Ivar Blekastad

Mr Blekastad, a Norwegian citizen, joined Reiten & Co in 2007 as an Investment Manager.
He has extensive experience in strategy and corporate finance from working within management consulting and investment banking.
Prior to joining Reiten & Co, Mr Blekastad spent two years as Senior Research Analyst in ABG Sundal Collier covering the Norwegian technology sector on Oslo Stock Exchange.
Prior to joining ABGSC, Blekastad spent four years with Reiten & Co Financial Advisors, a (previous) corporate financing arm of Reiten & Co with main activities of advising Reiten & Co Strategic Investments, as well as external clients, on M&A activities.
Blekastad has also worked five years with PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting in Oslo as a senior management consultant serving Nordic corporations on strategic & corporate finance related issues.
Mr Blekastad holds a Master of Business and Economics degree from the Norwegian School of Management (BI), a Certified Financial Analyst degree (CFA) from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) and a MBA in Finance, also from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH).
Mr. Blekastad currently sits on the Board of Directors of QuestBack.