Ivar Tollefsen has for several decades built property values in his wholly owned company Fredensborg. Much of the value lies in the Swedish company Heimstaden Bostad, which is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Heimstaden was established in 1998 and later acquired by Ivar Tollefsen’s parent company Fredensborg for 1.6 billion in 2005. Heimstaden was previously owned by the Norwegian property developers Torstein Tvenge and Reiten & Co with Narve Reiten as the largest owner.
Heimstaden previously owned over 116,000 rental apartments.
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Stefan van Rooyen, CEO of Chamonix, says the sale comes after a long period of interest in the property from potential buyers locally and internationally.
– In connection with the negotiations, the new owners expressed a desire to see Chamonix’s wine activities continue. We are thus entering next year’s harvest with excitement, not only for what appears to be an excellent vintage, but with the expectation that Chamonix will enter a new chapter in its famous history as a leading South African vineyard, says van Rooyen to Wineland Media.
DN has contacted Ivar Tollefsen and communications manager Christian Dreyer in Fredensborg for a comment on the purchase.
Chamonix is the name of the vineyard Ivar Tollefsen is said to have recently bought in South Africa . Screenshot from the winery’s website.More…
Considering importing wine
Earlier in November, Estate Nyheter wrote that Tollefsen is considering entering the wine industry.
The company Fredensborg 31 AS changed its name to Fredensborg Vin AS. Rajko Mink at Fredensborg Hospitality told Estate News that they are considering importing wine themselves to supply their own restaurants .
Fredensborg Hospitality was established last year, and is 100 percent owned by the Ivar Tollefsen company Fredensborg AS. Fredensborg Hospitality develops and operates accommodation and restaurants in holiday destinations such as Havsdalsgrenda in Geilo, Tollboden in Kragerø and Kragerø Resort. Among the restaurants are Uncle Oscar Kragerø, Skåtøy Kafe and Barekoza.
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Secured wine castle
Ivar Tollefsen is not alone in securing a vineyard abroad. In 2019, the real estate investor bought Tom Rune Pedersen a wine castle with large vineyards in Languedoc in the south of France . Bergenseren is behind the real estate empire Magic Norway, which owns and operates a number of hotels, shopping centers and business premises in Bergen.
Bergen investor Tom Rune Pedersen and his company Magic Norway bought the wine castle Saint Martin de la Garrigue in Langedoc in Languedoc in France in 2019 for probably more than NOK 100 million. (Photo : Magic Norway)More…
Price estimate was 10.9 million euros, or well over 100 million kroner.
– It is a property the group can use for both Norwegian and international target groups who want something very special. We also think of private events such as weddings and such. In addition, a wine is produced there that is known over large parts of the world and which we will of course help to highlight in our hotels and restaurants here in Norway, Ole Executive Vice President Ole Warberg of Magic Norway told DN about the acquisition . (Terms) Copyright Dagens Næringsliv AS and / or our suppliers. We would like you to share our cases using a link, which leads directly to our pages. Copying or other use of all or part of the content may only take place with written permission or as permitted by law. For additional terms look here .
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