Wikborg Rein has been an active advisor on both ECM and DCM to a client roster of Norwegian and international issuers, investment banks, funds, and investors. Dag Erik Rasmussen spearheads the ECM side of the practice, and he frequently acts for domestic issuers, domestic and foreign shareholders, and investment banks. Per Anders Sæhle is an expert on ECM, while Stian Tande Mortensen heads the DCM team and is an experienced advisor on debt financing, having acted on high yield bonds, direct lending transactions, and financial restructurings. Andreas Kjensli Lund oversees debt capital market transactions surrounding corporate financing, acquisition financing, and project financing.
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Key clients
- Endúr ASA
- Fjord Defence Group ASA
- The Norwegian Government, by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
- Moreld ASA
- SoftwareOne Holding AG
- Beerenberg AS
- Norse Atlantic ASA
- DNB Carnegie
- Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Norge
- Belships ASA
- Gram Car Carriers ASA
- Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Work highlights
Advised SoftwareOne Holding AG on its recommended voluntary takeover offer for all shares in Crayon Group Holding ASA, which values Crayon at NOK 15.1 billion.
Advising Moreld ASA on an equity private placement with a total transaction size of approx. NOK 1 billion, a full restructuring of the Moreld group and related changes to its financing arrangements, and the listing on Euronext Growth Oslo in December 2024.
Advised the joint lead managers in connection with a EUR 400,000,000 secured Nordic bond issue for Flora Food Group, a company owned by funds managed by the private equity firm KKR.
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Practice head
Dag Erik Rasmussen; Stian Tande Mortensen
Other key lawyers
Per Anders Sæhle; Andreas Kjensli Lund