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Elvar Thór Karls­son new Head of Lands­bankinn Cor­por­ate Fin­ance

26 August 2024

Elvar Thór Karlsson has been hired as Head of Landsbankinn Corporate Finance. He takes up the position this winter.

Elvar has extensive experience of work on financial markets. Since 2018, he has worked as project manager in corporate finance at Íslandsbanki where he was involved in many of the main projects of corporate finance, including sales and acquisitions, mergers, financial restructuring and funding. Elvar previously managed his own business operation.

Elvar completed a BSc in Business Administration from Reykjavík University in 2017 and became a licensed securities broker the same year. He completed an MCF in Corporate Finance from Reykjavík University in 2021.

We are pleased to welcome Elvar to Landsbankinn’s team.

About Landsbankinn Corporate Finance

Landsbankinn Corporate Finance provides comprehensive and quality advice on the acquisition, sale and merger of corporates, listing on securities markets and financial restructuring. Corporate Finance recently managed the listing of Amaroq Minerals on the Main Market of Nasdaq Iceland, co-ordinated the PO of Ísfélagið hf., the private placement of bonds and equities along with funding and dual listing of Alvotexh on the Main Market of Nasdaq Iceland, share capital increase of First Water and acted as advisor on the funding of Ardian’s acquisition of Míla.

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