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ARTICLE · 21 MAY 2024

Norway Bulletin 2024

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We are pleased to bring you the Conyers Norway Bulletin for 2024, in which we highlight developments affecting Bermuda incorporated companies in the Norwegian market over the past year.

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We are pleased to bring you the Conyers Norway Bulletin for 2024 , in which we highlight developments affecting Bermuda incorporated companies in the Norwegian market over the past year.

The Oslo Børs continues to serve as an exchange of choice for a range of prominent public companies, despite persistent macroeconomic instability posing a significant challenge for the initiation of new IPOs. Factors such as rising interest rates, inflation, and heightened global geopolitical tensions stemming from conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have dampened deal activity in the Norwegian market. IPO volume on the Oslo Børs in 2023 mirrored 2022, with only two launches completed alongside an additional IPO on Euronext Expand exchange.

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