With a growing presence in the ESG space, Selmer’s capital market offering is sought out by clients in the financial services, renewables, technology and life sciences sectors. The capable trio of Jon Fredrik Johansen, Gabrielle Risøe and Christopher Jensen lead the team. Johansen acts as lead counsel on several high-profile equity capital markets transactions, Risøe has notable expertise in stock exchange transactions and securities law, and Jensen is a key name for bond financings. On the debt capital markets front, Per Morten Christiansen consistently advises on local and cross-border bond issuances. At the associate level, Madeleine Marcussen takes point on IPOs and block trades.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Excellent assistance on private placement transactions.’
‘Jon Fredrik Johansen provides excellent assistance, high availability, and proactive in finding solutions.’
‘Smaller team, but makes up for it in terms of attention, professionalism, and sector knowledge. New partner recruits have enhanced the capital markets team by a lot, and their knowledge of the inner workings of investment banks makes them a great partner.’
‘The attention given by partners to their projects sets Selmer apart from other top law firms in addition to their knowledge of investment banks.’
Key clients
- Sparebank 1 SR-Bank / Sparebank1 Markets
- Haugesund Sparebank
- Flekkefjord Sparebank
- Sparebanken Sør
- Norsk Titanium AS
- Desert Control AS
- Norwegian Block Exchange AS
- Orkla ASA
- Aega ASA
- Scatec ASA
- Kitron ASA
- Borregaard ASA
- Europris ASA
- Photocure ASA
- Kommunalbanken AS
- PKH
- Clarksons Securities
- EQVA ASA
- Calidus Resources Limited
- Pareto Securities
- Nordea Bank, filial I Norge
- DNB Markets, part of DNB Bank
- Gigante Salmon AS
Work highlights
- Assisted with Sparebankstiftelsen Sparebanken Sør’s completion of an offer of NOK2.9bn in ECCs in the main market-listed savings bank Sparebanken Sø.
- Acting for Kommunalbanken as euro medium term note programme adviser.
- Representing the major Nordic investment banks, DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Norge and SpareBank 1 Markets AS in relation to a successful NOK1.75bn placement of unsecured green bonds.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jon Fredrik Johansen, Gabrielle Risøe, Christopher Jensen