Advokatfirmaet Schjødt’s well-established client base includes corporate finance houses, international and domestic issuers, banks and investors, with a broad practice encompassing public and private offerings, securities regulatory issues and transactional restructurings. Marianne Lind Sahl heads up the department and is recommended for IPO mandates and complex equity market transactions, while Kaare P Sverdrup aptly advises large corporates, borrowers and issuers of bonds. Viggo Bang-Hansen‘s particular focus is on public and international transactions, and Audun Bondkall handles securities work, and public and international capital market transactions.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Very competent and experienced team.’

  • ‘The team have a commercial mindset and are proactive when working on transactions, they find solutions and control all the legal aspects.’

  • ‘Max Mossin Wagle is a very proactive, commercial and also a nice person to work with. Provides insight on market beyond what is expected.’

  • ‘Positive, turned on, with a short response time. High degree of skills and experience.'

  • ‘The team consistently works on high profile cross-border deals, which it always handles smoothly and efficiently.’

  • ‘Key strengths are exceptional understanding of the investor environment, energy market, financial markets and legal framework which these segments operate in.’

  • ‘The combination between extensive legal knowledge, clear communication and pragmatism makes the value even greater.’

Key clients

  • ABG Sundal Collier ASA
  • Aibel ASA
  • Arctic Securities
  • Argeo AS
  • Bluewater Holding B.V.
  • Clarksons Securities AS
  • DNB Markets, part of DNB Bank ASA
  • Guardian Capital Group Limited
  • Hemen Holding Limited
  • Hexagon Purus ASA
  • HydrogenPro ASA
  • Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA
  • Morrow Batteries ASA
  • Nel ASA
  • Nordic Trustee
  • Norvestor
  • Nykode Therapeutics ASA
  • Paratus Energy Services Ltd.
  • Pareto Securities AS
  • Rec Silicon ASA
  • SpareBank 1 Markets AS
  • TGS ASA
  • Vår Energi ASA

Work highlights

  • Advised TGS ASA on its merger with PGS ASA.
  • Acted as global lead adviser to Schlumberger in its acquisition of majority ownership in Aker Carbon Capture Holding AS.
  • Assisted Chip Bidco and the Cegal group with a NOK2.25bn Senior Secured Bond Issue and extension of its bank financing arrangement.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marianne Lind Sahl, Kaare P Sverdrup

Other key lawyers

Viggo Bang-Hansen, Audun Bondkall, Max Mossin Wagle