Capital markets

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Client Satisfaction

Praised by clients as the ‘most experienced and knowledgeable capital markets team in Norway’, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS handles domestic and cross-border transactions, private placements, and IPOs, with particular strength in equity capital markets. On this front, co-head Christian Grüner Sagstad is highly recommended. Other key ECM names include Hans Cappelen Arnesen, who is sought after by corporate clients, private equity firms, and investment firms, as well as Anders Arnkværn, Ylva Gjesdahl Petersen and Solveig Fagerheim Bugge. Einar Grette leads the DCM team, specialising in bank and bond market financing work; Frida Stene-Slotte is another key name for DCM mandates.

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Testimonials

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‘Hands-on and solution-oriented.’
‘Solveig Fagerheim Bugge is very hands-on, efficient, and always relevant when doing equity capital markets. She has clear recommendations that are highly valuable for both us and our clients and is always up to speed on recent regulatory changes.'
‘Top quality services and skills. Deep knowledge and experience. Trustable.’
‘Market-leading capital markets team, both on equity and capital markets. Go-to firm for efficient and flawless execution.’
‘Anders Arnkværn is a very experienced, skilled negotiator creating trust between parties.’
‘Halvor Mannsåker is efficient, knowledgeable, straight to the point while still very accurate in all respects.'
‘The most experienced and knowledgeable capital markets team in Norway by some distance, which make them a uniquely valuable partner to issuers, investors and investment banks.’
'Strong team, deep skills and practical and solutions based approach.'

Key clients

DNB Bank ASA
DNB Markets
Nordea Bank
Danske Bank
Svenska Handelsbanken
Pareto Securities
Pareto Alternative Investments AS
ABG Sundal Collier
Sparebank 1 Markets
Sparebank 1 Gruppen AS
Altor Fund Manager
Goldman Sachs International
Swedbank AB
Lyse AS
Infront AS
Carnegie AS
Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö
Arctic Securities AS
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Morgan Stanley
UBS Investment Bank
Fearnley Securities
Seadrill Ltd
Salmones Camanchaca S.A.
DOF Group ASA
Webstep ASA
Elkem ASA
Odfjell Drilling Ltd.
B2Holding ASA
Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
Shelf Drilling, Ltd.
BW Group Limited
BW Offshore Limited
BW LPG Limited
BW Energy Limited
Hafnia Limited
Nordic Trustee AS
Navamedic ASA
Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.
Kahoot!
XXL
MPC Container Ships ASA
Höegh Autoliners ASA
Pioneer Property Group ASA
Mercell Holding
Icelandic Salmon AS
Everfuel A/S
Norwegian Property ASA
Lytix Biopharma AS
Komplett ASA
Cadeler A/S
Borgestad ASA
BerGenBio ASA
Observe Medical ASA
Ventura Offshore Holding Ltd
Public Property Invest AS

Work highlights

Advised Kahoot! in connection with the takeover offer from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and other investors for an aggregate equity purchase price of NOK17.2bn.
Advised Public Property Invest ASA on its initial public offering and listing on the OSE main list, with a market value of approx. NOK3bn.
Managed Arctic Securities AS, DNB Markets, ABG Sundal Collier ASA, Pareto Securities AS, and Fearnley Securities AS in the $500m senior secured bond issue of Paratus Energy Services Ltd.

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