developer and administrator. Glenn Tore worked previously as a commercial broker at MeglerCompagniet AS in Oslo. He has a Masters of Business Economics from the BI Norwegian Business School.

Pål Saga is a partner and works primarily with administration and development of the property portfolios in UNION’s alternative investment funds – UNION Real Estate Funds, and UNION Core Real Estate Funds, particularly in the retail segment. Pål has been with UNION since 2017. He has 25 years of experience with letting and developing commercial property, particularly from the shopping centers in Steen & Strøm Norge AS. Pål studied engineering in Gothenburg and in the Gjøvik Engineering College.

Stine B Sørgen is a partner and works primarily with “follow-up” and administration of the property portfolios in UNION’s alternative investment funds – UNION Real Estate Funds, and UNION Core Real Estate Funds. She previously spent seven years as a letting agent in our commercial property agency before joining capital management in 2015. Stine has 28 years of experience with residential estate agency/property settlements, including as a manager in DnB Eiendom, and qualified as an estate agent from the BI Norwegian Business School.

Lars Erik Wogsted is a partner and works primarily with development of the property portfolios in UNION`s alternative investment funds. He joined UNION in 2019. Lars Erik has 16 years of experience in the property industry in the areas of development, transaction, leasing and concept development for commercial property. In recent years, he has been a partner in Stor-Oslo Eiendom. He has a MSc in Industrial Economics and construction from the University of Agder and Oslo.

Torgeir Røstberg is a partner and works primarily on economic and financial “follow-up” and reporting of UNION’s alternative investment funds to banks and investors. He also administers, “follows up” and reports on project investments in property. Torgeir has been with UNION Eiendomskapital since 2006 and has a Master of Business Economics from the BI Norwegian Business School in Bodø.

Marius Alfredsen works primarily on economic and financial “follow-up” and reporting of UNION’s alternative investment funds to banks and investors. He also administers, “follows up” and reports on project investments in property. Marius has been with UNION since 2011 and has an MSc in business economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and qualified as a chartered accountant there.

Magnus Meyer works primarily on economic and financial follow-up and reporting of UNION’s alternative investment funds to banks and investors. He also administers, follow up and reports on project investments in property. Magnus also has the role as responsible of risk management for the residential development fund. Magnus has been with UNION since 2023, has previously been working as an auditor at EY, holds an MSc in Business and Economics from BI Norwegian Business School and is a certified public accountant

Kristin Madsen works primarily on “following up” and administering the property portfolios in UNION’s alternative investment funds – UNION Real Estate Funds, and UNION Core Real Estate Funds, as well as coordinating Due Diligence in property sales. Kristin has been with UNION since 2011. She had previously harnessed 18 years of experience in contract and property administration with employers such as ForvaltningsCompagniet AS.

Siri Strømshovd “follows up” and administers the property portfolio in Frost Retail Properties AS. With a total of 30 years of experience from contract and property management, she has spent the past 20 years at Frost Retail Properties.

August Aakenes Nysted is ESG manager in capital management, primarily working with ESG-related tasks. August has a BBA from Creighton University - located in Omaha, Nebraska, USA - and an MSc in real estate developement and -management from the Norwegian University of Science Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim.  August also has work experience from IPI Group, CBRE and Statsbygg.

Ragnhild Bøe works as an asset management analyst primarily on existing investments in commercial property for UNION’s alternative investment funds. She holds a Masters degree in finance and accounting from Copenhagen Business School. Ragnhild took part in UNION’s trainee program in 2020/ 2021, and has previously worked for Danske Bank, SEB and Equinor during her studies.

Ingar Rognås is a technical adviser with responsibility for technical operation, project management and advice – particularly technical due diligence. He previously spent seven years with DriftsCompagniet, was an operations manager for Aberdeen Property Investors and worked for Ingeniørbygg. Ingar has more than 20 years of experience with operation and maintenance of commercial properties.

Jan Sørlie is a technical administrator in capital management, primarily responsible for the technical operations of the properties. That includes establishing and “following up” common and landlord budgets, rehabilitation and maintenance. He has been with the company since its establishment in 2010, and previously held similar resposiilities with DriftsCompagniet AS, Marius Management AS and Saga Petroleum AS. Jan has 25 years of experience as an electrician and foreman on major building projects and is a business economist.

Kenneth Meland is an administration manager in our capital management team in Stavanger, primarily responsible for all contract dealing in administrative and operational services. He has spent five years working on housing administration at Obos and also has a background on domestic payment processing at SpareBank 1. Kenneth studied at the BI Norwegian Business School in Stavanger and has a BSc in Market Communication.