Brand profile · Germany

ferm Revenue, search volume and competitors 2026

· Majority-owned by Maj Invest Equity since December 2020; founder Trine Andersen retained 25 percent according to an industry report.

Danish design brand for furniture, textiles and lighting from Copenhagen, founded in 2006, with a German shop and showroom in Hannover.

Fact sheet

Founded
2006
Founder
Trine Andersen
Headquarters
Kopenhagen
Company
ferm LIVING ApS
Employees
56 (2021)
Die Höhle der Löwen (German TV show)
Did not appear
Funding
No venture capital known
Investors
Vendis Capital, Maj Invest Equity
Funding rounds
2020: Private-Equity-Übernahme (Verkauf von Vendis Capital an Maj Invest Equity), Bewertung ca. 500 million DKK (ca. 67 million €), Gründerin behält 25 %
Search volume per month
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Germany · latest month may be provisional
Demand compared with last year
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Not enough data for a year-over-year comparison yet.

Background and milestones

Trine Andersen could not find wallpaper to her taste for her new house and designed ten patterns herself. As she could not afford to produce all of them, she printed only one at first and exhibited it at a fair in Denmark.

  1. 2006

    Founded in Copenhagen, launch with wallpaper designs.

  2. 2020

    Maj Invest Equity acquires the majority from Vendis Capital.

  3. 2021

    Revenue of 423 million DKK, own sales organisation in Germany with a showroom in Hannover.

SWOT analysis of ferm

Editorial assessment based on the sources listed and the radar data.

Strengths

  • Established design brand with retailers in more than 75 countries.
  • Own sales organisation and showroom in Germany plus a German shop in euros.

Weaknesses

  • Brand search volume in Germany of about 1,600 per month is comparatively low.
  • Strongly dependent on retail: sales also run through retailers in more than 75 countries.

Opportunities

  • Scandinavian home design is an established niche in which a German shop and showroom can support growth in Germany.

Threats

  • Strong niche competition from many design brands.
  • Demand for home products fluctuates with the economy; in 2021 the brand benefited from the pandemic according to a trade medium.

What is behind the demand?

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Frequently asked questions about ferm

How much revenue does ferm make?

ferm generated around 423 million DKK (+65 %), EBITDA 83,7 million DKK in revenue in 2021 (partly documented). The full revenue history and a model estimate of organic revenue (brand vs. non-brand) are in the brand profile after login.

Who founded ferm?

ferm was founded in 2006 by Trine Andersen. The company is based in Kopenhagen.

Was ferm on Die Höhle der Löwen?

No, ferm did not appear on the German TV show Die Höhle der Löwen.

Is ferm backed by venture capital?

No, there is no known venture capital funding for ferm. Shareholders include Vendis Capital and Maj Invest Equity.

How much does ferm spend on marketing?

ferm does not publish its ad budgets. What can be measured is how much demand the brand creates: brand searches show whether social media, ads and word of mouth are working. The higher that share, the less ferm has to pay for each visit.

How much revenue does ferm make through Google?

The model estimate combines brand searches and organic traffic of ferm with the niche's purchase intent, conversion rate and basket size. It separates brand revenue (people who already know ferm) from non-brand revenue (new customers via SEO). The figures are in the brand profile after login.

What would the organic traffic of ferm be worth as a Google Ads budget?

Every organic click replaces a paid one. Organic clicks times the keywords' cost per click gives the equivalent ad budget. The brand profile shows the organic traffic and ranking keywords of ferm after login.

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