Praised by clients as the ‘most experienced and knowledgeable capital markets team in Norway’, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS handles domestic and cross-border transactions, private placements, and IPOs, with particular strength in equity capital markets. On this front, co-head Christian Grüner Sagstad is highly recommended. Other key ECM names include Hans Cappelen Arnesen, who is sought after by corporate clients, private equity firms, and investment firms, as well as Anders Arnkværn, Ylva Gjesdahl Petersen and Solveig Fagerheim Bugge. Einar Grette leads the DCM team, specialising in bank and bond market financing work; Frida Stene-Slotte is another key name for DCM mandates.
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Testimonials
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‘Hands-on and solution-oriented.’
‘Solveig Fagerheim Bugge is very hands-on, efficient, and always relevant when doing equity capital markets. She has clear recommendations that are highly valuable for both us and our clients and is always up to speed on recent regulatory changes.'
‘Top quality services and skills. Deep knowledge and experience. Trustable.’
‘Market-leading capital markets team, both on equity and capital markets. Go-to firm for efficient and flawless execution.’
‘Anders Arnkværn is a very experienced, skilled negotiator creating trust between parties.’
‘Halvor Mannsåker is efficient, knowledgeable, straight to the point while still very accurate in all respects.'
Key clients
- DNB Bank ASA
- DNB Markets
- Nordea Bank
- Danske Bank
- Svenska Handelsbanken
- Pareto Securities
- Pareto Alternative Investments AS
- ABG Sundal Collier
- Sparebank 1 Markets
- Sparebank 1 Gruppen AS
- Altor Fund Manager
- Goldman Sachs International
Work highlights
Advised Kahoot! in connection with the takeover offer from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and other investors for an aggregate equity purchase price of NOK17.2bn.
Advised Public Property Invest ASA on its initial public offering and listing on the OSE main list, with a market value of approx. NOK3bn.
Managed Arctic Securities AS, DNB Markets, ABG Sundal Collier ASA, Pareto Securities AS, and Fearnley Securities AS in the $500m senior secured bond issue of Paratus Energy Services Ltd.
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Practice head
Christian Grüner Sagstad; Einar Grette
Other key lawyers
Hans Cappelen Arnesen; Anders Arnkværn, Ylva Gjesdahl Petersen; Solveig Fagerheim Bugge; Frida Stene-Slotte; Hasse Arnesen; Halvor Mannsåker