Snorre Haukali > CMS Kluge > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

CMS Kluge has a broad M&A and private equity practice with cross-border capabilities and a ‘commercially oriented‘ team. Espen Debes leads the practice out of the Stavanger office and advises on transactions in the healthcare, energy and IT sectors. The team also includes the ‘very attentive‘ head of the Oslo-based offering Frode Olsen, who is a private equity specialist in the construction and tech sectors; Snorre Haukali, who assists on M&A and financing transactions; and Johan Svedberg, who specialises in corporate, M&A and securities law. Christina Lavold, who primarily handles private M&A, is also a key contact.

Leveraging the firm’s international network, CMS Kluge offers a full-service practice that regularly acts for domestic and international clients on large domestic refinancings and lending work, as well as cross-border financings into Norway. Snorre Haukali and Dag Thomas Hansson lead the team; Haukeli is noted for his work for corporate borrowers, particularly in the telecoms and technology sectors, while Hansson has a broad practice that spans corporate finance, acquisition finance, and shipping finance mandates. Ida Johanne Bohmann has significant experience working on project finance matters, including those relating to wind farm project developments.