Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig advises on the full spectrum of transactional issues, including private equity mandates, venture capital work and industrial M&A, in key sectors spanning the communications, IT, media and oil and gas industries. Practice head Kristoffer Birkeland is particularly strong on private equity and venture capital matters. The group also includes Amund Fougner Bugge, who specialises in equity capital market transactions and M&A, specifically industrial M&A deals relating to public companies; and Henning Øvrebø, who advises both mid-size and blue-chip companies on M&A mandates. Stian Alexander Slaatta, who assists with private and public M&A and equity capital market transactions, is also a key contact.
Key clients
- Adelis Equity
- Azets Norway Holding AS
- Bristow Group Inc
- Coop
- Core Equity
- Curida Holding AS
- DHT Corporate Services
- Eidsiva Bredbånd AS
- Exsitec Holding AB
- AP Ventures
- Kingsrose Mining Ltd.
- Litorina
- Mutares SE & Co. KGaA
- Norwegian Air Shuttle
- Prime Capital
- Space Norway AS
- Sparebank 1 Markets
- St1 Norge AS
- Telia Company AB/Telia Norge AS
- Tenaris S.A
- Tibber AS
- TV2
- Valedo Partners Fund
Work highlights
- Represented Eitrium Holding AB as purchaser in the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Minitech AS and its wholly owned subsidiary Minitech AB.
- Advised Curida Holding AS and Curida Biologics AS on their acquisition of Diatec Monoclonals AS from the founders and shareholders, including handling the negotiation of a share purchase agreement, structuring advice, financing and due diligence of the target business.
- Represented Telia Company AB and Telia Norge AS as purchaser of 39% of Fjordkraft Mobil AS, a new joint venture company with Fjordkraft AS as holder of the remaining 61%.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kristoffer Birkeland