Praised by clients for its ‘all-round knowledge’, the team at Selmer stands out within the energy and natural resources, marine, aquaculture, and retail sectors. Sitting at the helm of the practice, Camilla Magnus has notable proficiency in corporate governance, M&A and private equity work. For public and private M&A, Ingar Solheim and Robert Sveen are key names. Remi Dramstad specialises in M&A, venture capital and private equity issues, while Marianne Sagerup focuses on tech and energy M&A. Margaret Solberg aptly advises on corporate law and shareholder issues.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Best transaction all-round knowledge, pragmatism in solving issues, value-based personalities and good chemistry.’

  • ‘Remi Dramstad thinks like a principal, he puts his full effort, expertise and network to use to achieve the best results possible. ’

  • ‘Selmer has supported us on various legal matters, mostly in M&A. The team is street-smart and pragmatic while addressing detailed matters effectively.’

  • ‘We have excellent experience working with Ingar Solheim and Liv Monica Stubholt. They are both very responsive, commercial, and pragmatic.’

  • ‘Selmer, with its strong market understanding, and competencies as well as capitalszing on its internal and external network, can handle complex and challenging matters extremely well.’

  • ‘Our main contact lawyers are Marianne Sagerup and Liv Monica Stubholt. They are both extremely competent, knowledgeable, and experienced. They have a very strong network and efficient cooperation in all directions.’

  • ‘We value Selmer due to their ability to focus on key issues and not spend unnecessary time on non-core issues, broad competence within M&A and negotiations, high quality on junior resources, in-house expertise and availability on other areas.’

  • ‘We work closely with Robert Sveen. He stands out with his expertise in negotiations, contract law, and board work and has a generally high level of expertise in most things, and what he cannot contribute, he gets this expertise elsewhere.’

Key clients

  • KKR
  • HongShan (Sequoia)
  • EQT
  • Orkla
  • Environmental Technology Fund (ETF)
  • Solør Bioenergi
  • Altor/QNTM Group
  • Azets Group Ltd and Shareholder Hg Capital
  • Explore Equity II SCSp
  • Valedo Partners AB,
  • KB Gruppen AS

Work highlights

  • Advising both the target and sellers in General Electric Co subsidiary GE Vernova’s acquisition of technology provider Greenbird Integration Technology AS.
  • Advised on the sale of Azets Group Ltd to PAI Partners SAS.
  • Assisted local software developer EINR Software AS with the sale of software company POSBE to the Pearl Group AS.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Margaret Solberg
Selmer
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Camilla Magnus

Other key lawyers

Ingar Solheim, Robert Sveen, Remi Dramstad, Marianne Sagerup, Margaret Solberg, Liv Monica Stubholt