Mr Ståle Gjengset > Wiersholm > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Wiersholm Offices
DOKKVEIEN 1
PO BOX 1400 VIKA
0115 OSLO
Norway
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Mr Ståle Gjengset
Work Department
Capital Markets, Restructuring and Insolvency, Company Law, Corporate/M&A, Finance
Position
Partner Ståle Gjengset works mainly with providing legal and strategic advice and preparing contracts in business transfers, mergers and demergers. Gjengset also has considerable experience with financing and financial restructuring. He was in charge of the first and, at present, only Norwegian refinancing that was carried out under the US “Chapter 11” regulations. In addition to acquisition financing and corporate financing, Ståle Gjengset has also assisted a number of companies in the offshore and aircraft industries with various acquisitions, sales and leasing transactions. Ståle Gjengset also has long experience with international negotiations and transactions.
Career
Partner at Wiersholm since 2006 Partner, Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS, 2001-2006 Partner, Advokatfirmaet de Besche & Co., 1998-2000 Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet de Besche & Co., 1993-1997 Associate, Advokatfirmaet de Besche & Co., 1991-1993
Education
Cand. jur., University of Oslo, 1991
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Wiersholm frequently assists debtors, banks and bondholders with restructurings in an ‘outstanding‘ manner, with sector-specific knowledge of the shipping, offshore and aviation industries. Group head Ståle Gjengset focuses his practice on advising industrial companies, financial institutions and investment banks on matters relating to financial restructurings, M&A and capital markets transactions. The team also includes Kristine Hasle, who is highly experienced in finance transactions and restructurings; debt financing expert Atle Gabrielsen; and Petter Thomren Moltu, who focuses on debt capital markets, banking and finance, and restructuring mandates. Ingrid Tronshaug joined the team in 2023 from Kvale Advokatfirma DA, and brings with her expertise in insolvency and restructuring law with a focus on bankruptcies.
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
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Maritime law
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Tax
- TMT