Banking & Finance
Norway
2 years ranked
Provided by Arntzen Grette
Siril Visnes assists Norwegian and international banks and financial institutions with financing and restructuring processes across a variety of business sectors. She has several years’ experience of working in the legal department of a bank. She also assists borrowers in connection with the negotiation and conclusion of loan agreements.
Visnes assists with everything from simple bilateral financing agreements written in Norwegian to comprehensive international financing agreements involving major bank syndicates and complex intercreditor issues. She works with all kinds of financing arrangements in all business sectors.
With in-depth knowledge of the whole range of products that banks typically offer in connection with the establishment of loan agreements, Visnes can advise on the entire value chain of products that financial institutions offer their borrowers. This also includes financing of accounts receivable products, factoring agreements, overdrafts, cash management products and leasing agreements.
Visnes focuses on developing a good working relationship with her clients and is keen to provide a high level of service and a fast response time. Through her years of experience as an advisor to financial institutions, she has developed good instincts for what is important and less important for her clients. She is therefore an effective advisor who inspires confidence. She is keen to balance legal matters against commercial considerations and provide each client with advice that is both practical and usable.
2020 -
Arntzen Grette
Partner
2017 - 2020
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
Managing Associate
2009 - 2017
DNB Bank
Attorney, Legal department
2007 - 2009
Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS
Associate
Provided by Chambers
Siril Visnes is adept at handling transactions, particularly on the lender's side, including refinancings, restructurings and acquisition financing facilities.
Provided by Chambers
She is very creative, pragmatic and very entrepreneurial.
Siril Visnes is service-minded, friendly and has a proactive mindset.
Siril Visnes is very keen to assist and is an enjoyable person to work with.
She offers an outstanding level of service and is accurate. She has excellent communication and is responsive.
She is very easy to work with, adapts quickly to our position and work streams, quick to turn things around and is hands-on.
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