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Permian was incorporated in Norway 2008, and is a leading Nordic fund administrator with offices located centrally in Oslo and Stockholm. The group offers a complete range of business support services designed for AIF funds and their managers, investment firms, family offices, holding companies, trusts, associations and foreign companies seeking local representation.


The group has about 120 employees in Norway and Sweden and have experienced a strong growth the last years. The board of Permian AS comprises of Chairman Johan Petersson, and the directors Jørgen Kjærnes and Jacob Polny.

The business is conducted through several subsidiaries

  • Permian Fund Services AS including Permian Fund Services AS, svensk filial: Manager with AIFM licence for third party management of alternative investment funds in the EU and EEA area. Permian Fund Services AS is a fully owned subsidiary but independent in respect of its purpose, and has two external board members, Bård Erdvik and Richard Nilsen.


  • Permian Business Partner AS: Norwegian company that provides fund administration, accounting, tax, business management, advisory services and IT solutions for managers, funds and investment companies in the Norwegian market.


  • Permian Administration AB: Swedish company that provides fund administration, accounting, tax, business management, advisory services and IT solutions for managers, funds and investment companies in the Swedish market.


  • Permian AIF Depositary AS including Permian AIF Depositary Filial (Sweden): Approved specialised depositary for alternative investment funds in Norway and Sweden. Permian AIF Depositary AS is a fully owned subsidiary but independent in respect of its purpose, and has a separate board with external board members only, Chairman Kåre Idar Moljord and the directors Frede Baumann and Asbjørn Næss.

"Everything correct"

Permian works steadily with the work environment and culture building around a set of core values. Working with investment structures requires high precision in order to achieve the group’s mission “Everything correct”. The three core values are precise, challenging and caring.

News about Permian

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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The Management Team

Permian group

Marianne Normann

  • Group CEO

    Marianne became CEO in 2020 and has been part of the Permian management team in various positions since she started in 2014, building the Permian Group to what it is today. Prior to Permian she worked with financial due diligence and audit in PwC for 6 years. She has extensive experience working with investment funds, transactions, audit, accounting and tax. She holds a MSc in Finance and a MSc in Auditing and Accounting. 

+47 416 92 662

mn@permian.no

Permian group

Tobias Bakke Fyen

  • CFO

    Tobias is an experienced manager with almost 10 years in audit, 8 of them in KPMG. He is specialised within financial services, was responsible industry manager for bank audits  and he has experience working with listed companies. This experience has given Tobias an exceptional knowledge of various accounting issues specific to financial institutions, including IFRS, regulatory requirements and “best practice” within the industry. 

+47 406 39 814

tobias.fyen@permian.no

Permian group

Axel Høvo Daasvand

  • COO

    Axel has experience from private equity since 2008 including 7 years as CFO of Cubera Private Equity. He has extensive experience from PE fund formation, structuring and operations, and he has been central in developing the Permian Group to what it is today. Axel holds a MSc in Business Administration from Edinburgh (No. Siv. Øk.) and a Master of Laws from the University of Oslo.

+47 911 82 765

ahd@permian.no

Permian group

Mattias Ekvall

  • Head of Sales & Business Development

    Mattias had fifteen years of experience from the financial industry prior to joining Permian in 2021. He has worked within fund administration for hedge funds, and most of his career within sales and business development at Brummer & Partners where he cater for high-net-worth individuals, foundations and companies within wealth management services.

+46 760 22 94 66

mattias.ekvall@permian.se

Permian Group

Simon Carlstedt

  • Head of IT

    Simon is an experienced manager with more than 25 years in banking, asset- and fund management. Simon has spent most of his career in various roles within business development and streamlining businesses by use of modern systems combined with optimised routines and processes and successful people. management. Most roles have been in the borderland between business and IT, both at vendor- and customer side. simogxnog


+46 720 22 06 44

simon.carlstedt@permian.se

Permian group

Maria Nystedt

  • Head of HR

    Maria has a long and broad experience from the entire Human Resources area. She has for over 20 years worked with HR in several different industries, the latest being KPMG and Oriflame.  Maria holds a Bachelor degree in HR Management and Development from Stockholm university.

