DEKSA, OFAC, FCPA, EAR
Licence assessment under Norwegian export control, sanctions and end-user screening, and US extraterritorial exposure — from a single-transaction assessment to continuous monitoring of the sanctions picture.
Risk · Compliance · Intelligence
Strategic navigation through complex regulation
Disciplined risk and compliance advisory for Norwegian and international organizations.
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I.In short
Strategic advisory — scaled to your business
Leidra is an advisory firm delivering disciplined risk and compliance work to Norwegian and international organizations.
We combine experienced subject-matter advisors with VARDE — an analysis platform that lets us work faster and more traceably than traditional methods allow.
The result: the same strategic depth and operational discipline whether the engagement is a focused single assessment or a longer program — sized to what the problem actually requires.
II.What we deliver
Four core areas
Structured decision foundations that distinguish between "stop," "require clarification," and "proceed with documented basis."
NIS2, DORA, KraftCERT, Finanstilsynet
NIS2, the NSM Basic Principles, ISO 27001 and DORA delivered as one run — gap analysis, mock audit and audit-ready documentation. Plus supply chain requirements, position-level personnel security and preparedness groundwork for municipalities.
Geopolitics, warning, markets, people
Country risk and market entry, non-financial due diligence, supplier assessment, maritime threat intelligence, warning on composite threats, influence operations, continuous situational monitoring and travel security. Every claim traceable to primary sources, every assessment calibrated.
RVA, plans, exercises, crisis support
Holistic risk analysis anchored in the real threat picture, preparedness plans that survive being used, stress tests and exercises — and structured support when the incident actually occurs. From enterprises to municipalities.
III.How we work
The human leads. The platform is the tool.
The human leads
- 01Understands the client context and the business question
- 02Selects which sources and data are relevant
- 03Assesses quality and relevance of the analysis draft
- 04Makes decisions where information is ambiguous
- 05Carries responsibility for the final delivery
VARDE is the tool
- 01Structures source collection and source evaluation
- 02Automates routine analysis and screening
- 03Holds an audit trail across every assessment
- 04Ensures consistent methodology
- 05Frees time for judgment and client-specific context
An AI draft without human judgment is not a deliverable — just a draft.
IV.Sectors we know
Where regulatory complexity meets commercial consequence
- 01Defense and defense technology
- 02Finance and banking
- 03Critical infrastructure
- 04Energy
- 05Subsea and offshore
- 06Space
- 07Research
V.Methodological foundation
Verifiable. Traceable. Consistent.
Every assessment is grounded in established intelligence and analysis standards. That means conclusions are traceable to a primary source, calibrated by likelihood and source quality, and comparable — today and two years from now.
VI.Who we are
Operational backgrounds in complex industrial programs
Leidra consists of advisors with deep operational experience from international project leadership, risk management, and security — not general consultants.
The firm is anchored in Norway but works across international frameworks because Norwegian companies rarely operate within a single regulatory jurisdiction. US extraterritorial exposure, EU frameworks, GCC compliance, and bilateral sanctions regimes are part of everyday assessment.
Henry M Håkstad
Founder
Jon Magne Haugli
Partner, risk management and crisis response
Meredith Primrose Jones
International security specialist
Stian Holm Strømseth
Partner, security and risk assessment
VII.What we are not
Not a SaaS platform
VARDE is our advisor's tool, not a product you license.
Not a general AI consultancy
Our offering is subject-matter advisory within compliance, risk, and intelligence.
Not legal counsel
For matters requiring lawyer-tier finalization, we structure the groundwork and hand it to a law firm.
VIII.Get in touch
To discuss a concrete engagement
We're happy to have an initial conversation with no obligation. Describe the situation briefly, and we'll respond shortly.