Mergers & Acquisitions

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Schjødt has a market-leading practice in public and private M&A in the Nordics, acting regularly for major Scandinavian and international corporations, private equity sponsors, investors and financial advisors.

We advise on all aspects of public and private M&A's, assembling teams adapted to the requirements and complexities of the individual transaction. Our experience ranges from tailor-made domestic deals to multi-jurisdictional cross-border transactions where we work with some of the most sophisticated players in the global business community.


Our offices in Norway, Stockholm, Copenhagen and London extend and deepen our expertise, and enable us to guide our clients through even the most complex cross-border transactions under Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and English law. Our lawyers are used to working in integrated teams across Scandinavia and London to provide a truly seamless offering.


Schjødt is ranked as one of the leading transactional firms by all recognised rating agencies. Mergermarket’s periodic global overview of legal services consistently shows Schjødt as having advised on the highest volume of recorded M&A deals amongst the Nordic law firms.

Our services include:

  • National and cross-border mergers and demergers, acquisitions and sales

  • Capital increases and reductions

  • Joint ventures

  • Shareholders agreements

  • Private equity investments and fund raising

  • Venture capital

  • Scandinavian and UK inbound and outbound overseas direct investment

  • Distressed M&A

  • Structuring

  • Governance matters

  • Incentive schemes

  • W&I insurance

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