Jørgen Kjærnes, Managing Partner

Kjærnes founded Cubera in 2006.

Prior to Cubera, Kjærnes spent 17 years in Nordic private equity. He established the Norwegian fund-of-funds Argentum Fondsinvesteringer AS in 2002 and was Managing Director until 2006. Before Argentum, he was partner at Kistefos Venture Capital, CEO of Stormbull and Investment Director at Industribanken AS/SND Invest.

Kine Burøy-OLSEN, Partner

Burøy-Olsen co-founded Cubera in 2006.

Prior to Cubera, Burøy-Olsen spent four years in the Nordic private equity market through Argentum Fondsinvesteringer. At Argentum she was part of the investment team and responsible for Argentum’s extensive toolbox and the company’s PR activities.

Till Gutzen, Partner

Gutzen joined Cubera in December 2006.

Prior to Cubera, Gutzen spent five years as fund manager with the large private equity investor, the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6). Before AP6, he was CEO at Maxitech Elektronik AB and Venture Manager at the Swedish venture firm AB Traction and co-founder of Leipzig Rail Service GmbH, Germany´s largest independent railcar maintenance firm.

Gutzen has more than 10 year experience within the private equity industry in Northern Europe. 

Johan Nord, PARTNER

Nord joined Cubera in February 2015.

Prior to Cubera, Nord spent more than six years at the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6) and when leaving he was Fund Investment Director. He was responsible for doing both Primary and Secondary investments and had a specific focus on the Secondary market. Before AP6 he worked at Deloitte with Audit and Consulting projects for three years.

Merete Haukås, PARTNER

Haukås joined Cubera in August 2012.

Haukås has broad experience from valuation and business modeling from her former position as manager with Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services. Prior to Ernst & Young, she worked as a strategic consultant at Innovation AS and with equity research at DnB Markets.

Haukås holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration with a major in finance from BI Norwegian Business School.

Anton Gasslander, Senior Associate

Gasslander joined Cubera in August 2011.

Gasslander holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with specialization in Finance from BI Norwegian Business School.

LISA MONGE, INVESTMENT CONTROLLER AND RISK MANAGER

Monge joined Cubera in April 2016.

Monge holds a Master of Business Administration (International), Master of International Finance with Major in Risk Management and a Bachelor of Commerce with Major in Economics & Finance from Deakin University.

Prior to Cubera, Monge worked as a Controller at National Oilwell Varco for more than three years. Monge also had an internship at Mako Global Investors.

CLARISSA DACKBERG, SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Dackberg joined Cubera in September 2016.

Dackberg most recently came from PwC Transaction services in Stockholm where she specialised in financial and commercial due diligence, and business restructuring. Prior to PwC she worked as an investment manager at Swedfund International AB and an assistant portfolio manager at Aktiva Fonder AB.

Dackberg holds a BSc in Economics and Business Administration with a major in finance from Stockholm School of Economics.

OLA LIEN SAMUELSEN, ASSOCIATE

Samuelsen joined Cubera in September 2016.

Samuelsen holds an MSc in Economics and Business with a concentration in Accounting, Strategy & Control from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from California Lutheran University.

Prior to Cubera, Samuelsen worked as an Associate in Audit & Advisory at Deloitte Norway for two years.