AGP Advokater continues to be active across the technology, offshore, energy, and consumer sectors. Co-head and founding partner Nils Olav Aarseth is an expert in private M&A, with 25 years of experience. Fellow founding partner and co-head, Gard A. Skogstrøm has a proven track record in M&A transactions and equity capital financing. Lars André Gjerdrum advises on M&A and public takeover transactions, whereas Ketil Enerstad Sauarlia provides advice to domestic clients on buy-and-build strategies.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Firm delivering extraordinary personalised services and legal advice. Very strong M&A experience, coupled with strong commercial savvy.’
- ‘Nils Olav Aarseth - embodies the perfect legal advisor, strong commercial knowledge, blended with super experience and legal knowledge. Great in negotiations and creates trust with all partners.’
- ‘AGP feels like a modern law firm, clearly focused on transactions, great people, and great client relationships. The team is diverse and good at leveraging technology. I recall them being early adopters of Teams for collaboration with clients on documents.’
- ‘The team is great to work with. Very knowledgeable with lots of routine. They work a lot with cross-border matters and are available to provide support on short notice. It is a firm that cares about the clients in a long-term perspective.’
- ‘I have worked with Gard A. Skogstrøm for many years. He is a true professional and knowledgeable within M&A, equity capital transactions, and corporate law. Lots of routine, and you always know that you can trust his advice and swift availability. Pragmatic and very good with clients.’
- ‘ Gard A. Skogstrøm is a seasoned corporate law advisor who is both commercially and legally strong, and can be fully trusted to go the last mile for his clients.'
Key clients
- Nalka
- Worthington Industries
- Crayon Group Holding
- Link Mobility Group
- Waterland Private Equity
- Verdane Capital
- Kaldvik AS
- OSM Thome
- Norstat AS
- Grant Thornton AS
- Firesafe AS
- Oda Group Holding AB
Work highlights
Advised Crayon Group Holding ASA on the voluntary offer to purchase all shares by Software one Holding Ltd.
Advised NYSE-listed Procore Technologies Inc on their acquisition of Norwegian startup company Novorender AS.
Advised buyer Hypergene AB on their acquisition of Profitbase AS.
Practice head
Nils Olav Aarseth; Gard A. Skogstrøm
Other key lawyers
Lars André Gjerdrum; Ketil Enerstad Sauarlia; Maria Heiberg Styrvold