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LEADING CAPITAL MARKETS AND M&A LAWYER JOINS WIKBORG REIN & CO, OSLO

February 2012

Wikborg Rein continues to grow its capital markets and M&A practice and has strengthened its Corporate team from 1st February 2012 with partner Dag Erik Rasmussen.

Rasmussen has been a key partner within the field of capital markets and M&A in the law firm Selmer since year 2000; including as head of the company's Corporate department. Furthermore he has also been legal director at Oslo Stock Exchange.

- "We are extremely happy that Dag Erik Rasmussen now is a part of our team" says managing partner in Wikborg Rein, Susanne Munch Thore. We have succeeded in attracting one of the most highly regarded experts within capital markets and M&A work in Norway. As per today we already have a large transaction group specialized in capital markets and M&A and with the hiring of Dag Erik we keep enhancing our capabilities within these important areas.

Rasmussen has also a broad experience from acting as board member in investment corporations and listed companies and is currently a board member in the Norwegian Society of Financial Analystsand is furthermore representing the said association in NUES (the Norwegian Corporate Governance recommendation). He is also a reputable speaker and lecturer in company law, stock exchange and securities law.

-Dag Erik is a leading lawyer with energy and drive and he fits perfectly into our transaction team which consists of more than 50 lawyers in Oslo, Bergen, London, Singapore and Shanghai with his broad experience from capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, Munch Thore adds

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