Mr Vidar Løhre > Arntzen de Besche > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Arntzen de Besche
PO BOX 2734
SOLLI
0204 OSLO
Norway

Work Department

Banking and Finance, Capital Markets

Position

Partner. Løhre works primarily in the banking and loan market. He has more than 14 years’ experience of advising Norwegian and international clients on a wide range of matters relating to financing, securities trading law, restructuring and insolvency. Løhre’s practice encompasses bank financing, direct lending/private debt and capital market transactions in most sectors and relating to most asset types, including ship and property financing, acquisition financing and project financing.

Career

2019 – Arntzen de Besche – Partner

2008 – 2019, Wikborg Rein – Senior Lawyer

2006 – 2008, Simonsen Vogt Wiig – Associate

Languages

Norwegian, English

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association.

Education

2005-2006 LL.M, London School of Economics (LSE)

2005 Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Bergen

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Banking and finance (including shipping finance)

(Next Generation Partners)

Vidar LøhreArntzen de Besche

Arntzen de Besche‘s ‘very skilful’ team is particularly experienced handling shipping and offshore, natural resources, and real estate financing matters. Leading the practice is Siril Visnes, who has a strong track-record in restructuring-related work. On the acquisition financing front, Trond Kildal is the name to note for his capabilities advising both domestic and international lenders. Vidar Løhre has a notable specialism in natural resources, infrastructure, and project financing, while Karl Rosén is well-versed in complex regulatory matters. The group extended its asset management offering with the February 2024 hire of Snorre Nordmo from Wikborg Rein.

Norway > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Fielding a ‘professional and competent’ team, Arntzen de Besche‘s insolvency and corporate offering stands out for its knowledge of the banking and finance, real estate, transport, construction and media industries. Practice head Stein Knut Tonning is recommended for corporate restructurings, debt settlements, and bankruptcy proceedings. Elsewhere in the team, Trond Kildal is a key name for complex restructurings and refinancings, and Vidar Løhre focuses on companies operating on the Norwegian continental shelf.