Led by Olafur Haraldsson, the banking, finance, and capital markets team at Lex Law Offices regularly provides expert advice, with its clients including major international banks and the Icelandic government. Haraldsson brings strong banking expertise with particular skill in handling loan and security agreements and corporate finance. In addition, Guðmundur Ingvi Sigurðsson provides further corporate finance experience and is adept at consulting on foreign investment, Stefán Orri Ólafsson is a seasoned capital markets advisor with deep knowledge of disclosure requirements, and Fanney Frímannsdóttir provides further key support.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
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- ‘Stefán Orri Ólafsson is an authority in capital markets law.’
- ‘Great team and service.’
Key clients
- Partners Group / atNorth Holding AB /atNorth ehf. Bank of America BNP Paribas DZ Bank J.P. Morgan SE Nomura Samherji hf. Landsbankinn hf. Orkuveita Reykjavíkur (Reykjavik Energy) Rabobank DNB Bank Nordea Íslandsbanki hf. VEX II slhf. Treble Technologies ehf. The Icelandic Financial Institutions’ Guarantee Fund Icelandic State Financial Investments Reykjastræti ehf.
Work highlights
Represented the Bank of America in Íslandsbanki hf.'s EMTN Bond prospectus update.
Continues to provide advice to Partners Group and atNorth Holding AB and its Icelandic subsidiaries, including atNorth ehf.
Advised Landsbankinn hf. on providing financing for the construction and operation of a gold mine and processing plant in Greenland operated by the group of Amaroq Minerals Ltd.
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Practice head
Ólafur Haraldsson
Other key lawyers
Guðmundur Ingvi Sigurðsson; Stefán Orri Ólafsson; Fanney Frímannsdóttir