Insolvency and corporate recovery

Wikborg Rein

Fielding a ‘great and experienced team’, Wikborg Rein’s insolvency and corporate recovery practice stands out in the offshore and shipping sectors, and regularly advises energy and transportation companies on restructurings. Practice head Kaare Christian Tapper has a ‘bright mind, great negotiation skills, and excellent people skills’ with expertise across the insolvency and restructuring fields, while litigator Leif Petter Madsen is sought out for complex bankruptcies. Recently promoted to partner, the ’up-and-coming and highly skilful lawyer’ Sofie Vikse is a key name for bankruptcy cases.

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Testimonials

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‘Very skilled and solution-oriented insolvency team.’
‘Sofie Vikse is an up-and-coming and highly skilful lawyer that I have had the pleasure of cooperating with on insolvency-related matters over the last couple of years. She is very solution-oriented and efficient, and a pleasure to work with.’
‘Great and experienced team that complement each other. The team consists of both insolvency experts and people more focused on distressed M&A/corporate recovery, which together makes a great advisory team.’
‘I have had the pleasure of working with members of the team on both restructuring and bankruptcy cases. The team is highly skilled has a practical approach to legal issues and can think outside the box.’
‘Sofie Vikse is highly skilled and can find practical solutions.'
‘Kaare Christian Tapper's knowledge, flexibility, and availability in this engagement have been way beyond expectations. When you combine this with a very bright mind, great negotiation skills, and excellent people skills, you are in for a winning combination!'

Key clients

Solstad Offshore ASA and its subsidiaries
WeWork Inc.
Unibuss AS
The secured lenders of DOF Group ASA
DNB Bank ASA and Nordea Bank as lenders to XXL ASA
Havila Holding AS
Sterna Holdco AS and Milrab AS
The senior unsecured bondholders of Hurtigruten Group AS
Lorentzen & Co AS
CA Technology AS
WeCare Omsorg AS
Christiania Fasade AS
Fleks AS
Recreate ASA
Home & Cottage AS
Petter Olsen
Dinamo AS

Work highlights

Assisted Solstad Offshore ASA and its subsidiaries in the refinancing of the Solstad Group’s secured debt of approx. NOK13bn as global lead counsel.
Assisted Unibuss and its parent company, Sporveien AS (wholly owned by Oslo municipality), in the reconstruction of the company's debt.
Assisted the senior secured lenders to the DOF group in the complex financial restructuring of the group's debt.

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