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Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS Offices

Ruseløkkveien 38, 0251 Oslo
PO Box 1484 Vika
NO-0116 Oslo
Norway
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Mr Sverre Tyrhaug

Work Department
Capital Markets; M&A and Corporate law; Private Equity
Position
Managing Partner. Mr Sverre Tyrhaug has advised on a number of share issues, IPOs and other capital markets transactions. Prior to being appointed as Managing Partner, he was the head of Thommessen’s capital markets group. He is recognised as a leading capital markets lawyer in reputable international rankings. He also has significant experience within M&A, with a particular focus on public M&A. Mr Tyrhaug has been Managing Partner of Thommessen since 2013.
Career
2014-2015 Certified Legal Project Manager®; 2013- Managing Partner, Thommessen; 2006- Partner, Oslo office, Thommessen; 2005-2005 Senior Associate, Oslo office, Thommessen; 2003-2004 Head, London office, Thommessen; 2001-2002 Lawyer, London office, Thommessen; 2000-2001 Smarterwork Ltd, Legal Counsel; 1998-2000 Lawyer, Brussels office, Thommessen; 1997-1998 Associate, Oslo office, Thommessen
Languages
English; French
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association
Education
2002-2003 Corporate Finance Programme, London Business School;1998-1998 Post-gradute degree EC law, University of Oslo; 1991-1997 Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Fielding a ‘very strong and highly competent’ team, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS advises an impressive client roster across the aquaculture, renewable energy, oil and gas, telecoms and biotech sectors. Practice head Christian Grüner Sagstad acts for a variety of private equity companies and other clients on M&A and equity capital markets transactions, while Hans Cappelen Arnesen
is an M&A specialist who acts for private equity firms and investment banks, and Anders Arnkværn
has proven experience in public and private M&A and capital market transactions. Other key names for M&A are Ervin Auren, Baard Bale, Sverre Tyrhaug and Solveig Fagerheim Bugge, while Lars Eirik Gåseide Røsås aptly advises on securities law and corporate law.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Fishing and aquaculture
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Offshore construction
- Real estate
- Shipping and maritime law
- Tax
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