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Capital Markets: Equity - Norway

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What the Team is Known For

Thommessen possesses an exceptional corporate law group handling a broad range of mergers and acquisitions. The law firm's expertise includes public M&A and takeovers. It has an impressive reputation for ECM transactions such as IPOs, private placements and rights issues. The law firm often acts for private equity firms and financial institutions on transactions involving cross-border elements.

Work Highlights

  • Thommessen assisted Fremtind Forsikring and Eika Forsikring with their approximately USD3.2 billion merger.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Anders Arnkværn
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Anders Arnkværn
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Anders Arnkværn is a highly acclaimed M&A practitioner highlighted for his expertise in both private and public transactions, representing clients in the energy and financial services sectors. He is also revered for his ECM practice, handling rights offerings and private placements.

He has a good knowledge of the client.

Anders Arnkværn is excellent.

Anders Arnkværn is one of the top ECM and M&A lawyers in Norway.

He is a very experienced and skilled lawyer and negotiator.

Anders has an intelligent understanding of his client's requirements and the idiosyncrasies of their business. He offers an efficient, solution-oriented approach and sound commercial advice.

Hans Cappelen Arnesen
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Hans Cappelen Arnesen
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Hans Cappelen Arnesen is universally revered for his market-leading expertise in private and public M&A transactions as well as ECM mandates. He is highly experienced in private placements, and frequently acts for technology companies.

He has a unique understanding of the ECM market.

Hans Cappelen Arnesen is the number one choice.

Hans Cappelen Arnesen is an excellent M&A advisor who is always available and has great insight on all legal matters that might arise in complex M&A projects.

Hans Cappelen Arnesen has a strong legal and commercial understanding, and a very high level of understanding of our needs and work methods.

He is experienced and can provide immediate feedback as he doesn't need time to think. He is also pragmatic.

Solveig Fagerheim Bugge
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Solveig Fagerheim Bugge
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Solveig Fagerheim Bugge is an experienced practitioner in the ECM sphere. She handles IPOs, rights issues and private placements.

Solveig is very skilled and takes the time to give direct advice so we as a client understand her opinion.

Solveig Fagerheim Bugge is very solid and service-minded.

Christian Grüner Sagstad
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Christian Grüner Sagstad
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Christian Grüner Sagstad heads the law firm's transaction department and handles a broad range of mergers and acquisitions.

Christian Grüner Sagstad combines his deep experience with an excellent commercial mind.

He is very strong commercially with great business acumen, and is able to translate this into the legal world. He is incredibly experienced in M&A, an excellent sparring partner and highly responsive.

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Ylva B. Gjesdahl Petersen
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Ylva Gjesdahl Petersen enters this year's rankings with strong market recognition. She is experienced in equity capital markets mandates including private placements and voluntary takeovers.

She's making a mark within the ECM market.

We love working with her.

Ylva Gjesdahl Petersen is capable.

Ylva is an excellent advisor who is very skilled and service-minded.

She has a high level of knowledge and expertise, and is service-minded.

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Capital Markets: Equity

Anders Arnkværn
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Anders Arnkværn
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Hans Cappelen Arnesen
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Hans Cappelen Arnesen
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Solveig Fagerheim Bugge
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Solveig Fagerheim Bugge
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Ylva B. Gjesdahl Petersen
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Corporate/M&A

Anders Arnkværn
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Anders Arnkværn
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Hans Cappelen Arnesen
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Hans Cappelen Arnesen
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Christian Grüner Sagstad
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Christian Grüner Sagstad
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