Banking and finance (including shipping finance) in Norway

Arntzen de Besche

The ‘outstanding’ team at Arntzen de Besche has notable strength across the banking and finance spectrum, including providing shipping, energy, and real estate finance, banking litigation, and financial regulatory advice. Trond Kildal heads up the team and stands out for his significant experience advising domestic and international lenders on acquisition financings. Karl Rosén is a key contact for complex financial regulatory matters, while the ‘very capable and commercially oriented’ Vidar Løhre takes point on restructuring and debt capital work, and Siril Visnes handles bilateral financing agreements and syndicated financings. Also in the core team is Atle Stensrud, who has particular experience handling financing transactions in the aviation and oil and gas sectors.

Responsables de la pratique:

Trond Kildal


Autres avocats clés:

Karl Rosén; Vidar Løhre; Siril Visnes; Martin Gunnheim; Atle Stensrud


Les références

‘The AdeB team is very hands-on and always available, with a high degree of partner involvement. Their employees are perhaps the most solution-oriented lawyers we have worked with.’

‘Vidar Løhre: Very solution-oriented, available, commercially-minded, and a great guy to work with.’

‘We use Siril Visnes on various transactions, as well as other work where she can provide added value to us from her background as an in-house lawyer.’

Principaux clients

DNB Bank ASA


Pareto Securities AS


Goldman Sachs International


Nordea Bank Abp


Citibank N.A., London Branch


Bank of America Europe


If P&C Insurance


Shearwater Geoservices Holding AS


SEB


Danske Bank A/S


Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)


Fearnley Securities AS


Pandion Energy


Arctic Securities


BNP Paribas S.A.


ABN Amro Bank N.V.


SpareBank 1 SR-Bank


Principaux dossiers


  • Representing Global Loan Agency Services Limited as Agent and Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Agent on behalf of a large syndicate of lenders and bondholders in connection to a €500m secured note and a €450m senior secured note.
  • Representing and assisting JP Morgan AG (as agent) and Wilmington Trust (London) Limited (as security agent) for three separate syndicates of lenders, in an aggregate €836m financing of Hurtigruten Group, including thirteen expedition cruise ships, and involving a subsequent reorganisation of the group.
  • Assisting the Norwegian public company NTS ASA with the negotiation of secured banking facilities of NOK8.5bn to be used for, inter alia, the acquisition of the Norwegian public company Norway Royal Salmon ASA.

BAHR

Acting for an impressive client roster that includes both lenders and borrowers, BAHR stands out for its large team and strength in large-scale domestic and cross-border transactions. Richard Sjøqvist leads the firm’s overall finance group, while Ida Marie Windrup heads up the banking sub-division. Sjøqvist has a broad practice that covers syndicated lending, acquisition finance. and finance regulatory work, while Windrup, who is dual-qualified in England and Wales and Norway, has particular strength in handling financings in the maritime sector. Markus Nilssen takes point on structured finance work.

Responsables de la pratique:

Richard Sjøqvist; Ida Marie Windrup


Autres avocats clés:

Markus Nilssen; Peter Hammerich; Magnus Tønseth


Les références

‘Team with excellent cooperation abilities.’

‘They have a broad team of experts and also sufficient capacity to stagger cases well and give them required priority.’

‘Ida Marie Windrup is our new go-to partner at BAHR. She provides excellent service to banks and is very hands-on. She is always ready to discuss complex issues and turn the table in our favour in discussions with borrowers.’

Principaux clients

DNB Group


Sparebank 1 Gruppen


Handelsbanken


Sparebanken Vest


Sparebanken Sør


Export Finance Norway (Eksfin)


ABN AMRO Bank N.V.


Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB


Nordea Bank Abp


Norvestor Equity


Aker Group


HitecVision Advisory


Argentum Asset Management


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted Aker Solutions ASA with the refinancing of its NOK3bn corporate RCF, which is being provided by 10 European banks.
  • Assisted DNB as agent and security agent in connection with NOK4.2bn revolving credit financing for Kredinor AS in connection with its merger with the Modhi Finance-group.
  • Assisted SalMar with raising NOK14.5bn in new debt facilities in connection with a large and complex public M&A transaction involving five publicly listed companies.

