Audun Nedrelid > BAHR > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

At BAHR, restructuring mandates and covered bond matters form key pillars of strength for the practice, and the department has a solid track record in acting for borrower and lender clients on large-scale transactions. The ‘extremely efficient‘ Ida Marie Windrup attracts praise, and clients claim her ‘knowledge of the industry is very impressive‘; she specialises in debt capital matters. Practice head Richard Sjøqvist is ‘very commercial and resourceful‘, and Markus Nilssen regularly acts for large Norwegian covered bond issuers. Peter Hammerich is sought out for his financial regulatory expertise, Magnus Tønseth‘s ‘proactiveness is very valuable‘, and Audun Nedrelid acts for international and domestic banks and funds on a range of financing transactions.

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.