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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Thomas K. Svensen
Quick facts
# Partners

79

# Other qualified practitioners

330

# Total number of practitioners (worldwide)

350

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Firm overview
Established in 1966, BAHR ranks amongst Scandinavia's leading law firms. With offices in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, the firm provides full-service capabilities across all major practice areas and is recognised for its deep industry insight and high-end expertise, with particular strength in domestic and international transactions, strategic advisory work and dispute resolution.

More than half of the firm's work involves international matters, reflecting strong cross-border capabilities and extensive experience in complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions and disputes.

Driven by a consistent one-firm approach, BAHR is committed to delivering integrated, high-quality legal services across Scandinavia, ensuring consistency across borders and offering clients a single, trusted point of access to leading legal expertise throughout the region.
Key practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • Competition
  • Covered bonds
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Hedge funds
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Oil and gas
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Technology and telecommunications
Other offices

Marmorvej 1
2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
W: https://bahr.no/

Birger Jarlsgatan 16
SE-114 34 Stockholm
Sweden
W: https://bahr.no/

Address:
Tjuvholmen allé 16
Oslo, 0252
Norway
Tel:+47 21 000 050 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://bahr.no/
2027 Edition
Asset finance
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper
3 practice areas
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Haavind
8 practice areas
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Selmer
8 practice areas
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Notable

Ro Sommernes
2 practice areas
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SANDS
7 practice areas
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Banking and finance
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

CLP
8 practice areas
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Haavind
8 practice areas
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Selmer
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Kluge
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
3 practice areas
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SANDS
7 practice areas
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Notable

AGP Advokater
3 practice areas
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Kvale
4 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Selmer
8 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Notable

AGP Advokater
3 practice areas
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CLP
8 practice areas
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Haavind
8 practice areas
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SANDS
7 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

CLP
8 practice areas
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Haavind
8 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

AGP Advokater
3 practice areas
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Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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Selmer
8 practice areas
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Notable

SANDS
7 practice areas
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M&A
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

CLP
8 practice areas
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Haavind
8 practice areas
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Selmer
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
3 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

AGP Advokater
3 practice areas
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Aabø-Evensen & Co
7 practice areas
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CMS Kluge
6 practice areas
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SANDS
7 practice areas
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Notable

Bull & Co View profile
Hjort
2 practice areas
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Kvale
4 practice areas
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Project development
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Haavind
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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CMS Kluge
6 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

CLP
8 practice areas
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Selmer
8 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Notable

Føyen
2 practice areas
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Glittertind Law Firm View profile
Kvale
4 practice areas
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Lund & Co
2 practice areas
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SANDS
7 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate
BAHR is one of the largest law firms in Norway. The firm, established in 1966, has offices in Oslo and Bergen. The firm has high quality work in all areas of financial and corporate work ranging from banking and finance, capital markets, M&A, project development and restructuring and insolvency. The public M&A and capital markets teams, led by Camilla Iversen and Lars Knem Christie, advised CMB.TECH in its acquisition of Hemen’s 40% majority stake in Gold Ocean Group, and then a subsequent merger with Golden Ocean Group. The transaction was highly complex, involving four different regulated markets, and was shortlisted for IFLR’s 2026 Europe Awards M&A Deal of the Year. Key clients of the firm include Aker Group, DNB Group, Ocean Yield, Macquarie Bank, Nordea Bank Group, Hitec Vision, ABG Sundal Collier, BlueNord, Pareto Securities, Nordic Trustee, CMB.TECH, Okeanis Eco Tankers, Salmar, Norvestor Equity, Schibted Media, and Equip Capital.

Testimonials
‘Top-tier transactional capability and depth in high-profile deals.’ (Banking & Finance)
‘Solution oriented.’ (Capital Markets)
‘Consistently delivering legal advice to a high standard.’ (Financial Services Regulatory)
‘Christian Haug is talented and forward leading.’ (M&A)
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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
SR-Boligkreditt AS - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
SR-Boligkreditt AS
Issuer
Telia Co AB - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
BAHR
Sweden
Bond issue
Telia Co AB
Issuer
Rikshem AB - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
BAHR
Sweden
Bond issue
Rikshem AB
Issuer
Eika Boligkreditt AS - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
Eika Boligkreditt AS
Issuer
Aker Horizons AS - M&A
2021-01-19
BAHR
Ireland
M&A
Aker Horizons AS
Buyer
Triton Investment Management Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-09
BAHR
Netherlands
M&A
Triton Investment Management Ltd.
Buyer
DNB Bank ASA - M&A
2021-04-15
BAHR
Norway
M&A
DNB Bank ASA
Buyer
Aker Capital ASA - M&A
2021-09-13
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Aker Capital ASA
Seller
Freyr AS - M&A
2021-01-29
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Freyr AS
Seller
Asset Buyout Partners AS - M&A
2021-05-05
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Asset Buyout Partners AS
Target
Heimstaden Bostad AB - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
BAHR
Sweden
Bond issue
Heimstaden Bostad AB
Issuer
Eika Boligkreditt AS - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
Eika Boligkreditt AS
Issuer
Sparebanken Vest - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
Sparebanken Vest
Issuer
Rikshem AB - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
BAHR
Sweden
Bond issue
Rikshem AB
Issuer
SpareBank 1 BV - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
SpareBank 1 BV
Issuer
Sydbank A/S - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
BAHR
Denmark
Bond issue
Sydbank A/S
Issuer
SpareBank 1 BV - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
SpareBank 1 BV
Issuer
Sparebanken Vest - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
Sparebanken Vest
Issuer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
BAHR
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
BAHR
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
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