+46 765 42 23 97

maria.nystedt@permian.se

Permian AIF Depositary AS

Benjamin  Grønseth

  • CEO

    Benjamin has been working with accounting since 2011. He started in Permian Business Partner in 2016 where he delivered accounting services to clients within the investment industry and PE-funds. From 2020 he has been working in Permian AIF Depositary performing the depositary function for AIFs mainly within PE, real state, fund in fund, tech and more. Benjamin is a State Authorised Accountant.

+47 980 80 005 

benjamin.gronseth@permian.no

Permian Fund services As

Rune Selmar

  • CEO

    Rune has more than 35 years experience from investment banking and investments management, including former positions as managing director of Folketrygdfondet and ODIN Forvaltning AS. He is educated Siviløkonom from NHH, Autorisert Fondsmegler from Bankakademiet and Autorisert Finansanalytiker from NHH/NFF.

+47 928 21 226

rune.selmar@permian.no

Permian ADMINISTRATION AB

Johanna Bjenne

  • Interim CEO

    Johanna had  14 years of experience in the finance industry, specializing in Fund Administration, Business Development, and System Implementation when joining Permian as Improvement & Change Director in 2023. She held diverse leadership and managerial positions, both on the client and vendor fronts, where she has contributed to establish a solid foundation for progress and expansion for these organizations. She is currently interim CEO in Permian Administration AB.

Permian Administration AB

Ida Stefanik Strand

  • CEO on parental leave

    Ida has more than 10 years experience from the finance industry with a focus on fund administration, working with both onshore and offshore alternative investment funds. Prior to joining Permian in 2019, Ida played a vital role in the establishment of the Swedish office for a large international fund administrator. Ida holds a degree of Master of Science in Business and Economics from Stockholm University.

+46 736 77 99 54

ida.stefanik.strand@permian.se

Permian administration ab

Aleksandar Tomevski

  • CFO

    Aleksandar Tomevski has a wealth of experience spanning over a decade in finance-related roles. His professional journey includes a significant tenure at EY, where he specialized in IPOs and provided strategic consulting to CFOs. Additionally, Aleksandar brings valuable insights from his background as an auditor within the financial services. Aleksandar holds a Master of Science in Business and Economics from from Stockholm university.

+46 73 56 58 581

aleks.tomevski@permian.se

PERMIAN BUSINESS PARTNER AS



Susanne Berge Hansen

  • CEO

    Susanne started her journey in Permian in 2012 and has extensive experience working with customers within our industries. She has had various positions in the Permian group, and has her main competence within fund administration. Susanne holds a master in business administration with specialization in finance from Oslo Met (No.siv.øk.).

+47 975 21 191

sbh@permian.no

PERMIAN BUSINESS PARTNER AS / PERMIAN GROUP

Rita Granlund

  • Quality Management Director / Head of Sustainability

    Rita has more than 35 years of audit experience, including 23 years as partner in PwC. She was Territory Assurance Leader for 6 years and held various leadership positions for 20 years. She was CEO for Permian AIF Depositary AS until October 2023. Rita has Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD 2020/21. She is both State Authorised Public Accountant -Sustainability Auditor and State Authorised Accountant.

+47 952 60 237

rita.granlund@permian.no

Sustainable Finance

and SDG

Long term value creation

Permian believes that high standards in the areas of environment, social responsibility and corporate governance (ESG) as well as sustainable development goals (SDG) are a prerequisite for the group to be able to contribute to long-term value creation in companies and attract the best talents.


EU has made demands for transparency, classification and reporting for fund activities, including the Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the Taxonomy Regulations (TR). These requirements have a major impact on clients who are fund managers and their funds. Most of our clients are subject to these regulations and Permian has gained a lot of practical insight into the new legislation through our support across many clients.


Permian works with continuous development of operational experience, solutions and expertise in sustainable finance. Through this, Permian assists customers in operationalizing the relatively large set of guidelines, frameworks and reporting requirements within this area.

Permian focuses on 4 of the 17 SDGs from the UN. Through this, we seek to help achieve the goals for the Paris Agreement.

The Transparency Act (åpenhetsloven)

The Transparency Act Annual Assessment

The Transparency Act entered into force 1 July 2022.  The aim of the Act is to promote firms' respect for fundamental human rights and decent working conditions in connection with the production of goods and the provision of services and ensure the general public access to information regarding how enterprises address adverse impacts on fundamental human rights and decent working conditions.


We refer to our Transparency Act Annual Assessment for the year 2023 click here in Norwegian or click here in English.

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