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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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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
View profile
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
Adevinta ASA - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Lars Knem Christie, Robin Bakken
Adevinta ASA
Seller
Norvestor Advisory AS - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Øystein Guvåg
Norvestor Advisory AS
Acquirer
Aker Horizons AS - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Stig Klausen Engelhart, Lars Kristian Sande
Aker Horizons AS
Acquirer
Alfa Laval - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Lars Kristian Sande, Rolf Johan Ringdal
Alfa Laval
Acquirer
Survitec Group Ltd - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Børre Sofus Arnet
Survitec Group Ltd
Acquirer
Sval Energi AS - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Thomas Svensen, Svein Gerhard Simonnæs, Trond Lingaas
Sval Energi AS
Acquirer
Øyfjellet Wind AS - Project development
BAHR
Norway
Project development
Morten P Smørdal
Øyfjellet Wind AS
Project developer
Aker Horizons ASA - Project development
BAHR
Norway
Project development
Anne Sofie Bjørkholt
Aker Horizons ASA
Sponsor
PGS ASA - Restructuring
BAHR
Norway
Restructuring
Lars Knem, Christie Geir Gustavsson, Richard Sjøqvist, Robin Bakken
PGS ASA
Debtor
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA - Restructuring
BAHR
Norway
Restructuring
Richard Sjøqvist
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA
Debtor
Aker BP - Bond issue
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
Markus Nilssen
Aker BP
Issuer
SpareBank 1; Nord-Norge SpareBank 1 SMN; SpareBank 1 Østlandet; - Bond issue
BAHR
Norway
Bond issue
Markus Nilssen
SpareBank 1, Nord-Norge SpareBank 1 SMN, SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Issuer
HitecVision AS - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Erik Langseth, Lars Kristian Sande
HitecVision AS
Seller
MHH Holding BV - Financing
BAHR
Norway
Financing
Magnus Tønseth
MHH Holding BV
Borrower
Edda Wind I AS - Financing
BAHR
Norway
Financing
Geir Gustavsson, Magnus Tønseth
Edda Wind I AS
Lender
Aker Clean Hydrogen AS - Secondary share offering
BAHR
Norway
Secondary share offering
Arne Tjaum
Aker Clean Hydrogen AS
Issuer
Aker Solutions ASA; Aker ASA - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Arne Tjaum
Aker Solutions ASA, Aker ASA
Acquirer
DNB Markets; Pareto Securities AS - IPO
BAHR
Norway
IPO
Lars Knem Christie
DNB Markets, Pareto Securities AS
Underwriter
DNB Bank ASA - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Robin Bakken
DNB Bank ASA
Acquirer
Aker ASA; Aker Capital AS - M&A
BAHR
Norway
M&A
Arne Tjaum
Aker ASA, Aker Capital AS
Seller
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