Mr Trond Kildal > Arntzen de Besche > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Arntzen de Besche
PO BOX 2734
SOLLI
0204 OSLO
Norway
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Work Department

Banking, Financing and Restructuring

Position

Partner. Kildal helps Norwegian and international banks, financial institutions and brokerage firms in connection with various forms of financing. This includes private equity funds/acquisition financing, LBOs, project financing, refinancing, restructuring and bond loans.

Kildal is recognised as having good insight into the commercial drivers and markets in which his clients operate. He is solutions-oriented and his accessibility is greatly appreciated by his clients.

Career

2014 – Arntzen de Besche – Partner

2008 – 2014, Haavind – Partner

2005 – 2008, Handelsbanken – Legal counsel

2002 – 2005, Wiersholm, Melbye & Bech – Lawyer

1998 – 2002, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen – Assosiate / Lawyer

Languages

The Scandinavian languages, English

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association

Education

2001 – 2002, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Master/LLM

1993 – 1998, University of Oslo, Cand. Jur.

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Banking and finance (including shipping finance)

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.

Norway > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Arntzen de Besche assists with a variety of insolvency and corporate restructuring matters, and has ‘excellent‘ sector-specific knowledge in the banking and finance, real estate, construction and media and entertainment industries. Practice head Trond Kildal is an insolvency and corporate recovery expert, and frequently acts for Norwegian and international banks, financial institutions and brokers. The ‘problem-solving and activeStein Knut Tonning focuses on corporate restructurings, debt settlements and bankruptcy proceedings; and Vidar Løhre is highly experienced in matters relating to companies operating on the Norwegian continental shelf. Joar Grimsbu, who focuses on debt settlements, bankruptcy law and corporate restructurings, is also a key contact.