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Simonsen Vogt Wiig

Norway

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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Erlend Lous
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Quick facts
Number of partners

80

Number of lawyers

185

Languages

English, French, German, Greek, Scandinavian languages

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

Simonsen Vogt Wiig is one of the largest law firms in Norway, with a strong international focus on advising leading national and global companies for decades from its offices in Norway and Singapore. The firm advises on domestic and cross border transactions within many industry sectors such as technology, oil and gas, banking and finance, shipping renewable energy and fish farming.

Key transactional practices
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • M&A
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Project development
Other offices
  • Bergen
  • Kristiansand
  • Stavanger
  • Tromsø
  • Trondheim
  • Singapore
Address:
Filipstad Brygge 1
N-0125 Oslo
PO Box 2043 Vika
Tel:+47 2195 5500 Fax:+47 2195 5501 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://svw.no/en
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate
Simonsen Vogt Wiig is a Norwegian law firm with a history dating back to 1894. The firm has offices in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Tromsø and Singapore. The firm is led by managing partner Erlend Lous, who took over the role in 2025. The firm is active in banking and finance, capital markets, M&A, and project development, but is especially well known for its banking and finance and equity capital markets work. The banking and finance team, led by Halvor Klingenberg, is currently assisting Håndverksgruppen with their senior secured agreements with SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge, including a refinance facility, a capex facility, a revolving facility, a guarantee facility, and a leasing facility. The capital markets team, led by Amund Fougner Bugge, assisted Huddly in its private placement, which involved a reverse share split, the subsequent repair issue, and a new share-based incentive programme. Key clients of the firm include DNB Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Pareto Bank, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Vireo, Huddly, B2Gold, Spir Group, EAM Solar, Arctic Securities, Eiendomsspar, SpareBank1 Markets, OBOS Eiendom, Relog, Telia Compani, DNV Group, Yara International, Stifel Financial, Go-Ahead Group, Statekraft, Vestas Norway, Andfjord Salmon, Tensio, and Glitre Nett.
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Espen Bakken
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Norway
Bar Admission:
Norway
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Kristoffer Birkeland
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Norway
Bar Admission:
Norway
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Amund Fougner Bugge
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Norway
Industry Sector:
Energy
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
Norway
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Christian Ditlev-Simonsen
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Norway
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Oil and gas
Bar Admission:
Norway
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Gunnar Espeland
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Project development
Jurisdiction:
Norway
Bar Admission:
Norway
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Erlend Lous
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
Norway
Industry Sector:
Shipping
Bar Admission:
Norway
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Christine Rødsæther
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
Norway
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Tone Tafjord Seth
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Asset finance
Jurisdiction:
Norway
Industry Sector:
Shipping
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Stian Alexander Slaatta
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Norway
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Andrea Fleime Syversen
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Asset finance
Jurisdiction:
Norway
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Stig Walle
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Project development
Jurisdiction:
Norway
Bar Admission:
Norway
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Henning Øvrebø
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Norway
Bar Admission:
Norway
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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
Huddly - IPO
2021-02-16
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
IPO
Amund Fougner Bugge
Huddly
Issuer
Play Magnus - IPO
2020-10-08
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
IPO
Amund Fougner Bugge
Play Magnus
Issuer
Huddly - Secondary share offering
2021-02-10
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Secondary share offering
Amund Fougner Bugge
Huddly
Issuer
Play Magnus - Secondary share offering
2020-09-25
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Secondary share offering
Amund Fougner Bugge
Play Magnus
Issuer
Skitude Holding - Secondary share offering
2020-12-08
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Secondary share offering
Amund Fougner Bugge
Skitude Holding
Issuer
Play Magnus - Secondary share offering
2020-03-23
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Secondary share offering
Amund Fougner Bugge
Play Magnus
Issuer
HBK Holding - Secondary share offering
2020-04-16
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Secondary share offering
Amund Fougner Bugge
HBK Holding
Issuer
Zwipe - Secondary share offering
2020-11-01
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Secondary share offering
Amund Fougner Bugge
Zwipe
Issuer
Skitude Holding - IPO
2020-12-18
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
IPO
Amund Fougner Bugge
Skitude Holding
Issuer
YourMD - Secondary share offering
2020-07-01
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Secondary share offering
Henning Øvrebø
YourMD
Issuer
Novelda - Secondary share offering
2020-12-31
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Secondary share offering
Kasper Formo Asplin, Amund Fougner Bugge
Novelda
Issuer
Prime Capital - Project development
2021-02-25
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Project development
Peter Aall Simonsen
Prime Capital
Sponsor
Skagerak Nett - Project development
2021-02-25
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Project development
Robin Aker Jakobsen
Skagerak Nett
Project developer
The Ugandan Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development; Petroleum Exploration and Production Department; Ugandan Petroleum Authority - Project development
2020-07-01
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Project development
Frode A Berntsen
The Ugandan Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development, Petroleum Exploration and Production Department, Ugandan Petroleum Authority
Sponsor
Instituto Nacional de Petroleo - Project development
2021-02-25
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Project development
Bjørn-Erik Leerberg
Instituto Nacional de Petroleo
Sponsor
RWE - Project development
2021-02-25
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Project development
Peter Aall Simonsen
RWE
Project developer
The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK) - Project development
2020-11-01
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Project development
Peter Aall Simonsen
The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK)
Export credit agency
The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK) - Project development
2020-06-01
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Project development
Peter Aall Simonsen
The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK)
Export credit agency
Helse Fonna - Project development
2021-02-25
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Project development
Arne Oftedal
Helse Fonna
Project developer
PK Entreprenør - Project development
2020-02-01
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Project development
Atle Berentsen
PK Entreprenør
Project developer
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