Aktiv Kapital
Encyclopedia
Aktiv Kapital ASA is a Norwegian
debt collection agency
, with operations in 11 countries. It is the largest purchaser of non-performing consumer credit in Europe and Canada. The company was founded in 1991, and has grown through a number of acquisitions. It is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
, and controlled by John Fredriksen
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
debt collection agency
Collection agency
A collection agency is a business that pursues payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses. Most collection agencies operate as agents of creditors and collect debts for a fee or percentage of the total amount owed....
, with operations in 11 countries. It is the largest purchaser of non-performing consumer credit in Europe and Canada. The company was founded in 1991, and has grown through a number of acquisitions. It is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
The Oslo Stock Exchange serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. It opens at 9:00am and closes 5:30pm local time...
, and controlled by John Fredriksen
John Fredriksen
John Fredriksen, is a Norwegian-born Cypriot oil tanker and shipping tycoon, owner of the world's largest oil tanker fleet, and was Norway's richest man until he chose to abandon his Norwegian citizenship and take up a Cypriot passport. Norwegian magazine Kapital listed Fredriksen in 2010 with a...
.