Efficient legal and financial advisory
based on decades of experience
Over 30 years of experience as a lawyer, financial advisor and executive.
Gives customers unique service were experience of M&A, corporate finance, legal advise and strategic advisory is combined.
Örn Gunnarsson, founder of H5B, has decades of experience in both Icelandic and international business.
He spent approximately ten years in corporate advisory roles with Íslandsbanki and Saga Capital, as well as two years in a senior position within an Icelandic technology company. For the past 15 years, he has served as Managing Director of the law firm LEX.
In his work as both a lawyer and financial advisor, Örn has been involved in many of the largest corporate transactions in Iceland. He has also advised numerous Icelandic clients on cross-border transactions, particularly in connection with the acquisition and sale of companies abroad.
In addition, Örn has extensive experience in providing legal advice to companies of all sizes across a broad range of legal matters arising in their day-to-day operations.
Education and qualifications:
Lawyer, University of Iceland, 1994
MBA, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Graduate School of Business, 2000
District Courts Attorney, 1995
Certified Real Estate and Ship Broker, 1995
Certified Securities Broker, 2001