Inge works with mergers and acquisitions, energy law, tax law and company law. His advisory services focus on the energy sector (hydroelectric power, wind power and small-scale power) and renewable energy in particular. In addition, he also assists in purchase and sale of energy companies, in negotiation and preparation of contracts, and in regulatory matters and restructuring processes.<\/p>\n
Inge has in-depth knowledge of and experience with the energy sector and has played an important role in most of the major energy transactions in Norway in recent years.<\/p>\n
Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and the Norwegian Financial Daily have ranked Inge as one of Norway’s most prominent experts on energy law and renewable energy law. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"employee_title":"Partner","employee_mobile":"+47 90 55 98 30","employee_landline":"+47 21 02 10 52","employee_email":"ieb@wiersholm.no","_employee_initials":"ieb","_employee_user_id":"5be87df964627e3a96fd38b5","_employee_cv_id":"5be87df964627e3a96fd38b6","_employee_synced":"1776676810","employee_work_experiences":[{"description":"Partner","employer":"Wiersholm","year_from":"2005"},{"description":"Lawyer","employer":"Wiersholm","year_from":"1998"},{"description":"Associate\/Senior Associate","employer":"Another law firm","year_from":"1996"},{"description":"Deputy Judge","employer":"Salten District Court","year_from":"1995"},{"description":"Associate\/Senior Associate","employer":"Another law firm","year_from":"1993"}],"employee_educations":[{"degree":"Cand. 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In addition, we assisted our client in the bid process for acquisition of a greenfield wind farm project, including a legal due diligence review of the wind farm project. \n\nWhile our client is highly experienced in the wind farm development, our assistance was key in order for our client to perform a precise assessment and valuation of the regulatory risks in the current Norwegian wind power market.","starred":""},{"description":"Acquisition of hydroelectric power plants","long_description":"Advising SL Capital Partners LLP \/ Standard Life Investments through its Norwegian subsidiaries Nordic Power AS and Nordic Hydro Holding AS in connection with the acquisition of two companies owning small-scale hydropower plants and subsequent mergers of companies in the Nordic Power group.\n\nWiersholm has previously assisted the client in connection with acquisitions of other hydropower plants by the Nordic Power group. The acquisition of Hesjeberg AS was signed in July 2017 and Mygland Kraft AS in August 2017. Wiersholm advised on due diligence, corporate, regulatory and contractual matters. \n\nThis matter is important because new investments in Norwegian hydropower prove the success of previous investments and lead to the growth of the Nordic Power group. Furthermore, the acquisition of Mygland Kraft AS implies that the composition of the group is also more balanced, as the companies in its portfolio are exposed to different price areas for hydroelectric power and operate in different climate\/weather conditions.\n\nWiersholm is currently assisting the client in connection with another potential hydropower project.","starred":""}],"employee_recommendations":[{"long_description":"Inge Ekker Bartnes is an excellent lawyer to work with. He provides relevant, concise and easily digestible advice.","recommender":"Legal 500, 2025"},{"long_description":"Inge and his team helped our company achieve a successful result. He was instrumental in making this happen.","recommender":"Chambers Europe, 2025"},{"long_description":"Inge Ekker Bartnes utilises his extensive experience and expertise to provide real \u201cvalue-added\u201d insight at key points of the transaction, the type of support you want (and need) from a top-quality partner in this sector. Exceptional at \u201ccutting through the noise\u201d on transactions and facilitates key decision-making. Again, he is a pleasure to work with.","recommender":"Legal 500, 2024"}]},"authorisation_tax":[7],"award_tax":[],"competence_area_tax":[31,193,41,21],"role_tax":[57],"class_list":["post-174","employee","type-employee","status-publish","hentry","authorisation_tax-advokat","competence_area_tax-climate-environment-and-sustainability","competence_area_tax-date-center","competence_area_tax-oil-gas-and-ccs","competence_area_tax-renewable-energy-and-infrastructure","role_tax-partner"],"yoast_head":"\n