Wiersholm fields a ‘top-quality’ corporate practice that advises on national and cross-border M&A transactions across a wide range of sectors. The practice is co-headed by experienced M&A practitioner Harald Hellebust, who advises both private equity funds and industrial players, and the ‘excellent’ Sverre Sandvik, who specialises in M&A, capital market transactions and general company and securities law. Gunhild Dugstad is a key contact for private equity transactions, and Kristian Martin Lind regularly advises on M&A, venture investments and general company law. The group also includes Ingjerd Røynås, who assists clients with matters relating to the technology, retail and industry sectors, and Kristian E. Ottesen, who advises companies in connection with M&A, capital market transactions and company law. Other notable practitioners are Hannah Advocaat Lund and Oscar Brown.
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‘The team has a deep bench of really strong M&A lawyers. They always deliver top quality advice and have great client service.’
‘Commercially oriented and very skilled team, always understanding and adapting to our demands.’
‘Strong legal capability, commercially oriented and ability to put themselves in our shoes.'
‘Broad competence. Responsive. Practical and commercial approach to legal problems.’
‘Very skilled team with very high working capacity.’
‘Harald Hellebust is the best M&A lawyer in Norway. He introduces new concepts to the local market and is always one step ahead in creating modern process designs. A top negotiator.’
- ‘Sverre Sandvik is an excellent adviser with high level knowledge, and always serves our demands in a pragmatic, efficient and commercially oriented way.’
- ‘Sverre Sandvik is excellent on general corporate matters and has a fantastic overview. Kristian Lind is really creative and great in complex projects.’
Key clients
- SoftBank
- Visma
- Kistefos
- KKR
- Nordax Bank AB
- Longship
- Summa Equity
- Kverva/Kverva Management
- Orkla ASA
- Schibsted
- HG Pooled Management Limited
- Nordic Capital
- Sector Alarm
- Procuritas
- DNB
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Wilh Wilhlemsen Holding AS
- Bertel O. Steen
- Vipps
- Subsea 7
- Verdane
- VINCIE Energies
Work highlights
- Advised WF Holding on the sale of all its shares in Widerøe AS to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA.
- Advised Verdane, Summa and Kinnevik on their equity investment in Oda.
- Assisted Goldman Sachs Asset Management in connection with its takeover bid for Kahoot! ASA, a company listed on Oslo Stock Exchange in all aspects of the transaction, including negotiations with the target, negotiations between the bidding parties, preparation of the offer documentation, financing, structuring and regulatory issues.
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Harald Hellebust, Sverre Sandvik