BAHR partners Jon Christian Thaulow, Stig Klausen Engelhart, Jens Naas-Bibow and Henrik Bjørnebye, have written the Norway chapter of the 2024 edition of Chambers Renewable Energy Global Practice Guide.
The guide offers up-to-date legal insights on the energy transition and renewable energy sectors.
We are pleased to present BAHR’s Norwegian Public Merger Deal Study, a comprehensive analysis of the public merger landscape in Norway from 2016 to 2024. This study examines the developments and key terms of mergers involving at least one company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, covering aspects such as pricing, merger structure, premiums, and conditions for closing. While the majority of public transactions remain structured as takeovers, our study reveals that several significant transactions during this period, particularly from 2020 to 2023, were structured as mergers (with BAHR being involved in four out of five mergers in this period).
We are pleased to present BAHR’s annual Norwegian Public Takeover Deal Study, a comprehensive analysis of the public takeover landscape in Norway for 2023. This edition provides an in-depth analysis of the public takeover landscape in Norway both on the Main Market Oslo Børs and Euronext Growth. In 2023 we generally saw considerable activity in the shipping, energy, and oil-service sectors, the trend of private placements over rights offerings continued, and a historic low number of IPOs. Against this backdrop, the public takeover market was very active and we had the largest public takeover in Norway to date (where BAHR advised the target, Adevinta). We have seen a significant increase in the use of rollover mechanisms in takeover deals, a trend that has been facilitated by the current regulatory framework. In 2023, rollover structures were featured in one-third of all takeovers on Oslo Børs, and were even more prevalent on the Euronext Growth platform, where they featured in more than 70% of the offers.
Our Dispute Resolution team is pleased to present the latest edition of BAHR Dispute Resolution Insight!
In this edition, our litigators take a closer look at the upward trend of ventilating climate change-related grievances before the courts. The development signals that neither corporations nor governments are beyond the reach of claimants seeking to stave off the adverse effects of climate change, and that international commitments are not only “for show”.
Another development that we explore in this edition is parties’ exposure to liability under Norwegian law for disloyal conduct in contractual relationships. Although it has long been clear that disloyal conduct in contractual dealings can, in theory, result in liability, such arguments may often appear as last-ditch. Is this about to change?
We hope that this edition provides an interesting read and would love to hear your thoughts!
BAHR partners Ida Marie Windrup, Magnus Tønseth and Markus Nilssen and Senior Associate Kristine Hjertenæs, have written the Norway chapter of the 2024 edition of Chambers Acquisition Finance Global Practice Guide.
The guide provides the latest legal update on leveraged buyouts, mezzanine/payment-in-kind loans, bridge loans, high-yield bonds, intercreditor agreements, security and guarantees, tax issues and takeover finance.
BAHRs virksomhetsgruppe for kapitalforvaltning og private equity har en ledende markedsposisjon, og er i stadig utvikling og vekst. I andre utgave av gruppens temanyhetsbrev, gir vi et nærmere innblikk i noen av sakene BAHR har jobbet med den siste tiden og enkelte trender som vi ser i markedet. Avslutningsvis gir vi en oppdatering om virksomhetsgruppen.
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The survey draws on insights from over 200 sale and purchase agreements (SPAs) signed in recent years by a party represented by BAHR.
We trust that the insights from this survey will prove to be informative for those involved in the M&A space. Should you have an interest in a more detailed exploration of our findings, the BAHR M&A team is on hand to provide further analysis and statistics.
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In-Depth: Private Equity provides an overview of the market climate and regulatory regime for private equity transactions in key jurisdictions worldwide. With a focus on recent trends and developments, it offers practical and informed guidance from local practitioners about how to raise money and close deals.
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The oil and gas industry is a core contributor to the Norwegian economy and a core practice area for BAHR.
Our annual publication “Oil and Gas in Norway” intends to provide an overview of recent developments and the regulatory framework for petroleum activities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This should hopefully provide useful information both to companies actively engaged in the sector and to foreign investors and others interested in the dynamics of the Norwegian oil and gas industry.
In this year’s publication, highlights include:
You are welcome to download the publication below and please do not hesitate to contact us if you want to discuss.