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

With notable strength in shipping finance, the banking and finance team at Advokatfirmaet Schjødt regularly handles a broad range of financial matters for clients in the offshore, oil and gas, real estate, and infrastructure sectors. The team is jointly led by Peter Bugge Hjorth and Kaare P. Sverdrup; Hjorth focuses his practice on restructuring and insolvency work and financing litigation, while Sverdrup, who joined the firm in 2023 from Wiersholm, assists large corporates and borrowers with various forms of financing, including project financings and refinancings. Camilla Skøie Mørkve is a key contact for ship financing and also handles high-yield bond and direct lending mandates, while Erlend Brun Bakken is a key name for clients in the oil and gas sector. Sunniva Kinsella joined the practice in 2024 from Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig.

Responsables de la pratique:

Kaare P. Sverdrup; Peter Bugge Hjorth


Autres avocats clés:

Camilla Skøie Mørkve; Erlend Brun Bakken; Sunniva Kinsella


Les références

‘A very strong competence in the area combined with swift, pragmatic and short response and handling time. Particularly the pragmatic approach that has saved us hours on the assignments, and the network towards the other legal firms that enable a good dialogue where the best way forward can be agreed before the process starts.’

‘I work with Camilla Skøie Mørkve. I find her very competent, accurate and easy to talk to. She is always prepared, she is good at explaining legal logic to a layman and translate legal agreements. She is available when required and takes the time necessary.’

‘Excellent availability, experience and knowledge about our industry and corresponding financing solutions.’

Principaux clients

HitecVision


Nordea Bank


Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)


Crayon Group Holding ASA


Nordic Trustee AS


Transocean


InfraNode


DNB Bank ASA


Danske Bank A/S


Clarksons


Arctic Securities


Pareto Securities


Altor


Meltwater


ABG Sundal Collier


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted all the lenders (Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Norge, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Danish Ship Finance, SMBC Bank International plc and ABN AMRO Bank N.V.) to Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA with the refinancing of all of its existing debt relating to its shipping businesses.
  • Assisted the finance parties, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CA-CIB) as Agent and Maquarie Capital (Europe) Limited as Sponsor, in connection with the largest PPP project ever in Norway (the RV555/Sotra Link project).
  • Assisted a consortium consisting of Deutsche Bank AG, Cross Ocean Partners and TSY Group Ltd. (a subsidiary of Seatankers) with the acquisition of NIBC Bank N.V.’s and ABN AMRO Bank N.V.’s portfolios of loans/facilities in the offshore sector.

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Praised by clients for its ‘very strong, commercially minded’ team, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS‘ banking and finance offering spans the full range of financial matters, with a recent highlight showcasing its advice to Danske Bank regarding the sale of its Norwegian personal banking business to Nordea. Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl heads up the firm’s banking and finance practice, working alongside Tore Mydske, who leads the financial regulatory sub-group, another core area of expertise for the firm. Hans Haugstad has a particular focus on cross-border financings and acquisition finance, while Kristoffer Hegdahl takes point on debt restructuring and corporate insolvency work. At associate level, Hedda Leikvang is also recommended for her acquisition financing expertise.

Responsables de la pratique:

Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl; Tore Mydske


Autres avocats clés:

Hans Haugstad; Faraz Ahmed Ali; Kristoffer Hegdahl; Hedda Leikvang


Les références

‘Thommessen has a very strong financing team that covers all aspects of our business needs, from regulatory issues to transaction work.’

‘Hans Haugstad is a natural go-to guy for most kinds of financings. He is very pleasant to work with and good at project management and keeping a transaction going.’

‘Hedda Leikvang is an up and coming star from Thommessen, highly regarded for her skills and effective way of leading transactions in a positive way.’

