Team

Geir Sørflaten

Founder

Geir is an investment banker with more than 25 years of experience in debt origination, structuring and execution, having held leading positions in some of the largest investment banks in the Nordics. As a prominent and trusted advisor in the Norwegian debt capital markets, Geir has also been instrumental in developing the Norwegian high yield bond market since its inception in the early 2000s.

Geir has led and executed hundreds of transactions across a wide range of industries, including in the form of high yield bonds, private debt, convertible bonds, royalty finance, asset- and liability- matched lending, acquisition financing, project financing, restructuring, bilateral and syndicated loans, investment grade bonds and commercial papers. Geir is recognised in the market for his debt structuring skills, deep understanding of the capital market dynamics, comprehensive knowledge of debt providers and investors, and wealth of experience in achieving highly successful debt financings.

His most recent positions include Head of Debt Capital Markets & Debt Advisory in SpareBank 1 Markets, Senior Partner/Equity Partner in Pareto Securities, and Head of Debt Capital Markets & Debt Structuring in SEB.

Geir holds an M.Sc. from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and is a Fixed Income Analyst authorized by the Norwegian Association of Financial Analysts (NFF).

Gard Svingen Ålrust

Founder

Gard is an investment banker with comprehensive experience from SpareBank 1 Markets, where he worked for five years across a wide range of sectors and transactions with a focus on debt capital markets & debt advisory. Gard has broad experience of capital markets transactions, ranging from equity private placements, high yield bonds and bank debt to more complex structured capital transactions, including convertible bonds, royalty finance, private debt and asset- and liability- matched lending.

In addition to his comprehensive knowledge of deal sourcing, origination, capital market dynamics, structuring and execution, Gard has advanced knowledge in financial modelling and programming as well as enhanced skills in various financial software’s.

He also brings valuable insights from his prior employment at one of Norway’s largest pension funds, Norsk Hydro, where he assisted portfolio managers in fund selection, capital allocation and building credit rating models.

Gard holds an M.Sc. in Finance from BI Norwegian Business School.