The Consumer Goods & Retail Industry Team is headed by Gaute Gillebo. The team comprises Fredrik Kongsli and Amol Judge.

The Industry Team is looking for retail investments with a “Winning concept” which has a clear value proposition and strong consumer preference, which makes the basis for:

• Like-for-like growth
• Roll-out / replication
• Short payback on new stores

For consumer goods investments the team is looking for stong brands which are solid platforms for growth and high sustainable margins.

The investment portfolio includes 6 companies under the Consumer Goods and Retail umbrella:

• Odlo (Herkules III)
• Elektroimportøren (Herkules IV)
• Linas Matkasse (Herkules IV)
• Olivia (Herkules IV)
• Beckmann (Herkules IV)