Principaux clients

DNB Bank ASA


Nordea Bank Abp


Danske Bank A/S


Svenska Handelsbanken


Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB


Eksfin (ECA)


Pareto Securities AS


ABG Sundal Collier ASA


Nordic Corporate Bank ASA


Euronext Oslo Børs


Pareto Alternative Investments AS


Storebrand ASA


Swedbank AB


Sparebank1 Gruppen AS


Seadrill Limited


Sparebank 1 SR-Bank


Finance Norway


Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP)


Gabler Investments AS


Pareto Bank AS


Oaktree Capital


Elkem ASA


B2Holding ASA


XXL ASA


Havfram


Seatankers


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Danske Bank A/S with the sale of Danske Bank’s personal banking business in Norway to Nordea.
  • Advised Goldman Sachs Asset Management on its NOK6.6bn acquisition of Frøy ASA, including in the financing of the acquisition with a syndicate of banks.
  • Advised Swedbank AB on the asset sale of (i) a loan portfolio to Sparebank 1 SR Bank ASA and (ii) investment banking business related to M&A and high-yield bonds to Sparebank 1 Markets AS in 2022.

Wiersholm

Fielding a ‘highly competent‘ team of lawyers, Wiersholm has a solid track record in assisting both domestic and international clients across several industries, including the shipping and offshore, energy, seafood, and real estate sectors, on the full range of finance matters. Practice head Atle Gabrielsen is ‘one of the best’ and stands out for his debt financing expertise on both the borrower and lender side. On the shipping finance front, Kristine Hasle is the key contact, with extensive expertise in cross-border financings and sale and leaseback transactions; she is ably assisted by Kristian Wangsfjord. Petter Thomren Moltu, described as a ‘class act,’ assists lenders and borrowers in the renewables and energy sectors on acquisition financings, cross-border restructurings, and debt capital markets transactions. Audun Dahle-Nedrelid joined the team in March 2024 from BAHR, and Kaare P. Sverdrup left the team in 2023 and is now at Advokatfirmaet Schjødt.

Responsables de la pratique:

Atle Gabrielsen


Autres avocats clés:

Kristine Hasle; Petter Thomren Moltu; Kristian Wangsfjord; Audun Dahle-Nedrelid


Les références

‘They know what they’re doing, don’t make a fuss about it or raise arguments when there is no need, and just get the job done. Very collaborative and pleasant to work with. ’

‘Petter Thomren Moltu is the partner I work with most. Like others in his firm, he’s just a class act, quietly gets on with it and delivers for the clients.’

‘Wiersholm always delivers highly competent and diversified teams composed of resources with different professional expertise and resources who are able to understand the industry and know the company well.’

Principaux clients

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB


Handelsbanken, Norwegian Branch of Svenska Handelsbanken AB


SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA


DNB Bank ASA


Nordea Bank Abp, Filial i Norge


Maritime & Merchant Bank ASA


ABN AMRO Bank N.V.


Danske Bank A/S


Swedbank AB


Wilhelmsen


SFL Corporation Ltd


Flex LNG Ltd


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Aneo, a joint venture between utility company TrønderEnergi and the private equity sponsor HitecVision, on a NOK2.5bn loan facility agreement to finance future growth and M&A activity within the renewable space.
  • Advised Flex LNG Ltd over a period of 16 months during which the company conducted a comprehensive refinancing of all ships in the Flex LNG fleet.
  • Advised Danske Bank on a $125m committed and $25m uncommitted revolving credit facility agreement to leading energy data company TGS.

Wikborg Rein

Wikborg Rein‘s ‘highly competent and efficient‘ banking and finance offering stands out for its strength in transactional work, particularly in the heavy industry, shipping and energy sectors. A recent area of focus for the firm is ESG financing, with the group seeing an uptick in activity relating to green and sustainability-linked loans. The team is now jointly led by Johan Rasmussen and Andreas Kjensli Lund. Rasmussen has a broad practice with notable expertise in shipping and offshore-related finance; Lars-Erik Østerbø is another key name here. Lund was promoted to partner in 2023 and is recommended for corporate financing and real estate financing work. Also in the core team are debt financing expert Stian Tande Mortensen and Alexander Owesen, who specialises in assisting investment banks, financial institutions, and private equity houses with financing transactions and restructurings.

Responsables de la pratique:

Johan Rasmussen; Andreas Kjensli Lund


Autres avocats clés:

Stian Tande Mortensen; Alexander Owesen; Lars-Erik Østerbø; Stine H. Barstad; Madeleine Finstad


Les références

‘WR provides a highly competent and efficient banking and finance team with in-depth knowledge in all fields relevant for us as a client.’

