Leveraging a ‘dedicated and well-run team of excellent lawyers’, BAHR excels in the Norwegian capital markets space, and is particularly highly regarded for its expertise in large and complex international transactions. A key name is Lars Knem Christie, praised for his ’deep understanding of Norwegian capital markets’; he co-heads the team alongside restructuring and financing specialist Magnus Tønseth. Richard Sjøqvist advises on all aspects of debt capital markets, and the ‘extremely efficient’ Robin Bakken divides his expertise between capital markets, public M&A, and securities law matters. On the regulatory side, Markus Nilssen is recommended.
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Distinctions

La satisfaction du client

Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • ‘Dedicated and well-run team of excellent lawyers.’

  • ‘Magnus Tønseth has an extraordinary understanding of risk factors for creditors and complexities around default scenarios.’

  • 'Robin Bakken is extremely efficient and concise with a good sense of commercial and practical considerations.’
  • ‘Lars Knem Christie has a deep understanding of Norwegian capital markets.’

  • 'Camilla Iversen provides highly attentive structured client care.’
  • ‘Markus Nilssen has excellent in-depth skills in the most relevant legal areas for the covered bond industry - capital markets (bond issuance), regulatory affairs, derivatives and corporate advice in general.’

  • ‘Strong team and valuable insight. Very experienced in cross-border deals.’

Clients clés

  • PGS
  • Aker group
  • Pareto Securities
  • BlueNord
  • DNB
  • Norwegian Air Shuttle
  • Adevinta
  • HitecVision
  • SalMar
  • Cool Company Ltd

Points forts

  • Advising Adevinta ASA on the takeover offer led by Permira and Blackstone, as well as General Atlantic and TCV for all shares in Adevinta.
  • Assisting several of issuers of covered bonds in Norway and Norwegian savings banks on the update of its €35bn covered bond programme.
  • Assisting KIKRBI Invest A/S on its NOK17bn consortium takeover of Kahoot!

Avocats

Hall of Fame

Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

Les grands avocats du marché

Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.

Responsable de la pratique

Lars Knem Christie; Magnus Tønseth

Autres avocats clés

Richard Sjøqvist; Robin Bakken; Markus Nilssen; Camilla Iversen