Benedicte Soland
Investment Manager
A global engineering consulting business that offers specialist technical, regulatory and operational expertise across complex industrial assets, energy assets, the energy transition and rail infrastructure.
Energy (professional services)
Fund I
October 2020
Current
Vysus is an engineering and technical consultancy offering specialist asset performance, risk management and project management expertise across complex industrial assets, energy assets (oil and gas, nuclear, renewables), the energy transition, rail and road.
Vysus is the new name for the global Energy Division of Lloyd’s Register, which Inspirit acquired through a complex multi-jurisdictional corporate carve-out in October 2020.
Investment Manager
Benedicte joined Inspirit from Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement team in London. She has 8 years’ experience from transaction advisory, management consulting, operations, and corporate development. She has worked across a range of sectors such as chemicals, aerospace, retail, and building materials.
During her time at A&M, Benedicte worked on numerous engagements for leading mid- and large-cap European PE firms, both post- and pre-deal. Her work included operational due diligences, carve-out assessments, rapid diagnostics and post-merger integrations.
Prior to A&M, she was at Pöyry Management Consulting, where she worked for some of the leading global bio-based building material companies, implementing continuous improvement methodologies and developing market strategies.
Benedicte is a Norwegian national and holds a M.Sc. in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
“In organisations there is usually room for improvement, whether that be due to inefficient systems, cumbersome processes, or metrics that are no longer fit for purpose. As investors we bring a fresh pair of eyes and the impetus for change that may help our portfolio companies reach new heights.”