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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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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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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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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
Heimstaden Bostad AB - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
BAHR
Sweden
Bond issue
Heimstaden Bostad AB
Issuer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
BAHR
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Mainstream Renewable Power - M&A
2022-03-24
BAHR
Ireland
M&A
Mainstream Renewable Power
Target
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
BAHR
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
SpareBank 1 BV - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
SpareBank 1 BV
Issuer
Vasakronan AB - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
BAHR
Sweden
Bond issue
Danske Bank Corporate Finance
Underwriter
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
BAHR
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Heimstaden Bostad AB - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
BAHR
Sweden
Bond issue
Heimstaden Bostad AB
Issuer
Riverside Co. - M&A
2022-06-14
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Riverside Co.
Buyer
Golden Energy Offshore Services AS - Bond issue
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
Geir Gustavsson, Ida Marie Windrup
Golden Energy Offshore Services AS
Issuer
American Shipping Co ASA - Bond issue
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
Richard Sjøqvist, Audun Nedrelid
American Shipping Co ASA
Issuer
Aker Horizons AS; Aker ASA - Bond issue
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
Audun Nedrelid
Aker Horizons AS, Aker ASA
Issuer
Aker Horizons AS - Bond issue
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
Audun Nedrelid
Aker Horizons AS
Issuer
Volvo Cars AB - IPO
BAHR
Norway
IPO
Lars Knem Christie
Volvo Cars AB
Issuer
Edda Wind ASA - IPO
BAHR
Norway
IPO
Lars Knem Christie
Edda Wind ASA
Issuer
DNB Bank ASA; JP Morgan SE; Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc; SpareBank 1 Markets AS ABG; Sundal Collier ASA; BofA Securities Europe SA; Carnegie AS - IPO
BAHR
Norway
IPO
Robin Bakken
DNB Bank ASA, JP Morgan SE, Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc, SpareBank 1 Markets AS ABG, Sundal Collier ASA, BofA Securities Europe SA, Carnegie AS
Underwriter
Cadeler AS - IPO
BAHR
Norway
IPO
Lars Knem Christie
Cadeler AS
Issuer
FREYR AS - IPO
BAHR
Norway
IPO
Svein Gerhard Simonnæs
FREYR AS
Issuer
Akastor ASA - Joint venture
BAHR
Norway
Joint venture
Svein Gerhard Simonnæs, Morten Plesner Smørdal, Beret Sundet
Akastor ASA
Joint venture partner
Aker BP ASA - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Arne Tjaum
Aker BP ASA
Acquirer
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