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Schjødt's banking & finance team renders advise to several of the largest and finest Norwegian and international banks and financial institutions, corporations, investors and fund managers, as well as foreign law firms on the complete range of matters relating to debt financing, debt and equity-linked instruments, securities and regulatory matters.


We have extensive experience with finance institutions (Norwegian and foreign banks, Eksportfinans ASA and the succeeding Norwegian export financing scheme, the Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credit, the Norwegian Trustee and others).


What we do:

  • Analyses/structuring of and other advisory services relating to financing and security arrangement and appurtenant processes, with substantial tasks relating to coordination and logistics.
  • Financing of various business areas and categories of assets (as shipping/rigs/offshore, oil and energy, aquaculture, fishing industry, fishing vessels, ship yards, real estate) with a thorough business knowledge.
  • Specialists in legislative matters related to financing (the Norwegian Financial Contracts Act, Mortgages Act, Debenture Act, Financial Activities Act, Financial Institutions Act, Bankruptcy Act, Creditors Security Act, etc).
  • Extensive network within financial institutions and in the international legal community.


Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Sweden

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Schjødt frequently advises private equity funds, as well as their portfolio companies, in their capacity as borrowers on acquisition finance mandates, including add-on acquisitions. The firm also has experience in corporate, project and aviation finance transactions, as well as refinancing matters. The team handles both domestic and cross-border deals.

Work Highlights

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  • Schjødt represented Cinis Fertilizer AB in a EUR30.3 million financing.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Eric Halvarsson
4
Eric Halvarsson
4
Band 4
Dual-qualified in England & Wales and Sweden, Eric Halvarsson is active on a variety of mandates, including acquisition finance, project finance and refinancing deals.

Eric provides very high service level and constant availability.

Eric is service-oriented and easy to work with. His extensive experience with both UK and Swedish law brings valuable insights.

He is a great lawyer with high levels of commercial awareness and negotiation skills.

4
Peter Svanqvist
4
Band 4

Peter Svanqvist has established himself as an experienced partner capable of supporting clients on a wide array of banking and finance matters. These include complex, cross-border financings and refinancings.

I find the cooperation with Peter to be very good.

Peter Svanqvist is very responsive and always available.

Frida Lantoft
U
Frida Lantoft
U
Up and Coming

Up-and-comer Frida Lantoft focuses on supporting clients with facility agreements.

Working with Frida is always a pleasure. She is reliable and there's always a quick turnaround with swift responses.

Frida is solution-oriented and a genuinely nice person to work with.

Frida is very proactive and handles things before you even come to think about them.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Sweden

Banking & Finance

Eric Halvarsson
4
Eric Halvarsson
4
Band 4
4
Peter Svanqvist
4
Band 4
Frida Lantoft
U
Frida Lantoft
U
Up and Coming
Capital Markets: Debt

Frida Lantoft
U
Frida Lantoft
U
Up and Coming

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