Stig Nordal

Partner
SN
Location
Oslo
Language
Norwegian, English

Stig Nordal works primarily with commercialization of R&D and growth companies in various parts of the technology segment (inc. SW, SW/HW, Deep Tech, Health Tech and Biotech/Life Science). His work aims particularly towards ownership and company restructuring, private placements and funding processes in the seed and VC stage, MA and transactions, both nationally and internationally.

He assists startups and mature companies at various stages of their development, and continuously works with technology investors, business angel funds and venture funds, as well as their portfolio-companies. He also holds formal competence from the MIT Sloan School of Management and NTNU (Institute for Industrial Economics), and practical experience related to entrepreneurship, business modelling, innovation and strategy.

Furthermore, Stig is a director of various startups and technology funds. He has experience from Silicon Valley, California where he worked with Norwegian companies established in the US.  

Stig has been responsible for the development of new investment models in the early-stage segment in Norway, such as the so-called SLIP (Startup Lead Investment Paper) and Convertible Note, in addition to having developed incentive programs adapted to early-stage environments such as the so-called Kruse Smith model for technology companies.

Credentials
Education
MTM (Master of Technology Management), MIT Sloan School of Management NTNU (Institute for Industrial Economics) NHH Norwegian School of Economics
2021 - 2023
MoM (Master of Management-program), digitalisation, innovation and business models, BI Norwegian Business School
2011 - 2012
Criminology, University of Oslo
1988 - 1989
Cand. jur., University of Oslo
1995
Higher education in the Norwegian Navy/Command School for the Coastal Artillery
1986 - 1988
Memberships
Member of The Norwegian Bar Association
Chairman, Invivo Bionics AS
Board member, Plaato Technologies AS
Board member, StartupLab Founders Fund I
Board member, StartupLab Founders Fund II
Board member, Akigai AS
Experience
Prior experience
Partner, DLA Piper Norway
2023 -
Partner, SANDS
2009 - 2023
Senior Lawyer, Steenstrup Stordrange
2004 - 2008
Senior Associate, Steenstrup Stordrange
1999 - 2003
Associate, Steenstrup Stordrange
1997 - 1999
Legal Consultant, Norwegian Tax Administration
1996 - 1997
Rankings
The Legal 500, 2024

Stig is recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A by The Legal 500, 2024.

Publications
Private Equity Review
Taxation of participant-like companies and ENK
2005
Taxation of limited liability companies
2004