Financial and corporate
Wikborg Rein was established in 1923, and currently has offices in Bergen, London, Singapore, and Shanghai, in addition to its headquarters in Oslo. The firm is especially well known for its Debt Capital Markets practice. This year, the capital markets team, led by Stian Tande Mortensen, advised the Norwegian State on exiting its holding of perpetual bonds issued by Norwegian Air Shuttle, a complex and significant transaction for the jurisdiction. The M&A team, led by Arild Frick, advised the Aker Group in the formation of a joint venture with Nscale for the development and operation of one or more vertically integrated AI data centres. Key clients of the firm include DNB Bank, Nordea Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Danske Bank, Svenska Handelsbanken, Nordea Markets, DNB Carnegie, Pareto Securities, Arctic Securities, Moreld, Endúr, Belships, Dellia Group, Aker, Norgesgruppen, KKR, Summa Equity, Telenor, EnBW, Yinson, Eidsiva Hafslund Vind, and Norgesgruppen Fornybar.
Testimonials
‘The firm has the best deep structuring expertise I have experienced in the Nordic Bond market.’ (Capital Markets)
‘They are the market leader in counsel for Nordic high yield bond offerings; very knowledgeable and clear in the advice provided.’ (Capital Markets)
‘The firm has highly effective and integrated project teams. They can deliver all types of services for us.’ (M&A)
‘Wikborg Rein stands out for their strong ability to quickly understand our business and the commercial context of the matter. The team is highly responsive, efficient, and solution‑oriented, providing clear and pragmatic advice without unnecessary complexity. They are very pleasant to work with and combine deep legal expertise with strong commercial insight, which makes their support both effective and valuable.’ (M&A)
‘They are extremely capable, responsive and commercial. Ingrid Haavaldsen in particular was an excellent transaction lead and helped manage a complex transaction involving a number of features.’ (M&A)
‘They are very experienced in the CCS market.’ (Project Development)
‘The team has a good understanding of the business, and the ability to draw on resources with relevant knowledge and skills.’ (Project Development)
‘Aleksander Owensen is very versatile and thorough in documentation. He understands the interaction of banking and bond financing.’ (Banking & Finance)
‘Aleksander Owensen is the Best lawyer for bond structuring.’ (Capital Markets)
‘Andreas Lund is very versatile and knowledgeable of bank and bonds.’ (Banking & Finance)
‘Arild Frick has a practical sense and is good at coordinating internal resources.’ (Capital Markets)
‘Arild Frick gives clear and calm management of a complex transaction. He is a very good strategic advisor.’ (M&A)
‘Stian Tande Mortensen has excellent knowledge of banking and credit markets.’ (Capital Markets)
‘Stian Tande Mortensen is the #1 practitioner for Norwegian bonds. He is very knowledgeable, clear and efficient.’ (Capital Markets)
‘Ole Henrik Wille is extremely business oriented.’ (M&A)
‘Lars Erik Lien is very to the point and quickly understands the core of the issue. He is highly responsive and efficient, with a strong commercial understanding of our business and objectives. He focuses on finding practical solutions that move matters forward and ensure rapid progress in the process, which we greatly value.’ (M&A)
‘Stian Holm Johannessen quickly understands highly complex issues and is exceptionally strong at communicating them in a clear and practical way that is accessible to all stakeholders. He is able to engage effectively with people at all levels of an organization and brings broad industry knowledge to his advice. His combination of analytical strength and pragmatic communication creates clarity and momentum in the process.’ (M&A)
‘Ingrid Haavaldsen gives clear and detailed advice; she is extremely hardworking and responsive.’ (M&A)
‘Henrik Begby is always on top of the detail and was very responsive and helpful when guiding us through our first transaction in Norway.’ (M&A)
‘Tormod Nilsen is very responsive and a pleasure to work with. He fully understands the need of the client but also understands what it takes to conclude a deal.’ (Project Development)
