BAHR‘s team garners praise for its ‘legal and strategic understanding, coupled with commercial acumen‘. The practice has an excellent track record in handling equity capital markets mandates; the team recently advised DNB Bank on all the Norwegian legal aspects of its public takeover of Sbanken ASA. Large-scale restructurings, refinancings and EMTN programme matters have also been key drivers of work for the group. Lars Knem Christie advises on IPOs and public M&A; he shares leadership of the practice with DCM expert Richard Sjøqvist. Other key practitioners are Audun Nedrelid, who acts for issuer-side clients; financial regulatory expert Markus Nilssen; Arne Tjaum, who is well versed in securities law; and managing associate Camilla Iversen.

The ‘strong‘ capital markets practice at Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is led by Christian Grüner Sagstad, who is highly regarded for his established expertise in handling equity capital markets work; high-value private placements and listings have been prominent in Sagstad’s recent workload. The ‘hands-on and solution-oriented‘ team continues to act for a solid roster of large investment banks and corporates. Einar Grette heads up the debt capital markets group. Anders Arnkværn is a key contact for M&A matters, debt capital expert Halvor Mansåker acts as counsel to issuers and managers on restructurings, and Solveig Fagerheim Bugge is well versed in advising on securities law. Managing associate Hedda Leikvang is also a name to note.

With a reputation for being ‘one of the best capital market teams in Norway‘, the group at Wiersholm fields expertise across the full range of capital markets work, and IPOs and listing mandates have been prominent in the department’s recent workload. Tone Østensen has an excellent track record in advising on public and private transactions, stock exchange law, and securities law, while practice co-head Simen Mejlænder advises international and Norwegian investment banks and issuers on listing processes and IPOs, and practice co-head Sverre Sandvik is ‘extremely experienced and knowledgeable within capital market matters‘. Anne Lise E. Gryte is a key name for equity capital markets work, and also advises on public takeovers.

Wikborg Rein ‘is home to one of Norway’s leading capital markets teams‘ according to clients. The ‘extremely solid‘ group is regularly instructed on a wide spectrum of capital markets matters, with high-profile private placements, IPOs, listings and large bond issuances prominent in the practice’s recent workload. Practice head Dag Erik Rasmussen is ‘extremely experienced and knowledgeable, and has a solution-oriented approach‘; he is the key name for equity capital markets mandates. On the debt capital markets side, Stian Tande Mortensen is the name to note, while Per Anders Sæhle ‘displays unrivalled expertise in Norwegian and international capital markets transactions‘. At senior associate level, Karoline Stock Evje and Ingrid Aasa Haavaldsen are noteworthy practitioners.

Lars André Gjerdrum and Hege Dahl jointly lead the practice at AGP Advokater, which is well known for advising technology and telecoms companies on high-profile private placements and IPO listings. Gjerdrum has an excellent track record in acting for investment banks in a range of capital markets transactions, and Dahl is sought after for her strength in securities law. Gard A. Skogstrøm is adept at handling debt and equity capital transactional matters, while associate Mats Øvrebø assists with M&A mandates.

The capital markets team at Advokatfirmaet CLP DA is ‘very professional, responsive, always delivers high-quality work, and is able to give commercially useful advice‘. The group has been kept particularly busy advising aquaculture and fishing, technology and financial services clients on high-value private placements and listing matters. Practice head Edvard Cock handles equity capital markets transactions and stock exchange listing work, and Andreas Kildal is a key contact for listed securities trading issues. Senior lawyer Joakim Gjerde advises investors, managers and issuers on a range of transactional matters. Senior associate Christine Schjerven is also a name to note.

At Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS, the team has been kept busy handling high-value IPOs, private placements, and large-scale public takeovers for renewable energy, technology, aquaculture and real estate companies. Cornelius Sogn Ness heads up the group, and is sought after for his expertise in securities law, bond work and transactional matters. Hans-Christian Donjem is singled out for financing matters, and corporate expert Bjørn Olav Torpp handles private equity issues. Senior lawyer Ragnar Gundersen Koffeld assists Norwegian and international financial clients with ECM and DCM mandates.

The capital markets department at Advokatfirmaet Schjødt counts IPOs, listings and private placements as key areas of expertise, and is well known for advising on public M&A and restructurings. Oil and offshore companies are prominent in the client roster. Audun Bondkall focuses on securities law and public and international transactions; he co-leads the team with Marianne Lind Sahl, who is very experienced in advising on IPO mandates, while Viggo Bang-Hansen is adept at assisting with equity and debt capital markets matters. In 2022, Christoffer Bjerknes and senior associate Ingvild Walle Skraastad joined from Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig.

Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS‘ capital markets department is jointly led by Andreas Jarbø, who has expertise in IPOs, equity transactional matters and securities law, and Jon Fredrik Johansen, who has an excellent track record in acting for managers, investors and shareholders on high-value ECM transactions. Recently, the team has reported a noted increase in instructions from issuer-side technology clients. Other key practitioners are financial regulatory expert Bernt Olav Steinland and senior associate Milja Lønne Mørkhagen, who is very experienced in advising on stock exchange matters.

Vidar Løhre and Henrik Braavold Johansen jointly head up the capital markets practice at Arntzen de Besche, which has been kept busy advising clients from the fishing, oil and gas, and financial services industries on IPOs, private placements and debt work. The group is adept at representing investors and issuers, and has notable strength in handling cross-border matters. Senior lawyer Elisabeth Eriksson is also a key contact.

Johan Svedberg and Dag Thomas Hansson jointly head up CMS Kluge‘s capital markets practice, which is well known for working in conjunction with the banking and finance and corporate departments to assist with private placements, IPOs and listings, to name a few areas of expertise. Technology, energy, oil and gas, and financial services companies are prominent on the group’s client roster.

At Advokatfirmaet Grette AS, recent instructions include advising Carnegie, Pareto Securities and SEB as managers in connection with Nordic renewable energy company Cloudberry Clean Energy’s NOK600m private placement; practice head Andreas Myrstad and ECM expert Øyvind Greaker Bjørndal led on this matter. The team has a solid track record in acting for construction, technology, financial services, oil and gas, shipping and real estate companies on EMTN programmes, private placements and bond issuances. Erik Alsvik Skogsbakken is a key name for debt work.

At Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig, the ‘very pragmatic‘ team continues to handle private equity capital markets work, high-value listings and IPOs for a solid roster of technology, financial, logistics, pharmaceuticals and energy sector companies. The department is jointly led by ECM expert Amund Fougner Bugge and Christian Berg Meland, who is a key name for DCM mandates. In 2022, Christoffer Bjerknes and Ingvild Walle Skraastad moved to Advokatfirmaet Schjødt.