Commercial, corporate and M&A

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS

The commercial, corporate and M&A team at Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS is ‘hands-on and professional with a can-do attitude’, and has particular expertise in cross-border and public-to-private transactions. The practice is co-headed by Tord Fondevik, who is ’a machine when it comes to execution power' and regularly acts for blue-chip companies, private equity funds and founders, particularly in the life sciences sector; and private equity specialist Robert Romansky. The group also includes Knut Smith-Erichsen, who co-heads the transactions department and is highly knowledgeable in private equity mandates and industrial M&A; Dag Sigvart Kaada, who assists private equity and blue-chip companies on matters relating to the technology, energy and oil and gas sectors; and Jon Kristian Sjåtil, who focuses on M&A and capital markets transactions. The ‘highly competent’ Christoffer Bjerknes, who regularly assists private equity sponsors with investments, is also a key contact.

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Testimonials

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‘The team provides a very high service level, and is knowledgeable and commercially minded.'
‘When it comes to M&A, all you want is execution. It's not an intellectual game to show off. There's no an alternative score card for writing great memos. Can you get the deal done, or not. That's it. And that's why I use Schjødt. They've shown me, time and time again, that they can get it done. I'm never in doubt about the execution capabilities. It doesn't matter which obstacle they face. They will overcome it.’
‘Their professional knowledge is of very high quality and their capacity is high. The team is always available.’
‘Professional people with various expertise areas.’
‘Hands-on and professional with a can-do attitude. Understands business and pragmatic.’
‘The team has qualities in all the areas that we have been in need of. They are always available and their response time is short.'
‘Christoffer Bjerknes is highly competent. He has a good understanding of the broader context, and is commercially minded.'
‘I work with Tord Fondevik on all of my deals and I have done for almost fifteen years. I will never change lawyers. He's a machine when it comes to execution power. Gets it done. No excuses. He is demanding on his surroundings. And he's a nightmare for the opposing side. So he's on my side for as long as I'm doing this.’

Key clients

MOWI ASA
Infronode AB
Lundin Energy AS
CVC Capital Partners
Ferd Capital
Paine Schwartz Partners
FSN Capital
IMK Gruppen
Schlumberger
Thoma Bravo
Frontline plc
Ferd Capital AS
Aquadrill LLC
Aker Group Companies
Tieto-Evry
Verdane Capital
Adelis Equity
Nordea Bank Oyj

Work highlights

Advised Nordea Bank on its acquisition of the personal customer business of Danske Bank.
Acted as global lead adviser to Schlumberger on the transaction leading to a combination of the oil and gas subsea businesses of Schlumberger and Aker Solutions.
Advised CVC on its acquisition of Visma's consultancy business unit.