In the latest edition of Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Private M&A, Ole Kristian Aabø-Evensen is the author of the Norwegian chapter on mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

In the attached article you will find useful information about mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Norway. The topics of the article include legal regulation and consent, appointed advisers, negotiation and documentation, as well as topics like due diligence and financing.

You get access to analysis of some practical questions related to valuation, earn-outs, financing structure, and SPA clauses. The article also provides an overview of other relevant issues for Norwegian mergers and acquisitions like tax, employees, pensions and benefits, and the publication also contains an update section with rule changes to be expected in the coming year.

Ole Kristian guides you through the following areas:

• Structure and process, legal provisions and consents
• Advisers, negotiations and documentation
• Due diligence and disclosure
• Pricing, consideration and financing
• Conditions, pre-closing covenants and termination rights
• Representations, warranties, indemnities and post-closing covenants
• Tax
• Employees, pensions and benefits
• Update and trends

Read more by downloading the Norwegian chapter below. 

Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Lexology GTDT - Private M&A 2023. For further information, please visit https://www.lexology.com/gtdt.

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