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Erik Must

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Erik Must
Born (1943-01-26) 26 January 1943 (age 81)
Trondheim, Norway
Occupation(s)Stock broker and investor

Erik Must (born 26 January 1943) is a Norwegian stock broker and investor. He was born in Trondheim, a son of banker Arne Bernhoft Must and Svanhild Synnøve Svendsen. He established the investment company Avanse Forvaltning along with Kjell Christian Ulrichsen, and later became owner of Fondsfinans. He is a significant investor in Norwegian media companies, controlling large parts of the publishing house Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, as well as the newspapers Dagens Næringsliv and Adresseavisen. He is also a significant owner of the energy company Arendals Fossekompani.[1][2] As of 2024 Must is the largest private investor in the technology group Kongsberg Gruppen, where his assets reached an estimated worth of NOK 5 billion in 2024.[3]

Forbes lists his net worth as of April 2022 at $1.1 billion USD.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Erik Must". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. ^ Stavrum, Gunnar. "Erik Must". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. ^ Kvarven, Sindre Glesnes; Sveen, Sigurd (23 August 2024). "Erik Must nådde 5 milliarder kroner". Finansavisen (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ "Eric Must". Forbes - The World's Billionaires. Retrieved 19 August 2022.