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Banking & Finance
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig's Banking & Finance Practice
Simonsen Vogt Wiig operates a full service banking and finance practice, offering strength in all forms of lending central to the Norwegian economy.
The firm represents agents in major syndicated facilities, often 10 to 15 banks and the clients include some of the most active foreign banks in Norway. It assists export credit and export guarantee agencies in Norway as well as foreign Export-Import banks. Simonsen Vogt Wiig is also a market leading firm within the energy sector and aviation finance.
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Work Highlights
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig advised Jordanes on the refinancing of its secured group financing, a bridge financing arrangement and an unsecured bond financing.
Strengths
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig shows in-depth customer knowledge and expertise in banking and finance.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalSimonsen Vogt Wiig demonstrates a unique pragmatism, an ability to quickly understand and relate to problems and issues, availability and quick responses.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalSimonsen Vogt Wiig has the commitment to reach a deal and the stamina to succeed in the pursuit of a balanced agreement.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalThe lawyers are very skilled and very easy to work with. They understand the legal and commercial issues very well.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalTheir responsiveness, commercially focused advice and ability to navigate jurisdiction-specific regulatory issues sets them apart in the industry.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 2 
Band 2 Halvor Klingenberg
Halvor Klingenberg assists lenders and borrowers with various finance mandates, often with cross-border elements. He has particular experience in project finance deals in the energy sector. He gives good advice. From a legal perspective it is legally sound, and he advises on solutions we might not have thought of.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalHe demonstrates deep structural and legal knowledge.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalHe is able to understand our needs and adjust the work to the required scope.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalHalvor Klingenberg is very skilled and service-minded.
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Band 4 
Band 4 Stig Strand
Based in Kristiansand, Stig Strand advises lenders and borrowers on a range of matters, including project, corporate and ship finance.
He is a solid and very good person to work with. He is very knowledgeable and can handle any complex matter.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalStig is always there for the client. He has a lot of financial knowledge.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalStig Strand has the ability to keep the important overall focus in complex transactions, without getting lost or missing a single detail.
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Ranked Individuals at Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig (2)
Norway
Halvor Klingenberg
Head of Banking & Finance
View profile Stig Strand
Banking & Finance
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Members
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Camilla Flatum
Yannis Litinas
Tone Tafjord Seth
Christine Rødsæther
Agnete Nummedal
Kristian Lind-Amundsen
Stig Strand
Jan Vablum
Ingar Fuglevåg
Erlend Lous
Børge Knustad
Stig Strand
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Band 2
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