Ivar Tollefsen (born 23 June 1961) is a Norwegian businessman, the founder of Tollefsen Enterprises and Fredensborg AS.
In 1985, Tollefsen Enterprises was bought by investment firm Vest Invest for around $2.8 million. In 1994, Tollefsen engaged in real-estate business and bought a 20-apartments building in central Oslo. Later he founded Fredensborg AS, which is one of the largest owners of rental housing, owning more than 27,000 apartments across Scandinavia. Since 2020, the company actively has actively invested in foreign property. Only in 2020, Heimstaden Bostad AB [de], controlled by Fredensborg AS, acquired 1732 buildings across Germany.
Ivar Tollefsen is known for his adventurous spirit. In 1991, he set the world speed record for the crossing of Greenland on skis. In 1993, he led some of the first expeditions to climb mountains in Antarctica. In 2009, he finished fourth in the Dakar Rally.
Ivar Tollefsen made the 2022 Forbes Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $6.4 billion and occupied the 398th position.
Ivar Tollefsen is the Founder of Tollefsen Enterprises and Fredensborg AS.
- Real estate investor Ivar Tollefsen started his first company at age 14, Tollefsen Enterprises, which rented out DJ-services and event equipment.
- Net worth: $7.6 billion
- With the earnings from his disco business he began building a real estate empire, now called Fredensborg AS.
- Fredensborg owns 100,000 apartments across Europe and, in 2017, bought an Oslo building that used to house the U.S. embassy.
- Tollefsen has led several polar expeditions and has competed in the Dakar Rally.