‘Johan Rasmussen, Alexander Owesen and Andreas Kjensli Lund gathered in one firm makes this the most able provider of law services to financing transactions in Norway. Stian Mortensen is one of the top debt capital markets lawyers, and this team is highly qualified to deliver high quality work on short notice.’

‘You get a lot of partner attention.’

Principaux clients

DNB Bank ASA


Nordea Bank Abp


Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB


Danske Bank A/S


Svenska Handelsbanken AB


Eksportfinansiering Norge


BNP Paribas


ING Bank N.V


Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank


Credit Suisse AG


SMBC


Maritime & Merchant Bank ASA


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised NG Group in connection with a NOK3.7bn sustainability-linked facilities agreement to refinance the group’s existing debt.
  • Advised Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as agent on the financing of Edda Wind ASA, a Norwegian offshore wind farm service vessel provider.
  • Advised the agent and the lenders on the provision of a senior secured green construction, term and revolving facilities agreement to the Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution Norway AS.

Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS

Acting primarily for clients on the borrower side, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS‘ full-service banking and finance offering has recently also seen an increase in lender-side mandates, particularly in the acquisition financing and renewables financing spaces. Ellen Schult Ulriksen and Hans-Christian Donjem jointly oversee the team; Donjem has extensive experience advising private equity clients and financial institutions on corporate financings, bonds and restructuring work. Regulatory advice is another core area of strength for the group; Kasper Formo Asplin is the key name here. At associate level, the ‘very talentedChristoffer Baisgård and Helen Xu are recommended for their expertise in restructuring and insolvency matters and financial regulatory issues, respectively.

Responsables de la pratique:

Hans-Christian Donjem; Ellen Schult Ulriksen


Autres avocats clés:

Helen Xu; Christoffer Baisgård; Kasper Formo Asplin


Les références

‘High competency and very solution oriented. Highly available and responsive.’

‘The team is highly capable and pragmatic. Kasper Formo Asplin is service-minded and creative, while Hans-Christian Donjem is an excellent leader of the team. Christoffer Baisgård and Helen Xu are also very talented.’

‘They are all friendly people, easy to talk to, and catch your legal questions and the commercial context with ease. Excellent legal professionals.’

Principaux clients

BlackRock Investment Management


Aprila Bank ASA


Axactor ASA


Telenor ASA


Bank2 ASA


Alimenation Couche-Tard Inc.


Aider Konsern


Santander Consumer Bank AS


Pareto ASA


Carnegie AS


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Axactor ASA on its €545m refinancing spanning seven jurisdictions.
  • Advised Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. on the Norwegian law aspects of its successful RCF increase.
  • Advised Raufoss Development AS on its successful refinancing of existing credit facilities.

Selmer

With notable strength in debt financing work, Selmer attracts praise for its ‘always available and proactive’ team. Christopher Jensen heads up the team and takes point on acquisition finance matters, at both a domestic and cross-border level. Per Morten Christiansen has a broad practice that includes advice on syndications and bond issuances, while Tor Herdlevær is the key contact for ship finance work. On the regulatory side, Bernt Olav Steinland acts for investment companies and asset managers, advising on issues relating to proceedings before the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway. Marte Aarøe is also recommended for her bank and bond market financing experience.

Responsables de la pratique:

Christopher Jensen


Autres avocats clés:

Per Morten Christiansen; Marte Aarøe; Bernt Olav Steinland; Tor Herdlevær


Les références

‘Always available and proactive. Their team is focused on the customer’s needs and they are good at providing balanced advice where they are not afraid to stick their neck out and take a stand.’

‘Per Morten Christiansen is always available and “on the ball”.’

‘We have used Selmer consistently over the last 20 years, during which our company has grown a lot. Selmer has been able to provide to the point advice that has helped us achieve this position. The lawyers at Selmer know us and our industry better than anyone.’

Principaux clients

Eksport Finance Norway


SpareBank 1 SMN


Sparebanken Vest


SpareBank 1 SR-Bank


Sparebanken Møre


Sparebanken Sør


Eidesvik Offshore


Ekornes QM Holding group


Bertel O. Steen group


Europris group


Solør Bioenergi group


Arctic Securities


Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig

With strength in export financing, aviation finance, and ship financing work, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig‘s broad banking and finance offering operates out of the firm’s offices across Norway. The ‘pragmatic, knowable, and extremely effectiveHalvor Klingenberg and Eivind Eliassen jointly lead the team from Oslo and Bergen, respectively. Peter Aall Simonsen takes point on large syndicated debt transactions as well as asset-based financings in the shipping and renewables sectors, working alongside the ‘professionally strongStig Strand, while Christine Rødsæther is the key contact for cross-border transactions and restructurings in the maritime industry.

