Band 1
Provided by Richard Sjøqvist
Finance and Capital Markets, Restructuring
Richard Sjøqvist is head of BAHR’s Finance practice group and his broad practice includes syndicated lending and acquisition finance, bond issues, restructuring and insolvency. He also chairs the firm’s Restructuring Group. Before joining BAHR, Richard was in-house counsel at leading Nordic bank DNB (formerly DnB NOR), where he headed the bank’s legal debt capital and restructuring team, whose remit included shipping, aviation, property, financial institutions and industrial enterprise. Richard has been involved in several high-profile restructurings in recent years, and has also been in charge of some of the firm’s largest financial transaction instructions.
Provided by Chambers
Richard Sjøqvist heads the department and is a market-leading practitioner who regularly advises bondholders and distressed companies on a broad range of restructuring mandates.
Provided by Chambers
"What I like about Richard is that he is a practical guy who knows the law and asks how we can be creative and make things happen."
"He is a deal-maker who understands commercial aspects as well as legal aspects, and he can use the law to make his clients' objectives happen."
"What I like about Richard is that he is a practical guy who knows the law and asks how we can be creative and make things happen."
"He is a deal-maker who understands commercial aspects as well as legal aspects, and he can use the law to make his clients' objectives happen."
