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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Erlend Lous
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
2027 Edition
Asset finance
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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Føyen
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Glittertind Law Firm View profile
Kvale
4 practice areas
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Lund & Co
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SANDS
7 practice areas
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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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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
DVB Bank; Sparebanken More - Restructuring
2021-02-25
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Restructuring
Erlend Lous
DVB Bank, Sparebanken More
Creditor
DVB Bank - Restructuring
2020-06-01
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Restructuring
Erlend Lous
DVB Bank
Creditor
Langley Holdings plc - M&A
2021-12-31
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
M&A
Henning Øvrebø
Langley Holdings plc
Acquirer
Fremtind Forsikring AS; Fremtind Service AS - M&A
2022-01-31
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
M&A
Henning Øvrebø
Fremtind Forsikring AS, Fremtind Service AS
Acquirer
Verdane Capital - M&A
2022-02-24
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
M&A
Christoffer Bjerknes, Kristoffer Birkeland
Verdane Capital
Acquirer
Azets Norway Holding - M&A
2022-02-24
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
M&A
Kristoffer Birkeland
Azets Norway Holding
Acquirer
SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA - Project finance
2022-02-24
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Project finance
Christine Rødsæther
SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA
Lender
Nordea Bank - Financing
2021-01-06
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Financing
Erlend Lous
Nordea Bank
Agent
Saudi Aramco Development Company - M&A
2021-01-02
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
M&A
Bjørn-Erik Leerberg
Saudi Aramco Development Company
Acquirer
Fresh Water Norway AS - Secondary share offering
2021-01-03
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Secondary share offering
Amund Fougner Bugge
Fresh Water Norway AS
Issuer
Nordea Bank - Financing
2021-01-12
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Financing
Erlend Lous
Nordea Bank
Agent
Exsitec Holding - M&A
2021-04-06
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
M&A
Amund Fougner Bugge
Exsitec Holding
Acquirer
Harmonychain - IPO
2021-05-19
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
IPO
Amund Fougner Bugge
Harmonychain
Issuer
Øst Eiendom Holding AS - Financing
2021-01-05
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Financing
Stig Strand
Øst Eiendom Holding AS
Borrower
Tine SA - Financing
2021-01-07
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Financing
Stig Strand
Tine SA
Borrower
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA - Asset finance
2021-01-08
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
Asset finance
Ingar Fuglevåg
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA
Borrower
TV 2 AS - M&A
2021-05-07
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
M&A
Amund Fougner Bugge
TV 2 AS
Acquirer
TFR Group AS - M&A
2021-10-02
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
M&A
Henning Øvrebø
TFR Group AS
Seller
Tibber AS - M&A
2021-07-21
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
M&A
Henning Øvrebø
Tibber AS
Acquirer
Skalleberg Holding AS - M&A
2021-07-30
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Norway
M&A
Amund Fougner Bugge
Skalleberg Holding AS
Seller
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