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We are proud to have advised KPMG Norge on the sale of part of its business to the newly established audit firm Cedra Norge (backed by Adelis Equity). The agreement covers ten offices primarily providing audit and advisory services to small and medium-sized clients, with around 220 employees transferring to Cedra.

The gender pay gap in the EU remains at around 13–14%, with little progress over the past decade. In Norway, the gap is approximately 12%, and the differences become even more pronounced when looking at overall income and pension accrual. According to the EU, a large reason for this persistence is the lack of pay transparency: without insight into how salaries are determined, employees cannot easily detect or challenge unfair differences.

We are pleased to have advised Falk (and Flakeblikk Holding) in connection with its sale to GOT YOUR BACK (GYB), a Nordic provider of fund administration, compliance and corporate services. The transaction marks GYB’s entry into the Norwegian market and creates one of the largest independent providers of fund administration and compliance services to alternative investment funds and UCITS managers in the Nordics.

We are pleased to have assisted Pandion Energy in its agreement with INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS to divest interests in the Valhall and Hod fields, as well as the Slagugle and Mistral discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The transaction covers seven production licenses.

In a decision announced this morning, the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) has fined Norway’s three leading grocery chains – NorgesGruppen, Coop and Rema 1000 – for violating Section 10 of the Norwegian Competition Act (mirroring Article 101 TFEU) by cooperating on the use of so-called price hunters to systematically check prices in competitors' stores. According to the NCA, this constitutes illegal information exchange, which has had a restrictive effect on competition.

Adaptive AS has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Visma, a leading provider of business-critical solutions for the property sector. We are proud to have advised Adaptive as legal counsel in this transaction.

The Chambers Global 2025 results are out! We are especially proud to see our individual rankings improve this year, with a new lawyer—Siril Visnes—earning well-deserved recognition. In addition, Vidar Riksfjord is further solidifying his position among the leading lawyers in his field.

We have assisted Orkla ASA in the sale of 100% of the shares in Pierre Robert Group AS to Jotunfjell. The transaction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2025, subject to approval by the Norwegian Competition Authority.

The European private equity fund Castik Capital has acquired a majority stake in the Norwegian accounting and consulting firm Aider. More than 160 employees will retain a collective 45 per cent ownership stake. We are proud to have assisted Castik Capital as legal advisors in this transaction.

We are pleased to report strong results in this year’s edition of the International Financial Law Review (IFLR). Notably, we have increased the number of individually ranked lawyers, with 15 of our colleagues recognised this year – four more than in 2023.

The Nordic consulting group ARC Arise Consulting has acquired the Norwegian company Oceans. Together, they form one of the largest consulting groups in the Nordic region with nearly 1200 consultants specializing in strategy, technology, innovation, design, and communication. Altor Equity Partners is the leading external investor supporting the groups growth journey. We are proud to have assisted ARC, in cooperation with Hammarskiöld, in this transaction.

We are proud to have assisted Cartesian as legal advisers in this successful funding round. Cartesian, a provider of modular and cost-effective energy storage systems managed to raise NOK 23 million, in addition to NOK 8 million in R&D funds from Norges Forskningsråd and Innovation Norway.