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Wikborg Rein

Full-service Norwegian law firm with offices in London, Singapore and Shanghai.

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About

Established in Oslo in 1923 by maritime lawyer Erling Wikborg, initially specializing in maritime law and marine insurance. Today a full-service business law firm with 422 employees across Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, London, Singapore and Shanghai — and the No. 1 firm by Norwegian M&A deal count in Mergermarket's 2024 league table, with 186 registered transactions.

Services

M&A counsel

Legal due diligence

Competition / antitrust

Tax structuring

Restructuring advisory

Specialisation

Maritime specialistTechnology specialist

Representative deals3

Legal adviser to Norwegian Air Shuttle on the acquisition of Nordic Leisure Travel Group

ConsumerLegal adviser to the buyer

SEK 7.94bn

2026

Legal adviser to DWS Group on the acquisition of Norwegian Travel's main infrastructure assets from Longship

Construction & infrastructureLegal adviser to the buyer

Undisclosed

2026

Lead counsel to HAVN Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in wind turbine parts provider Spares in Motion

RenewablesLegal adviser to the buyer

Undisclosed

2026

At a glance

Advisor typeLaw firm

Firm typeFull-service law firm

RankingBand 1 · Chambers Europe 2026 (Corporate/M&A)

HeadquartersOslo

Founded1923

Deal segmentNOK 100m → NOK 1bn +

OfficesOslo, Bergen, Stavanger, London, Shanghai, Singapore

CoverageInternational

Contact

OW

Ole Henrik Wille

Partner, Head of Corporate Finance and Transactions

SO

Partner

AF

Arild Støren Frick

Partner

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