Banking & Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Norway
Band 2
About
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
Schjødt's banking & finance team renders advise to several of the largest and finest Norwegian and international banks and financial institutions, corporations, investors and fund managers, as well as foreign law firms on the complete range of matters relating to debt financing, debt and equity-linked instruments, securities and regulatory matters.
We have extensive experience with finance institutions (Norwegian and foreign banks, Eksportfinans ASA and the succeeding Norwegian export financing scheme, the Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credit, the Norwegian Trustee and others).
What we do:
- Analyses/structuring of and other advisory services relating to financing and security arrangement and appurtenant processes, with substantial tasks relating to coordination and logistics.
- Financing of various business areas and categories of assets (as shipping/rigs/offshore, oil and energy, aquaculture, fishing industry, fishing vessels, ship yards, real estate) with a thorough business knowledge.
- Specialists in legislative matters related to financing (the Norwegian Financial Contracts Act, Mortgages Act, Debenture Act, Financial Activities Act, Financial Institutions Act, Bankruptcy Act, Creditors Security Act, etc).
- Extensive network within financial institutions and in the international legal community.
Chambers Review
Schjødt is highly regarded for its strength in domestic and cross-border banking and finance mandates, acting for both lenders and borrowers. The department advises on loan agreements relating to acquisition finance, project finance and ship finance mandates, as well as refinancing matters. The law firm also possesses market-leading expertise in DCM transactions, representing issuers, managers and trustees in the issuance of bonds and notes.
Work Highlights
- Schjødt advised on the establishment of the fund Pareto Alternative Investments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is proactive, on the ball and provides good advice when we need it."
"The partners have deep experience within their fields. They are always responsive and within reasonable timelines, and have a very good commercial understanding of our business."
"It is a very good team in ship finance at partner level and associate level. The law firm is always good at including young and skilled lawyers, and there is good access to partners. The lawyers respond quickly and provide good suggestions and input."
"Schjødt are very forward-leaning, proactive, and understand what the client is concerned about and adapts to their needs. The law firm is a good discussion partner. The team is very good on the commercial side, but balanced with the legal side."
"The lawyers are always available, very positive and service-minded."
"The team is proactive, on the ball and provides good advice when we need it."
"The partners have deep experience within their fields. They are always responsive and within reasonable timelines, and have a very good commercial understanding of our business."
"It is a very good team in ship finance at partner level and associate level. The law firm is always good at including young and skilled lawyers, and there is good access to partners. The lawyers respond quickly and provide good suggestions and input."
"Schjødt are very forward-leaning, proactive, and understand what the client is concerned about and adapts to their needs. The law firm is a good discussion partner. The team is very good on the commercial side, but balanced with the legal side."
"The lawyers are always available, very positive and service-minded."
Notable Practitioners
Widely recognised for her banking and finance practice, including DCM mandates, Camilla Skøie Mørkve often acts for borrowers on ship finance and acquisition finance transactions. She is also knowledgeable in refinancing matters.
"She is incredibly hard-working and a really good negotiator."
"Camilla is able to answer those difficult questions."
"Camilla Skøie Mørkve is highly recommended."
"She is a fantastic adviser."
"She is incredibly diligent, very structured, knows how a bank thinks and has a great work capacity."
Kaare Sverdrup is highly regarded for his banking and finance practice. He represents lenders and borrowers in a range of mandates, with particular activity in acquisition finance transactions.
"Kaare Sverdrup is a very knowledgeable lawyer who knows the industry."
"He has very longstanding experience and reflects on his advice."
Anders Gullåsen is active on acquisition finance transactions and restructuring mandates. He often acts for clients from the shipping sector.
"Anders Gullåsen is a commercial and pragmatic lawyer who looks for good solutions and is realistic."
The Bergen-based Thomas Dale is experienced in project finance and acquisition finance mandates, in addition to refinancing matters. He acts for borrowers and lenders, including syndicates.
"Thomas Dale has broad knowledge in the field."
The up-and-coming Snorre Lyse acts for managers and issuers on senior unsecured and high-yield bond transactions. He has experience in green and convertible bonds, as well as debt restructuring mandates.
"He is knowledgeable about the market, commercial and has a broad market coverage."
"Snorre Lyse is very commercial."
Sunniva Kinsella is well regarded as an up-and-coming practitioner in the field of banking and finance. She assists banks with bilateral and syndicated lending that pertains to project finance and ship finance transactions. She joined Schjødt from Simonsen Vogt Wiig in February 2024.
"She has an eye for detail, understands the important items that banks want to see reflected in loan agreements and always finds a good balance between pushing back and giving away items that are less relevant. She is extremely responsive, fast, diligent and always in the know."
"She is very service-minded with high commercial awareness."
"Sunniva delivers top quality in all projects."
"She is very effective, to the point and takes a commercial view."
"Sunniva Kinsella is very good: efficient and commercial."
Ranked Lawyers at
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
Norway
Members
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
Diego Bergheim
Fatima Lamin
Frida Kristin McPherson
Jørn Snorre Øvstedal
Head of Department
Mathias Anker Paulsen
Head of Department
Sunniva Kinsella
Clients
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
Altor Equity Partners
Apollo
Blackstone
DNB Bank ASA
Danske Bank A/S
Goldman Sachs
Hitec Vision
Nordea Bank
Nordic Trustee AS
Ocean Yield
Pareto Securities
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Songa Offshore