He adds that the potential for combining Norwegian owners is higher than many believe.

Solstad expressed some of his views to TradeWinds this week, after Oslo-listed Aker made a move to combine his company with Aage Remoy’s Rem Offshore.

Aker, which had accumulated a position in one of Rem’s bonds, voted to block the company’s restructuring plan while proprosing the merger. TradeWinds asked whether Solstad had guided Aker in the move on Rem.

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