NORWAY Law and Practice Contributed by: Ylva B Gjesdahl Petersen, Marius Holm Rynning and Johan Fredrik Brende, Thommessen
Thommessen was established in 1856 and is one of Norway’s leading commercial law firms. Approximately 320 partners and associates provide advice to Norwegian and international companies as well as organisations in the pub - lic and private sectors – ranging from SMEs to large multinational corporations – on transac - tions, complex projects and contentious mat - ters in all areas of commercial law from the firm’s offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and London. Thommessen lawyers’ robust professional le - gal expertise is combined with in-depth indus - try knowledge, keeping abreast of trends and
developments on an ongoing basis to provide advice that facilitates long-term value creation. Thommessen has one of Norway’s largest and most experienced private equity and venture capital teams, providing high-end advice on all aspects of a successful early-stage company’s life cycle – from initial capitalisation to Series A, B and C financing, add-on M&A to exit, in - cluding structuring of management incentive programme, employment matters, regulatory matters, protection of IP rights, negotiations of business agreements, and tax.
Authors
Ylva B Gjesdahl Petersen is a partner at Thommessen and is an expert in equity capital market transactions and public and private M&A, assisting both listed and unlisted companies,
Johan Fredrik Brende is a senior associate at Thommessen and specialises in asset management with a focus on venture capital and private equity. He assists with
investment banks, and private equity/venture capital firms. As part of her practice, Ylva also regularly advises clients on Norwegian corporate and securities laws and regulations, including shareholders’ rights and shareholder activism matters.
structuring, fund establishments, fund investments, negotiations with investors, and management investment programmes, as well as general corporate and tax-related matters.
Marius Holm Rynning is a partner at Thommessen and heads the firm’s asset
management and tax practice and represents clients within a wide range of structuring matters. Marius has particular experience within fund formation, private M&A, restructurings, and debt and equity offerings, with a main focus on private equity and venture capital.
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