Ole Kristian Aabø-Evensen, partner in Aabø-Evensen, takes a closer look at listed M&A transactions in Norway in the third edition of The Lexology Getting The Deal Through: Public M&A 2020. The corona virus left its mark on the listed acquisition market in Norway, and experienced a percentage decrease of as much as 41.6 per cent in the number of announced agreements compared with the same period in 2019. The reported agreement values also fell significantly. The average contract value fell from € 209 million in the first quarter of 2019 to € 33.6 million for the same period in 2020.
Ole Kristian sheds light on developments in the Norwegian listed M&A sphere, and in addition areas such as:
- Types of business combinations
- Current legislation
- Submission and requirements for publication
- Relevant share regulations
- Duties of board members / controlling shareholders
- Shareholders' rights to approval and assessment
- Hostile transactions
- Sharing fee and multiple bidders
- Government influence on transactions
- Mandatory offers
- Minority blackmail
- Cross-border transactions
- Notification periods
- Tax issues
- Labor and employee benefits
Contact
Ole K. Aabø-Evensen
(+47) 477 81 840
oka@aaboevensen.com