Noble Corporation completes business combination with Maersk Drilling

Plesner has advised Noble Corporation plc in connection with the business combination with Maersk Drilling, and its admission to trading and official listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen's Main Market. As a result of the business combination, former Maersk Drilling shareholders and Noble shareholders each own approximately 50% of the outstanding shares of the combined company.

The combined company has been dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Copenhagen, with a first day of trading on 3 October 2022. 

The combination creates one of the youngest and highest specification fleets in the industry with global scale and diversification, and a combined track record of industry-leading utilization. 

Plesner is proud to have acted as legal counsel for Noble Corporation in connection with the transaction, alongside Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Travers Smith LLP. 

The core Plesner team consisted of Henrik Laursen, Henrik Rossing Lønberg, Thomas Holst Laursen, Janus Jepsen, Lynge Daugaard Jensen and Niels Kristen Yde Tang. 

For further information, see Noble's press release