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The law firms Arntzen de Besche and Grette are merging to form Arntzen Grette.

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.

Today, sensiBel, a Norwegian scale-up, announced a significant milestone with the successful closure of their EUR 7 million funding round. The investment was led by Sennheiser, a global leader in professional audio, along with participation from existing shareholders including TRUMPF Venture, Skagerak Capital, Investinor, SINTEF Venture, MP Pensjon, and Halden Kommunale Pensjonskasse. We are proud to have acted as legal advisers to SensiBel throughout this transaction.

On 3 July 2023, INPEX Idemitsu Norge agreed to sell its participating interests in the Statfjord Øst and Sygna fields to Longboat Japex Norge, and on 31 January 2024 the transaction was completed. We are pleased to have served as legal advisors to INPEX Idemitsu Norge in this process.

Greenpeace and Natur og Ungdom, two Norwegian environmental organisations, won their lawsuit against the Norwegian state on Thursday 18 January 2024. Oslo District Court handed down a decision which invalidated the Ministry of Energy’s approval of the Plans for Development and Operations for three oil and gas fields on the NCS. The projects in question are Breidablikk, Tryving and Yggdrasil.

Fara is a valued provider of software and technology solutions to the public transport industry in the Nordics. We are pleased to have assisted Ticketer Group as legal advisors with the sale of the company to Modaxo, a global collective of technology companies.