About

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Our team members are consistently recognised as leading lawyers within banking and financing. The team is highly regarded for their broad experience and legal competence, as well as ability to run projects. We always work in teams, to ensure that our client receives advice tailored to the specific matter.

Thommessen assists in complex financings, ranging from acquisition financings, bond loans, project financings, derivative transactions and other structured products, debt programmes (EMTN, etc.) direct lending, leasing, and larger insolvency and restructuring matters. Our broad experience has given us insight into various forms of financings and structures.

The financing market consists of a number of different players. We assist domestic and international banks, financial institutions, funds, arrangers, borrowers, as well as ECAs, with structuring, negotiating, and completion of local and cross-border financing transactions.

Expert advice must be based on extensive experience within capital markets, bank and bond financing, and in-depth knowledge of restructuring and insolvency. Our international experience and network stands out among other Norwegian law firms. This keeps us constantly updated on trends and market standards in the financing market. In a market which consists of numerous sources of capital and complex structures, our clients benefit from this knowledge. We assist with discussing strategic opportunities, managing risks and completing financing transactions.

Chambers Review

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Capital Markets: Debt - Norway

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Thommessen is a leading law firm in the banking and finance sector, assisting clients with the full scope of mandates. The department often represents lenders, including syndicates, in high-value domestic and cross-border matters. Its expertise entails acquisition finance as well as refinancing and restructuring deals. The law firm also enjoys top-tier prowess in DCM transactions, acting for issuers and financial institutions on the listing of bonds and notes. The lawyers additionally offer outstanding knowledge in regulatory topics.

Work Highlights

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  • Thommessen assisted DNB Bank and Nordea Bank Norge with their EUR545 million refinancing of the Axactor Group.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Einar Grette
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Einar Grette
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Einar Grette is a leading practitioner in the Norwegian DCM market. He frequently acts for investment banks on bond issuances, including sustainability-linked bonds.

Einar is a solid partner to discuss problems with and he has high deal execution skills.

Einar Grette is commercial, responsive, always available and has a lot of creative ideas.

Einar Grette is very knowledgeable and service minded.

Hans Haugstad
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Hans Haugstad
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Hans Haugstad is lauded as a top-tier practitioner in the banking and finance arena. He is highly experienced in acquisition finance matters, where he often represents lender syndicates.

Hans Haugstad is a very experienced lawyer, who always provides well-considered advice.

Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl
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Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl
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Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl heads the department and frequently acts for lenders on high-value and cross-border mandates, with particular activity in refinancing matters.

Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl is one of the best in her area, with very good commercial understanding.

Halvor Mansåker
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Halvor Mansåker
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Halvor Mansåker is well regarded for his knowledge in DCM matters. He assists managers, bookrunners, trustees and issuers with the listing of bonds and notes, including high-yield and sustainability-linked bonds.

Halvor Mansåker is an excellent lawyer who gets straight to the point.

Frida Stene Slotte
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Frida Stene Slotte
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Up and Coming

Up and coming Frida Stene-Slotte represents managers, bookrunners, and issuers in the listing of bonds, including green bonds, and convertible notes.

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Norway

Banking & Finance

Hans Haugstad
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Hans Haugstad
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Band 1
Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl
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Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl
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Band 2
Capital Markets: Debt

Einar Grette
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Einar Grette
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Band 1
Halvor Mansåker
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Halvor Mansåker
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Band 2
Frida Stene Slotte
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Frida Stene Slotte
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Up and Coming

Members

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Bjørn Sande Urtegaard

Erik Bakke

Faraz Ahmed Ali

Frida Stene-Slotte

Heidi Dillevig

Ingrid Solum

Jan Brudvik

Jan J. Greve

Kristian Magnus Svor

Kristoffer Hegdahl

Maria Norum

Markus Kjelløkken

Mats Indrefjord Høllesli

Morten Emil Bergan

Pernille Engstrøm Skaug

Tor Johan Norheim

Torbjørn Osland Bjelland

Tore Mydske

Head of Department

Øyvind Dehli

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