With strong experience in commercial, corporate, and M&A, the team at LOGOS provides advice on share purchase agreements, public offerings, and acquisitions, with matters both domestic and cross-border. Leading the practice is Benedikt Egill Árnason, who excels in transactional work, and supporting him regularly is Thórólfur Jónsson, who brings further support on corporate restructuring and debt and equity funding. In addition, Guðbjörg Helga Hjartardóttir and Freyr Snæbjörnsson bolster the team with financial expertise, Fannar Freyr Ívarsson provides specialised support in complex aviation-related transactions, and Ottar Palsson brings wide corporate and finance experience.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Guðbjörg Helga Hjartardóttir is extremely qualified for the purpose of our business and also good to delegate inside LOGOS for extra assistance needed, which makes the whole team stronger and can therefore cover all our aspects in each project or case we are involved in.’
Key clients
- Arctic Adventures hf.
- Arion Bank hf.
- Atome plc.
- Berjaya Corporation Berhad
- Blackrock Inc.
- Booking.com Inc.
- Brim hf.
- Climeworks AG
- Crowberry Capital ehf.
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Eimskip Island ehf.
- Eyrir Invest hf.
Work highlights
Represented a number of Icelandic pension funds in negotiations with the Government of Iceland regarding the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs’ plans to wind down the Housing Financing Fund (HFF).
Advised Kerecis ehf. and its shareholders on one of the largest transactions in Iceland’s history, being the sale of all shares in Kerecis ehf. to Coloplast A/S for up to $1.300bn.
Acted as legal counsel to Eyrir Invest hf. with respect to the proposed acquisition of all the issued and outstanding stock of Marel hf. by John Bean Technologies Corporation.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Benedikt Egill Arnason
Other key lawyers
Thórólfur Jónsson; Guðbjörg Helga Hjartardóttir; Freyr Snæbjörnsson; Fannar Freyr Ívarsson; Ottar Palsson