Direct lending has so far been largely absent in the Norwegian market due to regulatory constraints. However, the regulatory landscape is about to change which will present new possibilities for non-bank lending.

In early October 2019 Teekay Shuttle Tankers LLC (“Teekay”) successfully placed its USD 125 million inaugural green bond, the first green bond to be issued in the Nordic markets by the maritime industries.

Restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency

Renewable Energy and Green Investments

Financial Regulation

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Sustainability, climate and environment

Capital Markets

Financing

Company Law

Partner

Stian is head of Wikborg Rein's Financing team. He specialises in debt financing, with a particular focus on high yield bonds, direct lending transactions and financial restructurings, regularly acting for both borrowers, lenders and investors.  

Stian is top ranked within the categories of Banking and Financing, Capital Markets and Insolvency and Corporate Recovery (Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000).

He also has several years of experience as in-house lawyer with DNB Bank ASA, both advising DNB Markets Investment Banking Division, Equity and Debt Capital Markets, and as advisor to Ocean Industries where he worked with large cross-boarder restructuring matters.

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Stian specialises in debt financing, with a particular focus on high yield bonds, direct lending transactions and financial restructurings, regularly acting for both borrowers, lenders and investors.