Steenstrup Stordrange is visible in the market. Competitors note that it is strongest in the private equity field for borrowers and banks....
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Steenstrup Stordrange is visible in the market. Competitors note that it is strongest in the private equity field for borrowers and banks.
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Robert Sveen leads Steenstrup Stordrange's M&A practice, which is known for being strong in private equity. Sveen "is client-friendly and knowledgeable, he works very hard and very good with US counsel," says a client, "he has high integrity [and] a good international network"....
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Robert Sveen leads Steenstrup Stordrange's M&A practice, which is known for being strong in private equity. Sveen "is client-friendly and knowledgeable, he works very hard and very good with US counsel," says a client, "he has high integrity [and] a good international network".
"Responsive, knowledgeable, no complaints," says another client. The firm recently recruited partner Aksel Joachim Hageler from Wikborg Rein & Co and promoted two to the partnership: Terje Gulbrandsen and Terje Bjørndahl.
Ingar Solheim, Susanne Schneider, Gulbrandsen and Per Christiansen all acted on the firm's biggest M&A deals. Solheim led a team to working as Norwegian counsel to EQT in its acquisition of a majority holding in XXL Sport & Villmark for over a billion Euros. At the time in closure in June 2010 it was the biggest private equity deal in Norway.
Also in June, Schneider acted as local counsel to Read in its sale of Read Well Services for €22 million and working with Robert Sveen assisted Eneas Energy Holding on its sale to Palamon Energy Equity II (Energy Services) for €39 million. In April 2011, Solheim and Gulbrandsen also advised the target company Mestergruppen, which was sold by over 200 sellers for €51 million to Ferd Capital.
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