Sverre has extensive experience with IPOs, and other capital market transactions, public and private M&A transactions as well as advising on general company and securities law matters. He has advised on a long list of large and complex M&A transactions, ranking no. 1 on deal value over the last 10 years in Mergermarket’s individual rankings for the Norwegian market. He has advised on more than 70 listings on Oslo Børs/Euronext Growth.
Sverre is consistently ranked among Norway’s leading capital markets and M&A lawyers. He is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers, as a market leader by IFLR 1000, among the top 2 Norwegian capital markets lawyers by Finansavisen and as a “thought leader” within M&A and governance by WWL. He is a member of the Norwegian Bar Association’s expert committee for securities law and JUS’ expert group for company law.
Awards, Work experience, Memberships and Education
- Top 10, Advokatundersøkelsen, Finansavisen, Share issues and IPOs, 2024
- Market Leader, IFLR1000, Capital markets and M&A, 2024
- Leading Individuals, Legal 500, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, 2024
- Leading Individuals, Legal 500, Capital Markets, 2024
- Band 1, Chambers Europe, Capital Markets: Equity, 2024
- Band 1, Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Equity, 2024
- Band 1, Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Equity, 2023
- Band 1, Chambers Europe, Capital Markets: Equity, 2023
- Market leader, IFLR1000, Capital markets and M&A, 2023
- 2nd place, Advokatundersøkelsen, Finansavisen, Issuance and IPOs, 2023
- Band 1, Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Equity Norway, 2022
- Band 1, Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Equity – Norway, 2021
- Band 1, Chambers Europe, Capital Markets – Norway, 2020
- Partner, Wiersholm, 2003
- Lawyer, Wiersholm, 1996
- Cand. Jur., University of Oslo, 1995
Selected projects
Advised Rolls-Royce on its sale of Rolls-Royce Marine in 2018
Advised MPC Container Ships on its listing on OSE in 2018
Advised Kistefos on its offer for NextGen Tel in 2019
Advised Schibsted ASA and Adevinta ASA in the IPO and spin-off of Adevinta from Schibsted in 2019
Advised Tekna Holding AS on its listing on Euronext Growth Oslo in 2021
Advised Western Bulk Chartering on its listing on Euronext Growth in 2021
Advised Volue ASA on its listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2021
Advised Elopak ASA on its IPO in 2021
Advised Vipps on its acquisition of MobilePay in 2021-22
Advised Nordax Bank on its offer for Bank Norwegian in 2021
Advised NYK on a joint venture with the Knutsen Group in 2022
Advised Apax on its offer for EcoOnline Holding Group AS in 2022
Advised Visma on its offer for The House of Control Group AS in 2022
Advised Viridor on its offer for Quantafuel