Responsables de la pratique:

Halvor Klingenberg; Eivind Eliassen


Autres avocats clés:

Stig Strand; Peter Aall Simonsen; Sveinung Rostad; Christine Rødsæther


Les références

‘They are effective and easy to work with and they have a pragmatic and commercial approach which makes them stand out.’

‘We are particularly pleased with the work of Eivind Eliassen and Halvor Klingenberg. Halvor is notable in the Norwegian market and is pragmatic, knowable and extremely effective.’

‘Very good knowledge on both finance, regulatory and industry. They take time to explain and go through everything with the client.’

Principaux clients

DNB Bank ASA


Nordea Bank Abp


Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB


Swedbank AB


ING Bank N.V.


NIBC Bank N.V.


Pareto Bank ASA


Maritime & Merchant Bank ASA


SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA


ABN AMRO Bank N.V.


Export financing Norway


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised lenders such as DNB Bank, Nordea Bank and ING Bank on numerous bilateral and syndicated facilities relating to the financing of vessels owned and/or acquired by company groups such as Golden Ocean, Frontline, DHT and Songa Tankers/Blystad.
  • Advised Hima Seafood Rjukan AS on the project financing of an innovative land-based aquaculture project in Rjukan, Norway.
  • Advised Tibber AS and its subsidiary Tibber Norge AS on structuring and negotiating their financing arrangement for the purpose of financing the purchase of electricity in Norway.

CMS Kluge

Leveraging the firm’s international network, CMS Kluge offers a full-service practice that regularly acts for domestic and international clients on large domestic refinancings and lending work, as well as cross-border financings into Norway. Snorre Haukali and Dag Thomas Hansson lead the team; Haukeli is noted for his work for corporate borrowers, particularly in the telecoms and technology sectors, while Hansson has a broad practice that spans corporate finance, acquisition finance, and shipping finance mandates. Ida Johanne Bohmann has significant experience working on project finance matters, including those relating to wind farm project developments.

Responsables de la pratique:

Snorre Haukali; Dag Thomas Hansson


Autres avocats clés:

Ida Johanne Bohmann


Les références

‘I recommend them for their competency, availability and knowledge/experience within banking and finance. Very good collaboration with the team.

‘Dag Thomas Hansson – his competence, broad experience, seniority. Very pleasant to work with. Ida Johanne Bohmann is competent, service minded.’

‘Dag Thomas Hansson provides excellent and efficient services.’

Principaux clients

Armada Credit Partners


Danske Bank


Invacare


Insr


Norske tog


Mowi


DLA Piper

DLA Piper handles asset-based lending work, export finance matters, and real estate financings for leading domestic and international banks. Practice head Børge A Grøttjord has particular expertise in public infrastructure and real estate finance work, as well as cross-border debt transactions. Erik Ramm handles loan workouts and restructuring mandates, while Camilla Wollan takes point on financial regulatory work. Vibeke Søvik Lindberg joined from an in-house position in March 2023, strengthening the group’s ship finance offering.

Responsables de la pratique:

Børge A. Grøttjord


Autres avocats clés:

Camilla Wollan; Erik Ramm; Vibeke Søvik Lindberg


Les références

‘The team is very good. Broad set of expertise. It’s the broadness and depth of knowledge which sets them apart from other law firms.’

