Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Wiersholm’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice is a cornerstone of our firm and is recognised as one of Norway’s leading M&A practices. We take a broad, sector-agnostic approach, serving a diverse clientele including industrial corporations, family offices, and investment firms. Our team regularly executes landmark transactions while maintaining a strong presence across the full spectrum of corporate deal-making. We are known for strategic thinking, flawless execution, and a clear focus on value creation throughout the transaction lifecycle.

Our Services

Strategic acquisitions and divestments

Public and private M&A transactions

Cross-border and international transactions

Corporate reorganisations and carve-outs

Joint ventures and strategic partnerships

Distressed M&A and restructurings

Minority investments and protection structures

Strategic alliances and cooperation agreements

Platform acquisitions and buy-and-build strategy implementation

Shareholders’ agreements and governance frameworks

Pre-transaction restructuring and preparation

Deal structuring and transaction optimisation

Due diligence and risk assessment

Management and employee incentive and retention programs

Regulatory compliance and clearance

Transactions

Our experts possess some of the industry’s most extensive and diverse experience in handling high-profile and complex transactions within both the Norwegian and Nordic markets. A substantial portion of these transactions involves international clients.

Recent transactions

We understand that each transaction requires its own tailored approach. From transformative, market-shaping deals to focused strategic acquisitions, our team delivers precise, responsive, and effective advice driven by extensive experience and commercial understanding.

Our M&A practice benefits significantly from our market-leading position in private equity and venture capital transactions. The sophisticated techniques and efficient processes developed in private equity deals enhance our approach to corporate M&A and provides valuable insights for transactions and innovative deal structures.

Our deep involvement with clients between transactions enables us to provide more effective transaction support when opportunities arise. By understanding our clients’ business operations and strategic objectives in detail, we can move quickly and efficiently when transaction windows open, while ensuring that day-to-day operations are structured optimally for both current performance and future opportunities.

Our commitment is to deliver not just legal solutions, but strategic business outcomes that advance our clients’ interests through every phase of the transaction, ensuring value creation and effective risk management throughout the process.

Drawing on our deep transaction experience and market knowledge, we work seamlessly across practice areas to provide comprehensive transaction support:

Private Equity and Venture Capital: Leveraging deal techniques and market insights
Financing: Structured and leveraged acquisition financing
Capital Markets: Securities law compliance and transaction financing
Tax: Strategic structuring and optimization
Competition: Merger control and regulatory clearance
Industry-specific expertise across sectors

The team is very knowledgeable and capable. No matter on what side of the transaction they are, they work to do the best for the transaction and all parties involved. The team’s experience is incredible.
Legal 500

Key contacts

Anne Lise Ellingsen Gryte

Partner

Harald Hellebust

Partner

Sverre Sandvik

Partner

Nordic Buy Out Forum

Every year, Wiersholm hosts the Nordic Buy Out Forum, the largest annual M&A conference in the Nordic region. This conference is a renowned platform for networking and knowledge sharing among the venture capital and private equity industry, as well as other stakeholders in the transaction market in Norway and the Nordic region.