Markus Nilssen > BAHR > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
BAHR Offices
TJUVHOLMEN ALLÉ 16
PO BOX 1524 VIKA
0117 OSLO
Norway
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Markus Nilssen
Work Department
Finance and Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
Markus Nilssen is a capital markets lawyer with a special focus on financial regulations. He regularly advises clients on various regulatory matters and corporate finance transactions in the DCM and ECM markets. Markus is an expert on Norwegian covered bonds legislation and regularly acts for several of Norway’s largest covered bond issuers. He also has a broad experience from advising on various types of corporate and financial arrangements and transactions, including securitisation and other structured finance transactions, factoring, public M&A, corporate restructurings and general corporate finance work.
Education
- 2008 – LL.M., UCLA School of Law Los Angeles
- 2008 – Master of law, University of Tromsø
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Capital markets
Fielding a team of ‘hardcore negotiators,’ BAHR remains a market-leading presence in the Norwegian capital markets space, routinely assisting clients on large and complex international transactions. Hailed by clients as ‘the best law firm in Norway within this field’, the team is jointly led by Richard Sjøqvist and Lars Knem Christie; Sjøqvist heads up the firm’s banking and finance practice and takes point on large debt capital markets matters, while ‘trailblazer’ Christie is the key contact for IPOs and share offerings. Audun Nedrelid is recommended for high-value bond issuances, while Markus Nilssen has a special focus on financial regulation.
Norway > Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
Acting for an impressive client roster that includes both lenders and borrowers, BAHR stands out for its large team and strength in large-scale domestic and cross-border transactions. Richard Sjøqvist leads the firm’s overall finance group, while Ida Marie Windrup heads up the banking sub-division. Sjøqvist has a broad practice that covers syndicated lending, acquisition finance. and finance regulatory work, while Windrup, who is dual-qualified in England and Wales and Norway, has particular strength in handling financings in the maritime sector. Markus Nilssen takes point on structured finance work.
Comparative Guides
Norway: Securitisation | March 2024 | This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Securitisation laws and regulations applicable in Norway. |
Norway: Acquisition Finance | January 2024 | This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Acquisition Finance laws and regulations applicable in Norway. |
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