Introduction

Sjur (pronounced “sure”) is an officer practicing in the firm’s Bank & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity groups. He represents a wide range of clients in financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions, including private equity firms, agents, borrowers, lenders and opportunity funds. Sjur’s finance experience includes leveraged financing, real estate financings, mezzanine lending, warehouse lines, subscription facilities, loan restructuring, workouts, whole loan trading, pool transactions and syndicated debt transactions. His mergers and acquisitions experience includes financial institutions, holding companies, and private companies. 

In addition to his legal experience, Sjur’s experience includes working for Piper Jaffray, where he worked on debt and equity capital markets transactions. He also worked for Carval Investors, LLC, where he originated, managed and worked out credit facilities financing the funds’ whole loan portfolios and commercial real estate. 

Education

• University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, M.B.A., 2007, with highest honors
• William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1997, summa cum laude
• St. Olaf College, B.A., 1994, cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1997
• United States District Court, Minnesota

Practice Areas

• Corporate
• Bank & Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity & Venture Capital

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “Landlord Waivers & SNDAs – Everybody’s Favorite Documentation Task,” FredNEWS: Bank & Finance, December 2011
• Presenter, “Key Developments that Every Banker Should Know,” Fredrikson & Byron Bank & Finance Seminar, September 22, 2011
• Speaker at BHCA’s Spring Seminar, Winning Strategies for Tomorrow’s Marketplace, May 2005
• “Fed Proposes New Rules for TOPrS Qualification as Regulatory Capital,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Bank Focus newsletter, December 2004
• “Bank Notes,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Bank Focus newsletter, March 2003
• “M&A Lessons,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Bank Focus newsletter, December 2002
• “Know Your Appraiser,” October 1999
• “Spouse Guaranty,” May 1998
• “Is There a Duty to Review,” May 1998

Professional Activities

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association

Honors & Distinctions

• Named a Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics magazine

Community Involvement

• Avid marathon runner, Boston Marathon qualifier
• Board Member, Treasurer, Coffee House Press, a non-profit literary press