Investments

Through our investment activities we ensure a sound financial foundation for our owners and group companies

" We are working from the core principles of responsibility, partnerships, and long-term value creation. "

Principles

Like all other activities, our investments are guided by the ambition and values of Lars Larsen Group. Therefore, we aspire to make a positive impact on society while making attractive, risk-adjusted returns. Moreover, our investment approach is based on three core principles:

Long-term

We focus on long-term value creation and we do not take short-term speculative bets.

Responsibility

We are an active and responsible owner with an aspiration to leave a positive impact on society.

Partnerships

We succeed through partnerships, which we build for the long-term, based on trust and mutual respect.

Companies

  • Founded in 1981. Designs and manufactures furniture for B2B. Present in more than 90 countries worldwide with production in Asia and Eastern Europe. Part of Lars Larsen Group since 2016.
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Ownership

100%

Bolia

  • Founded in 2000, BOLIA creates and sells high-end Scandinavian design furniture created in collaboration with international designers and made to order. Today, BOLIA has concept stores in 10 countries, web shops in more than 30 countries, and 600 dealers worldwide. Part of Lars Larsen Group since 2001.
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Ownership

100%

  • Founded in 1979. A high-quality holiday, sports, and business resort for Danish and international guests who value good service and unique, memorable experiences. Part of Lars Larsen Group since 1986.
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Ownership

100%

Ilva

  • Founded in 1961, and merged with IDEmøbler in 2019, ILVA is currently Denmark's largest chain of furniture stores, with more than 40 stores and brand presence in four Nordic countries. Part of Lars Larsen Group since 2013.
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Ownership

100%

  • Founded in 1995. A leading manufacturer in the global outdoor furniture industry. Having used ScanCom International as a trusted supplier for more than 20 years, Lars Larsen Group bought a stake in the company in 2007 and acquired full ownership in 2019.
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Ownership

100%

Seng

  • Founded in 1999 and part of Lars Larsen Group since 2014. A beds and bed accessories retail chain that combines top quality products and high-end brands with professional guidance. SENG was formerly known as SengeSpecialisten, but changed name to SENG (Danish for 'bed') in 2023.
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Ownership

100%

Sofa company

  • Founded in 2012. An online-first furniture design brand with more than 30 stores across Europe. Many of the traditional intermediary links have been cut away, making the prices highly competitive for the design furniture market. Part of Lars Larsen Group since 2021.
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Ownership

100%

Third Space

  • Founded in 2020. Third.space specializes in designing and furnishing, welcoming spaces for its B2B clients. The company delivers everything from initial designs to final installation and commissioning as well as FF&E sourcing for external architects. Part of Lars Larsen Group since 2020.
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Ownership

100%

Restaurant Tiende

  • Founded in 2023. A restaurant and wine- and cocktail bar on the 10th and 11th floor of Nicolinehus overlooking the city of Aarhus. Offers a welcoming, social universe centred around delicious food, phenomenal wine, and tasty cocktails.
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Ownership

100%

  • High-end car leasing and investment company. Established in its current form in 2022 through a merger between Solid Leasing, majority-owned by Lars Larsen Group, and Selected Car Group, owned by Selfinvest.
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Ownership

50%

  • Vision Properties is a real estate developer. Vision Properties owns Vision Ejendomme. Part-ownership acquired in 2014.
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Ownership

50%

  • Founded in 1986 as an independent, family-owned asset manager. Part-ownership acquired in 2021.
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Ownership

~41%

  • Founded in 2006 with the ambition of taking Danish design brands global. Today, Design Collection Denmark owns Ro Collection and distributes various Danish brands, such as Bang & Olufsen. Part-ownership acquired in 2021.
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Ownership

30%

IIP

  • IIP Denmark was established by PKA in 2012 with the goal to build an independent, highly specialised unit dedicated to sourcing and managing investments in private equity funds investing in private equity-owned companies. Today, IIP Denmark manages nearly DKK 100 billion on behalf of PKA’s members.

Ownership

25%

Financial Investments

Real estate

Lars Larsen Group is an ambitious real estate investor and developer.

" The name Lars Larsen has a long history in real estate, since our founder started to get involved in the real estate market soon after his foundation of JYSK in 1979. "

Our focus areas

Initially, Lars Larsen focused mainly on retail properties – his main interest always being whether the investment represented a good deal.

Since 2015, the Group’s real estate investment strategy has been to branch out into other real estate areas and focus investment on fewer but larger properties. As a result, the Group today has a DKK 6 billion property portfolio.

The group’s real estate investments has mainly been focused on Denmark, but in the spirit of Lars Larsen we are always open to interesting opportunities elsewhere.

 

Ambitious investor

Lars Larsen Group is a highly ambitious real estate investor in Denmark and abroad. Our investments span from retail – which is where it all began – to logistics/storage, office buildings and residential properties.

 

Property developer

As developers we work from our company value of tradesmanship and focus on developing commercial and residential properties when doing so makes sound financial sense for the group and its subsidiaries.

 

Rental and leasing

The vast majority of the properties in our large, mixed property portfolio are offered for rent or lease.