Permian

Contact

+47 233 58 380

permian@permian.no

+46 (0)10 – 200 76 73

permian@permian.se

Oslo | Stockholm

The leading Nordic fund administrator

Services

Fund Hotel

Permian Fund Hotel offers licence sharing to certain clients that may save costs and time in obtaining an AIF-licence.

Administration

With specialised competence in fund reporting, IPEV Guidelines, and sustainable finance, Permian assists fund managers in designing investor-friendly reports.

Finance & Accounting

Permian Business Partner and Permian Administration are specialised accounting firms for investment and fund businesses.

ESG Services

Permian offers risk management, compliance training and legal advice. We deliver sustainability as a dedicated service area integrated with deliveries to our clients.

Advisory

Permian delievers advisory services such as pre-transaction work, services within business restructuring, business improving and long term business modelling.

AIF Depositary

Permian AIF Depositary AS and its Swedish branch are approved by the Financial Supervisory Authorities to supply AIF-depositary services in Norway and Sweden.

Our Thoughts & Industry News

SFDR Periodic Reporting in 2025: Considerations for Swedish and Norwegian AIFs

February 14, 2025

This post contains some key information for the periodic reporting under the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector (the “SFDR”). The periodic report is a mandatory report for all article 8 and article 9 funds under the SFDR.

Permian Advisory, Risk Management and Compliance

February 11, 2025

At Permian, we understand that the complexities of modern investment environments demand robust advisory support, meticulous risk management, and unwavering commitment to compliance. Our specialized services ensure that fund managers and investment companies can navigate these challenges with confidence and focus on achieving their strategic goals.

Permian and Highvern Combine to Create New Leading Fund and Private Capital Services Platform

January 30, 2025

Permian, Telemos Capital (“Telemos”) , and Highvern are pleased to announce the signing of binding agreements to combine Permian and Highvern to create a leading international funds and private capital services provider. Existing shareholders to re-invest alongside both senior management teams. Together the businesses already operate in 7 jurisdictions with close to 300 employees and plan for further accelerated organic growth as a result of the new combination itself, alongside further expansion into new strategically important markets. Telemos, backed by the Jacobs family, will ensure the new group has the financial support to continue investing in its service offerings, people and technology in order to meet clients’ evolving needs. Already leaders in their respective markets, the Permian and Highvern brands are long-established and have built strong reputations for service quality and the strength of their client relationships. These will remain central to the group’s future values and strategy. Philippe Jacobs, Chairman and Founder of Telemos, and Johan Pettersson, Head of Business Services commented “We are excited to be able to bring these two first rate businesses together and are grateful to both management teams for their trust by choosing us as their partner. By leveraging our sector expertise and international network, we look forward to supporting the management teams with their plans to create a next generation, customer-centric, international funds and private capital services provider.” Marianne Normann, CEO at Permian added that “Following Telemos’ investment in Permian last year this announcement is an early demonstration of the benefits of working alongside forwardthinking partners. Together with Highvern, we are excited to expand our reach and serve our clients in new geographical markets. The combined group will be differentiated in the market by its high-quality service offering enabled by technology, allowing us to grow alongside our clients”. “Family capital is the ideal source of growth funding for an ambitious and respected business like ours” said Martin Hall, CEO at Highvern. “We have got to know the Telemos team closely over the last few years and can be confident that we will continue to serve our clients with the same focus on quality while accelerating our fund administration and private capital service lines in this new combination.” Subject to regulatory approvals the transaction is expected to close by mid-2025. Media contacts

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Sectors

Private Equity

Permian works with leading private equity companies in the Nordics. Our services are in the fields of compliance and risk management, fund structuring-, establishment and registration, accounting and reporting and liquidity management. These services are important to managers of alternative investment funds from both financial- and legislative perspectives.

We aim to provide our services in an accurate and timely manner, allowing our customers to run their operations effectively and efficiently. Keeping up to date on regulations requires that Permian maintain a particular focus on the industry of alternative investment funds. If you are looking to establish a new fund, or need assistance with existing structures, Permian is ready to provide the services you require.
Venture Capital

EU established the EuVECA regulation as an “AIFMD-light” to make it easier for fund managers to attract capital to invest in and develop small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Venture Capital funds typically invest in this market. Fund managers that decide to market their funds under the EuVECA regulation are subject to somewhat lower regulatory requirements and restrictions than licensed AIF-managers, most notably perhaps in the area of marketing and investor classification.

Permian has worked with the AIFM Directive and the EuVECA Regulation since 2013 and can assist in choosing the right legislative framework for AIF-managers with a variety of strategies and ambitions, and also to obtain the necessary licenses or permissions.
Investment Companies

Investment firm owners' main business is holding various classes of assets for investment purposes.
Family Offices

Providing assistance and services for wealthy families requires a well-coordinated, collaborative effort by a team of Permian professionals from business and tax disciplines to provide the scale of planning, advice, systems and resources needed. Most family offices combine asset management, cash management, risk management, financial planning and other services.
Domiciliation

International companies and investors may need company domiciliation services in the Nordic countries. Permian provides these services in Norway and Sweden to support the implementation of the foreign companies in the Nordics. As part of such services, Permian provides a registered office address for reception of correspondence to be sorted and forwarded to the client. Other services may include filing of resolutions, annual returns and notices, maintaining constitutional documents, maintaining registers of shareholders/partners etc.