‘Prepared to go the extra mile’, the team at Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig advises across the range of equity capital markets work, consistently advising issuers and investment banks. The practice is overseen by Amund Fougner Bugge, who handles high-profile ECM transactions and public-to-private takeovers. Stian Alexander Slaatta has a broad ECM practice, which includes advising on IPOs. With knowledge of banking and financing and securities law alongside DCM expertise, Christian Berg Meland heads up the direct capital market group.
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‘Strong execution and quick feedback.’
‘Stian Alexander Slaatta has a great experience with different complicated ECM transactions and his experience is key in discussing different paths when working with potential equity placements.'
‘The team at Simonsen Vogt Wiig is professional, highly competent and dedicated, and prepared to go the extra mile.’
‘High degree of partner availability and commitment. This has a positive spillover effect to the rest of the organisation.’
‘Highly customer and solution-oriented. Very responsive, both partners and junior resources.'
‘Very responsive to clients' needs. On top of all legal matters providing solid advice. The high degree of availability and quick turnaround times.’
Key clients
- Arctic Securities
- Spotlio
- Huddly
- Næringsbanken
- Zwipe
- Stainless Tankers
- Pareto Securities
- Carnegie
- DNB Markets
- Njord Securities
Work highlights
- Assisted Huddly AS, listed on Euronext Growth Oslo, in connection with a private placement raising gross proceeds of NOK130m and a subsequent repair offering of NOK30m.
- Acted as sole counsel for all parties involved in a transaction comprising a private placement raising gross proceeds of NOK230m.
- Advised Arctic Securities AS and Pareto Securities AS as deal managers on Frigaardgruppen AS’ senior secured NOK500m bond issue.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Amund Fougner Bugge
Other key lawyers
Stian Alexander Slaatta; Christian Berg Meland