Karl Magnus Ulstein-Rygnestad
Managing Associate
Authorisation: Advokat
Karl Magnus provides general legal advice relating to stock exchange and securities law and company law, and has extensive experience within capital market transactions. He has particular knowledge and experience with ECM transactions, such as IPO’s, private placements and rights issues, which he was able to further develop in a two-year secondment as legal counsel at the investment banking division of DNB Markets.
Awards, Work experience, Positions and Education
- Managing Associate, Wiersholm, 2024
- Senior Associate, Wiersholm, 2022
- Advokatfullmektig, DNB Bank ASA, 2020
- Associate, Wiersholm, 2017
- Master of Law, University of Bergen, 2017
- Partial studies, University of Aberdeen, 2016
Selected projects
Advised Kyoto Group in a number of transactions where the Danish infrastructure fund Glentra in collaboration with three existing shareholders acquired 100% of the shares in Kyoto Group with a subsequent take-private.
Wiersholm advised Altrad Group in connection with the take-private of Beerenberg, a company listed on Euronext Growth Oslo
Advised the managers in connection with the private placement of new shares in Paratus Energy Services and subsequent listing on Euronext Growth Oslo, and the transfer to the Oslo Børs main list later the same year.
Assistance to ABG Sundal Collier, Carnegie, DNB Markets, and Pareto Securities in connection with the initial public offering of DOF Group ASA.
Carniege and DNB Markets in connection with the stock exchange listing of Norconsult
Advised ABG Sundal Collier and Pareto Securities on a private placement in Proximar Seafood AS