Kai has extensive national and international experience in providing corporate and strategic advice, contract drafting and negotiations in mergers, acquisitions, capital market transactions and other major restructuring processes. In addition, Kai is also an experienced team leader and chief negotiator, and for more than eight years he was the Managing Partner of one of Norway’s leading law firms.
Kai particularly advises technology and telecom companies and is the head of Wiersholm’s dedicated technology, media and communication team.
Chambers and Partners has ranked Kai as one of Norway’s most prominent experts on mergers and acquisitions.
Awards, Work experience, Memberships and Education
- Market Leader, IFLR1000, Capital markets and M&A, 2024
- Band 4, Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, 2024
- Band 4, Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A, 2024
- Band 4, Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A, 2023
- Band 4, Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, 2023
- Market leader, IFLR1000, M&A, 2023
- Band 4, Chambers Global, Corporate M&A – Norway, 2022
- Band 4, Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A – Norway, 2021
- Band 4, Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A, 2021
- Partner, Wiersholm, 2014
- Managing Partner, Thommessen, 2005
- Partner, Thommessen, 1996
- Senior Associate, Thommessen, 1991
- Traineeship, Allen & Overy LLP, 1991
- Associate/Lawyer, Thommessen, 1989
- Deputy Judge, Skien and Porsgrunn City Court, 1988
- Higher Executive Officer, Oslo Tax Office, 1987
- Management Development, Harvard Business School, 2008
- Cand. Jur., University of Oslo, 1987
Selected projects
Advised KKR (and Visma and existing Visma management in relation to management's shareholding) on its sale of approx. 40% of Visma to Singapore Government Investment Corporation, Montagu and Intermediate Capital Group.
Assisted Visma in connection with the acquisition of Raet B.V. from HG Capital
Assistance to Domino's Pizza Group plc in connection with its acquisition of Dolly Dimple's Norge AS (through its subsidiary Pizza Pizza Norway AS) from NorgesGruppen Servicehandel AS.
Assistance to Visma onin connection with the acquisition of the Bluegarden Group from Marlin Equity Partners, LLC. Bluegarden offers payroll administration, human resource administration and business process outsourcing solutions delivered in the cloud and tailored to each of its target geographical markets and customer segments. Wiersholm assisted with the due diligence process, the transaction agreements, the transaction structure and the post-restructuring of the Bluegarden Group.
Assistance to Cognizant in connection with its acquisition of Frontica Business Solutions AS from Frontica Group AS (indirectly owned by Akastor ASA). The transaction was a complex cross-border transaction, including a pre-closing restructuring of the existing global business.