About

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

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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Capital Markets: Debt - Norway

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Schjødt is highly regarded for its strength in domestic and cross-border banking and finance mandates, acting for both lenders and borrowers. The department advises on loan agreements relating to acquisition finance, project finance and ship finance mandates, as well as refinancing matters. The law firm also possesses market-leading expertise in DCM transactions, representing issuers, managers and trustees in the issuance of bonds and notes.

Work Highlights

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

  • Schjødt assisted two private equity funds, Altor Equity Partners and Marlin Equity Partners, with the refinancing of Meltwater.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Camilla Skøie Mørkve
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Camilla Skøie Mørkve
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Band 1
Widely recognised for her banking and finance practice, including DCM mandates, Camilla Skøie Mørkve often acts for borrowers on ship finance and acquisition finance transactions. She is also knowledgeable in refinancing matters.

Camilla Skøie Mørkve has the ability to quickly grasp the essence of the matter, and she gives effective advice with a commercial and creative mindset.

Camilla has a high level of expertise in finance transactions. She gives thorough and good-quality advice.

She has deep knowledge, carries out the work to a high standard, and listens to and understands her clients.

Kaare Sverdrup
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Kaare Sverdrup
Head of Banking & Finance
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Band 1
Kaare Sverdrup is highly regarded for his banking and finance practice. He represents lenders and borrowers in a range of mandates, with particular activity in acquisition finance transactions.

Kaare is an impressive lawyer.

Kaare Sverdup is very experienced and has broad knowledge of different types of transactions.

Anders Gullåsen
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Anders Gullåsen
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Band 3
Anders Gullåsen is active on acquisition finance transactions and restructuring mandates. He often acts for clients from the shipping sector.

Anders Gullåsen has excellent industry knowledge and is very good on complicated transactions and financial restructurings.

Andreas Lowzow
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Andreas Lowzow
3
Band 3

Andreas Lowzow co-heads Schjødt's financial regulatory department, and advises on the establishment and restructuring of various funds, in addition to licensing and approval mandates.

Andreas Lowzow has deep legal knowledge of the framework for alternative investment funds and fund establishment. He is responsive and easy to work with.

He is highly knowledgeable and up to date on the latest developments, with a strong customer focus and flexibility.

In addition to being highly knowledgeable, Andreas is a very nice and likeable person.

Andreas delivers great work, on time, and he is a great resource for clients.

Snorre Lyse
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Snorre Lyse
3
Band 3

Snorre Lyse acts for managers and issuers on senior unsecured and high-yield bond transactions. He has experience in green and convertible bonds, as well as debt restructuring mandates.

Snorre is a very strong capital markets lawyer with an extensive and impressive track record.

Snorre Lyse has a commercial mindset and always delivers good legal advice.

Thomas Dale
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Thomas Dale
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Band 4
The Bergen-based Thomas Dale is experienced in project finance and acquisition finance mandates, in addition to refinancing matters. He acts for borrowers and lenders, including syndicates.

Thomas Dale has very strong commercial knowledge, resulting in level of proactiveness that goes beyond expectations.

Sunniva Kinsella
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Sunniva Kinsella
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Up and Coming

Sunniva Kinsella is well regarded as an up-and-coming practitioner in the field of banking and finance. She assists banks with bilateral and syndicated lending that pertains to project finance and ship finance transactions.

Sunniva is highly experienced, which ensures efficient execution.

Ranked Lawyers at
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

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Norway

Banking & Finance

Camilla Skøie Mørkve
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Camilla Skøie Mørkve
1
Band 1
Kaare Sverdrup
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Kaare Sverdrup
Head of Banking & Finance
1
Band 1
Anders Gullåsen
3
Anders Gullåsen
3
Band 3
Thomas Dale
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Thomas Dale
4
Band 4
Sunniva Kinsella
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Sunniva Kinsella
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Up and Coming
Banking & Finance: Regulatory

Andreas Lowzow
3
Andreas Lowzow
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Debt

Camilla Skøie Mørkve
2
Camilla Skøie Mørkve
2
Band 2
Snorre Lyse
3
Snorre Lyse
3
Band 3

Members

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

Diego Bergheim

Fatima Lamin

Frida Kristin McPherson

Jørn Snorre Øvstedal

Kaare Sverdrup

Kaare Sverdrup

Head of Department

Mathias Anker Paulsen

Peter Bugge Hjorth

Peter Bugge Hjorth

Head of Department

Sunniva Kinsella

Clients

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

Altor Equity Partners

Apollo

Blackstone

DNB Bank ASA

Danske Bank A/S

Goldman Sachs

Hitec Vision

Nordea Bank

Nordic Trustee AS

Ocean Yield

Pareto Securities

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)

Songa Offshore