Thommessen

Norway

IFLR1000 Reviews

Financial and corporate

Thommessen is a leading Norwegian law firm with offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and London. The firm’s history stretches back to 1856. The firm is highly ranked across all areas of financial and corporate law. The firm has a strong focus in banking, technology and renewable energy.

 

Highlights

A significant highlight of the firms activity during the research period includes advising Public Property ASA (PPI) on a major transaction to acquire a portfolio of industrial infrastructure assets from TRG Real Estate for NOK 2.325 billion. The firm provided advice to PPI in connection with the acquisition and the subsequent joint venture involving Resource Group TRG.  

Another notable highlight includes the firm providing legal and strategic advice to Holmaneset H2 AS in connection with the development of hydrogen facility. Partner, June Snemyr is involved in advising on the projects decarbonization effort and its construction.  

 

Testimonials 2025

Thommessen's lawyers are extremely competent and highly specialized. They bring in-depth knowledge of regulatory nuances and market practices that help anticipate and mitigate risks early.” - Bank lending  

 

Thommessen delivers high quality services and can put together knowledgeable and skilled teams.” - Bank lending  

 

“They deliver a broad range of services which covers most of our needs for legal assistance. The teams consist of leading lawyers in the Norwegian market” - Banking and finance 

 

“Good commercial insights, always available and pragmatic. Not spending long time on smaller "irrelevant" matters as other lawyers just to bill more hours” - Capital markets equity  

 

“Highly knowledgeable, meets deadlines, offers great expertise within small scale hydro power” - M&A 

 

“Very professional - also the brilliant understanding of the business (additional to the pure legal view of things)” - Project development 

 

 

Key clients

 

Fortescue Future Industries International, Klimapark Nees Hede/Cloudberry, Heidelberg Materials, Northern Lights, Akershus Energi, Altor Equity Partners, Triton Partners, Ferd, HitecVision, Norvestor, DOF Group, XXL, Goldman Sachs, ABG Sundal Collier, Arctic Securities, DNB Bank ASA, Nordea Bank, Danske Bank, Svenska Handelsbanken, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB