About

Provided by Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS

Our practice includes all types and of sizes M&A and Corporate  transactions. We assist Norwegian and international clients in IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, share issues, takeovers, as well as in regulatory and compliance matters.

We place great importance on the clients’ commercial needs, and combine our expert competence with close partner attention and compact and effective teams in our assistance.

Our M&A team is supported by our strong finance, capital markets, competition and tax teams, and our assistance is always given by a team covering all areas of law relevant to the transaction.

We always aim to provide the best of assistance and service to our clients, regardless of the size of the transaction and whether the matter involves listed or unlisted companies.  We regularly assist in cross-border transactions, and have a worldwide, strong international legal network, with which we have had a long time working relationship.

Arntzen de Besche is particularly renowned for regularly being involved in complex and large transactions in a variety of sectors. In terms of sectors, we are recognised for having a particularly strong position within Oil and Energy, Finance, Life Science/Pharmaceutical, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Retail and Real Estate.

Chambers Review

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Capital Markets: Equity - Norway

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Arntzen de Besche advises a broad client base of energy and aquaculture companies and private equity houses on corporate and M&A matters, including cross-border deals. The law firm handles acquisitions and investments as well as joint ventures and reorganisations. It also assists with ECM mandates such as rights issues and private placements.

Work Highlights

Provided by Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS

  • Arntzen de Besche assisted Ishtar Bidco Norway with its sale of Fara to Modaxo.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Per A Dagslet
3
Per A Dagslet
3
Band 3
Per Dagslet advises on a range of M&A transactions. He has experience acting for trading houses and energy companies on cross-border mandates.

Per Dagslet is always quick to respond.

He is a very commercially oriented person who can identify opportunities.

He has a real awareness of what we need as a client.

He is very responsive, provides good, solid overall support and finds creative solutions to challenging matters.

Knut Martinsen
4
Knut Martinsen
4
Band 4

Knut Martinsen heads the corporate and M&A department at Arntzen de Besche and advises clients in the technology and automotive industries on cross-border transactions across the Nordic region.

Knut Martinsen has a unique ability to solve problems and unlock situations where both parties are stuck.

He is a pleasant and constructive lawyer.

Ranked Lawyers at
Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS

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Corporate/M&A

Per A Dagslet
3
Per A Dagslet
3
Band 3
Knut Martinsen
4
Knut Martinsen
4
Band 4

Members

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André Michaelsen

Head of Department

Jens Baumann Melberg

Knut Martinsen

Head of Department

Lars Horgen Hinze

Reidar Smedsvig

Steffen G. Rogstad