Merete Hverven
Chief Executive Officer
Our governance policies are designed to build trust and create value for our investors, customers and employees. This is a core tenet of how we go about our daily business and our assessment of key risks.

We are steered by a committed and world-class management, with a wealth of varied and extensive experience across diverse companies and industries. Our leadership team has the expertise to support our entrepreneurs in their localised strategies with the governance, scale and collective strength of our strong workforce.

Our team is well-equipped to lead us into the future as a global leader delivering business software that solves real-world challenges.
Nine international investors own Visma. These shareholders have co-investors comprising large Nordic and international pension funds. The Management team and a group of employees also own a total of 6.4%.
Hg Capital & Co-investors own 70.5% of Visma.
Established in 2000, HgCapital is a leading investor in the European private equity market. It is the successor to Mercury Private Equity (founded in 1985), which was acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1997. In December 2000, Mercury Private Equity staff acquired the business from Merrill Lynch and renamed it Hg.
GIC owns 14.2% of Visma.
GIC is a leading global investment firm established in 1981 to manage Singapore's foreign reserves. A disciplined long-term value investor, GIC is uniquely positioned for investments across a wide range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, private equity, real estate and infrastructure.
ICG owns 3.1% of Visma.
As markets have evolved and developed, ICG's core investment approach has always been based on being local, expert and entrepreneurial. Since 1989, they have been committed to supporting business owners, developing new investment strategies for fund investors and delivering shareholder value.
CPP Investments owns 1.9% of Visma.
As a professional investment management organisation, it invests funds not needed by the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to pay current benefits in the best interests of 20 million contributors and beneficiaries. In order to build a diversified portfolio, CPPIB invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income instruments.
TPG owns 1.8% of Visma.
The private equity firm focuses on growth and venture capital, public equity, and debt investments. Since 1992, TPG has managed investments in a range of industries including consumer and retail, media and telecommunications, industrials, technology, travel, leisure, and health care.
Folketrygdfondet owns 0.9% of Visma.
The fund is a professional investment manager whose main task is to manage the Government Pension Fund Norway on behalf of the Ministry of Finance. Folketrygdfondet is a responsible, active investor with a long investment horizon with the aim to achieve high financial returns over time. Its investment mandate has a benchmark allocation of 60% in equities and 40% in fixed income, with 85% in Norway and 15% in the other Nordic countries. Folketrygdfondet is the largest institutional investor on the Oslo Stock Exchange, owning around 5% of the market capitalization corresponding to approximately 10% of the free float.
Vind owns 0.9% of Visma.
The firm is a private owner company specialising in software for professionals, laboratory science and niche technology. Investments are made in private and listed companies across Europe. At present, Vind is the majority owner in seven companies and has a concentrated portfolio of minority positions in listed and large private companies. Vind has an eternal perspective and seeks to partner with exceptional businesses with the potential for creating value in the longest term.
Jane Street owns 0.3% of Visma.
Jane Street is a research-driven liquidity provider and trading firm that basis its activities on quantitative analysis and a deep understanding of how markets function. Operating at the forefront of technology, the firm also employs a variety of machine learning techniques to explore the latest theory and push beyond existing performance limits.
Aeternum owns 0.1% of Visma.
The firm is an alternative investment manager with a strategy to invest in public and private companies across the Nordic region. The main focus of the investment strategy is to apply an active ownership model to drive sustainable value creation in quality companies in the Nordics.
Visma management and a group of employees have 6.4% ownership in the business.