Principaux clients

KLP Kommunal Landspensjonkasse


Gjensidig Forsikringsselskap


UniCredit


Credit Suisse


Telenor


CHC Group


Nordea


Armada Credit Partners


Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets


Silicon Valley Bank


UBS Asset Management


JPMorgan


Wheatsheaf Group


Danske Bank


Realkapital Eiendom


Odal Vindkraftverk


Cloudberry Production/Cloudberry Clean Energy (Cloudberry)


Nordic Wind Power


Azrieli Group


TietoEvry


TheFactory


Lendwill


Bill Kill


Confirmasoft Holding


Aeternum Capital


Sparebanken Øst


Equip Capital


Green Mountain


DEAG


CitiBank


Qred


Address Group


Coburn Resources Pty. Limited


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised KLP on all matters in relation to a NOK2.2bn bond refinancing.
  • Advised DEAG on the issuance of an unsecured bond under Norwegian law of up to €100m.
  • Advised Parc Bidco, a part of the Equip Group, in relation to a NOK429.5m loan agreement and refinancing of existing debt.

Advokatfirmaet Grette AS

Real estate financings is a core area of strength for Advokatfirmaet Grette AS‘ banking and finance team, and the group has a solid track record advising pubic infrastructure bodies and government entities on project finance work and financial contracts. Andreas O Myrstad leads the team, which also includes Erik Alsvik Skogsbakken and Johan Christian Kongsli. Skogsbakken primarily focuses on debt financings, including the establishment and restructuring of bilateral and syndicated bank loans, while Kongsli takes point on regulatory issues in the financial services industry.

Responsables de la pratique:

Andreas O Myrstad


Autres avocats clés:

Johan Christian Kongsli; Erik Alsvik Skogsbakken


Principaux clients

SpareBank 1 Markets AS


ABG Sundal Collier ASA


Avinor AS


Norske tog AS


Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.


National Westminster Bank plc


Deutsche Bank AG


Standard Chartered Bank


Landesbank Baden-Württemberg


Scala Eiendom AS


FORTE Vannkraft AS


Swiss Life Asset Management AG


Caterpillar Financial Services AS


Olav Thon Gruppen


Societe Generale


Kevin. EU UAB


Banco Santander


CRX Markets AG


Fittle


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Norske tog AS in connection with issuance of notes under its €1.75bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme, and the update of the programme in 2022.
  • Advised Landesbank Baden-Württemberg in connection with the refinancing of a €350m revolving credit facility.
  • Advised FORTE Vannkraft AS in connection with an up to €165m term loan facility.

Kvale Advokatfirma DA

Fielding a ‘continuously available and hands-on’ team, Kvale Advokatfirma DA‘s banking and finance offering acts for large financial services clients on complex refinancing and restructuring transactions. The ‘super attentiveHillevi Torngren Myhre heads up the practice and handles a broad range of financing transactions, including bond loan, derivate, and structured product work, in addition to financial regulatory matters. Stine Snertingdalen is praised for her ‘huge depth of talent and expertise‘ in insolvency-related banking finance matters, as well as her broad experience advising on the full range of refinancing structures. At associate level, Stephanie Brungot is recommended for acquisition financing work.

Responsables de la pratique:

Hillevi Torngren Myhre


Autres avocats clés:

Stine Snertingdalen; Stephanie Brungot


Les références

‘The Kvale team has been continuously available and hands-on in our projects. They have demonstrated a solution-oriented approach and dedication to progress. Hillevi Torngren Myhre has handled matters delicately and professionally, her team displaying great collaboration and communication skills throughout the transaction.’

‘Hillevi Torngren Myhre is super attentive and quick. Combines great legal skills with practical and solution oriented advice.’

‘Many lawyers with different backgrounds. Complementary subject areas in one place.’

Principaux clients

DNB Bank


Collector Bank


Collector Bank, Norway branch


Danske Bank


Nordea Bank


Arctic Securities


Nordic Trustee


EksFin (Export Finance Norway)


Nordic Mining


Sparebank 1 SR-bank


SpareBank 1 Østlandet


Sparebanken Møre


Skue Sparebank


Valdres Sparebank


Sogn Sparebank


Melhusbanken


Agder Sparebank


Gordon Brothers


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Nordic Mining and its subsidiary Nordic Rutile on a financing package of $270m in total, to be used for construction of the first new mine in Norway in circa 40 years. The financing package consists of a combination of convertible loan, bond loan, royalty agreement and equity.
  • Advising a shipowner as borrower in respect of a NOK1bn ship financing arranged by a syndicate of banks and the Norwegian export credit agency.
  • Advising a European private equity company on its acquisition financing of a Norwegian company in the bitcoin business.