Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Sweden
Band 1
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+46 8 522 065 00About
Provided by Advokatfirman Cederquist KB
Cederquist's banking and finance team is consistently top ranked and market leading in Sweden. At the core of the practice is both domestic and international transactions involving acquisition financing, real estate financing, bonds and other capital market financings, transactions in derivatives and structured finance, asset finance, project finance and securitisation.
Our expertise is based on broad experience from advising a wide range of clients, including state-owned enterprises, leading financial institutions, private and public corporations and alternative investment firms. Among our long-standing clients are all of the major Swedish banks, a large number of international banks and other financial institutions, multinational real estate investment firms and private equity funds. Our clients demand and should expect our complete availability, solution-oriented and hands-on advice, as well as effective project management.
We work proactively to meet and exceed our client's high expectations in terms of highest quality work and cost-effective advice. Our team is highly regarded for it's ability to, in an exceedingly manner, put together a top team in order to solve our client's most complex financing matters.
Chambers Review
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."
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.