Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS fields a full-service real estate department, enabling the firm to act on financings, infrastructure projects, and development projects, with notable activity in data centre projects. Practice head Ditlef Thaulow is engaged by international investors entering into the real estate market on acquisitions, development, and restructuring. Camilla Kristiansen Lunne is involved in the structuring and organisation of development projects, while Geir Sand is an industry veteran, who takes point on transactions, development, and infrastructure projects. Christian Bjørn-Hansen is an active advisor on data centre projects. Nikolai K. Lyngnes combines expertise in corporate law and financing with knowledge of real estate, regularly advising on public-private partnerships.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The firm has extensive knowledge and experience in all fields required to execute commerical real estate transaction. Their people and teams collaborate well across the disciplines and are well-managed, appearing as one towards us as a client. They are also willing to engage in projects from an early phase even when it entails them taking on execution risk on their end, providing valuable advice already from the very beginning of our processes and throughout the entire process’
- ‘We have exlusively used Christian Bjørn-Hansen and his team. In addition to providing top level legal advice, Christian also brings extensive transaction know-how, network, and commercial understanding to the processes, making him a valuable team player beyond the normal scope of legal services.’
- Strong knowledge from a wide range of experience in the past. For international players - it's helpful that they've often worked with foreign capital, so they "understand the language" and market practices which often vary in certain aspects vs. local Norwegians. Their wide range of services makes them also able to include people from other parts of the firm shall that be necessary.’
- ‘Strong availability, experience, and commercial mindset - where the latter I believe they especially stand out vs. competition.’
- ‘Highly competent with a unique focus on client satisfaction and. High-quality deliverables are always delivered on time.’
- ‘Christian Bjørn-Hansen: Commercial acumen and sector knowledge. Focuses on what is important to us as an investor, and delivers concise and relevant advice.’
Key clients
- Macquarie Principal Finance AS
- Asset Buyout Partners AS
- Canica Eiendom AS
- DEAS Asset Management AS
- Entra ASA
- H.I.G Capital Europe
- Zetland Capital
- Oslo S Utvikling AS
- NREP AS
- Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap ASA
- FendR Project Finance AS
- Selvaag Bolig ASA
Work highlights
Advised on a private credit facility of a consortium led by Zetland Capital Partners LLP on a landmark acquisition of 339 residential units and commercial assets across Oslo.
Acted for Slate Asset Management on the acquisition of the World Seafood Centre, including complex asset separation and development structuring at Oslo Airport Gardermoen.
Acted as counsel to Asset Buyout Partners AS on the development of a land-based fish farm at Mongstad.
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Practice head
Ditlef Thaulow
Other key lawyers
Camilla Kristiansen Lunne; Geir Sand; Christian Bjørn-Hansen; Nikolai K. Lyngnes; Jarle Holstrøm