Banking & Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Sweden
Band 1
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Advokatfirman Cederquist has a standout team which frequently advises lenders on high-end traditional financing and refinancing mandates with cross-border elements. The firm benefits from well-established relationships with leading Nordic banks and international financial companies. It handles corporate, acquisition and fund finance transactions, and is particularly active on real estate finance projects. It has further experience in mandates involving the energy and infrastructure sectors, and its expertise includes leveraged loans and investment-grade financing.
Work Highlights
- Cederquist acted for Citibank as lead arrangers on the Swedish law aspects of the financing of Philip Morris’s public cash offer for all shares in Swedish Match.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Cederquist take into account our need for commercial awareness and were able to support our growth agenda and strategy in a well-structured manner."
"The firm is a strong adviser to banks and has a good capacity."
"Cederquist has top legal knowledge and is a very trusted firm for us. We can rely on it to give stellar and reliable advice."
"The firm always has a dedicated team."
"Cederquist take into account our need for commercial awareness and were able to support our growth agenda and strategy in a well-structured manner."
"The firm is a strong adviser to banks and has a good capacity."
"Cederquist has top legal knowledge and is a very trusted firm for us. We can rely on it to give stellar and reliable advice."
"The firm always has a dedicated team."
Notable Practitioners
Per Henriksson is widely praised by clients and peers for his expertise in leveraged finance and project finance. He often advises banks, issuers and private equity sponsors across the Nordics.
"Per Henriksson is really skilled."
"He is very pragmatic and he covers the whole playing field, which is very appreciated as he can discuss processes and intricate legal questions."
"He finds good solutions and is pragmatic."
Tobias Frödin Lilja joins the rankings for the first time. He assists with licence applications, authorisation processes, the regulatory aspects of bank mergers and supervisory investigations.
"Tobias Frödin Lilja is a highly sophisticated and trusted adviser, matched by very few in the financial regulatory space. He is able to guide on very complex matters in relation to the SFSA."
"He is always happy to help and comes with proactive advice with a commercial focus."
Berndt Pettersson joined Cederquist from Delphi in January 2024. He advises on matters involving acquisition financings, refinancings and debt reorganisations. He is often instructed by clients across the real estate, biopharma and automotive sectors.
Joel Aneheim focuses on financial regulatory matters. He has experience advising on credit institution licence applications.
"Joel Aneheim is very accommodating."
"He is a very technically skilled lawyer who is able to take on complex and comprehensive projects in a broad range of financial regulatory matters."
"He is very energetic and knows most case law with the FSA."
Ranked Lawyers at
Advokatfirman Cederquist KB
Sweden