Jarle's core practice area is M&A. He covers the full spectrum of corporate transactions and has acted in several high profile transactions during the last 25 years. The major part of his work relates to cross-border transactions, and he frequently assists international, Nordic and local buy-out funds as well as industrial players.
Jarle is qualified to practice in Norway, Denmark, England and Wales, and holds an MBA from Henley Management College, giving him an edge not only to advice on legal aspects, but also to strategic and commercial aspects of the transactions.
Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 have ranked Jarle as a leading Norwegian M&A lawyer. He is also the founder of Nordic Buy Out Forum which is the largest M&A conference in the Nordics.
Jarle Kvam is very experienced. He is a good negotiator, well prepared and solution-oriented
Selected projects
Work experience
Partner, Wiersholm, 2003
Partner, Wikborg, Rein & Co, 2000
Senior Associate, Wikborg, Rein & Co, 1997
Lawyer, Gorrissen Federspiel, 1994
Associate/Lawyer, Jonas Bruun, 1989
Duty Officer, UN's peace keeping forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), 1986
Education
Solicitor of England and Wales, College of law, 1998
Master of Business Administration, Henley Management College, 1996
Cand. Jur., University of Copenhagen, 1989
Memberships / Posts
Chairperson, Wiersholm, 2014 - 2016
Head, International Committtee, 2010 - 2014
Head, International Committtee, 2021
Honours and awards
Band 2, Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A, 2024
Band 2, Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, 2024
Highly regarded, IFLR1000, Private equity, 2024
Highly regarded, IFLR1000, Corporate M&A and Private equity, 2023
Band 2, Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, 2023
Band 2, Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A, 2023
Band 2, Chambers Global, Corporate M&A - Norway, 2022
Band 2, Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A - Norway, 2021
Band 1, Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, 2020