With activity in data centre finance and renewable finance, DLA Piper covers a wide array of financing transactions with particular aptitude in acquisition and project finance, real estate, and asset-backed lending. Børge A Grøttjord steers the practice and is an active advisor on real estate finance, public-private partnerships, and high-yield bond matters. Camilla Wollan acts on financial regulatory mandates. Admir Habibija and Andreas Helle are key supporting presences across a variety of mandates. Erik Ramm retired in July 2025.
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Testimonials
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- A law firm with extensive expertise, which means we don’t need to turn to other providers — all the necessary competence is in one place. They build long-term relationships with us as clients and have broad and in-depth knowledge among their staff.
- Knowledgeable, well-informed about the company and our challenges, and quick to respond.
- ‘The banking and finance team appears broadly composed and consistently maintains a high level of professional quality. They are skilled at bringing in the right expertise and allocating the appropriate resources where required. Their advice is particularly efficient and thorough.’
- ‘In addition to being academically strong, Børge Grøtjord is highly pragmatic and excels at finding good solutions in difficult and deadlocked negotiations. He is skilled at organizing and leading demanding projects. Grøtjord has been, and continues to be, a key sparring partner whom we particularly rely on where issues lie at the intersection of law and commercial considerations.’
- ‘Broad cross-disciplinary service. Great commercial team.’
- ‘Camilla Wollan has a great strategic mindset and commercial focus.’
- ‘The team has specialists who can look into areas that we are not able to cover ourselves.’
- ‘High level of skills in our sector. Ability to deliver quality and performance.’
- ‘Børge Grøttjord has served our business for many years. Legal skills at the top level combined with commercial understanding.’
- ‘Børge Grøttjord has an outstanding expertise in working capital transactions with a strength in identifying flexible solutions for clients. He has a strategic thinking approach oriented to practical solutions consistent with market practice. I would recommend him since he anticipates potential challenges and is always available to dedicate time to you, providing clear guidance and going the extra mile to ensure the best possible results. ’
Key clients
- KLP Kommunal Landspensjonkasse
- UniCredit
- Credit Suisse
- Danmarks Nationalbank
- Nordea
- HSBC Innovation Bank
- Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
- Silicon Valley Bank
- UBS Asset Management
- JPMorgan
- Danske Bank
- Realkapital Eiendom
- Odal Vindkraftverk
- Cloudberry Production
- Cloudberry Clean Energy
- Nordic Wind Power
- Azrieli Group
- Tietoevry
- TheFactory
- Santander Consumer Bank
Work highlights
Advised Castlelake on a NOK 1.9 billion secured bond issuance to refinance a portfolio of 30 prime Oslo properties, as part of its EUR 1 billion Nordic real estate financing strategy.
Advised Green Mountain Innlandet AS / Azrieli Group on a EUR 371 million bond issuance financing TikTok’s flagship data centre in Norway, involving a complex cross-border security and regulatory framework.
Advising Green Mountain Innlandet AS / Azrieli Group on the ongoing NOK 4.6 billion refinancing of its Norwegian data centre platform, consolidating senior and junior facilities into a new cross-border structure.
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Practice head
Børge Grøttjord
Other key lawyers
Camilla Wollan; Admir Habibija; Andreas Helle