Private Equity
Europe Guide 2024 : Sweden
Band 3
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+46 8 670 6600About
Provided by Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB
Our highly regarded team advises public and private companies, including private equity funds, on all types of mergers and acquisitions, including domestic and cross-border transactions, public and private transactions, and management buyouts.
We advise on a wide range of capital markets matters, including takeovers, listings, public offerings, private placements, redemption and buy-back programmes, and stock exchange and securities regulations. We also have extensive experience in accelerated book buildings (ABBs), SPACs, and preference share issues.
We regularly handle shareholder and joint venture agreements and act as adviser in the restructuring of companies and business groups. The firm frequently advises clients on issues concerning board responsibility, changes in capital structure, incentive programmes for employees, annual general meetings of shareholders and other corporate governance issues.
Chambers Review
Gernandt & Danielsson houses a high-quality corporate law team with particular experience in large-cap transactions. The law firm regularly acts for prestigious national and international corporates on complex multi-jurisdictional transactions including acquisitions and mandatory public offers. Furthermore, the law firm has grown in presence in the capital markets world, assisting with equity transactions such as IPOs, listings and private placements as well as rights issuances. The team also has noteworthy strength representing Nordic private equity funds and their portfolio companies in investments, acquisitions and divestments.
Work Highlights
- Gernandt & Danielsson assisted Cint Group with its USD1 billion acquisition of Lucid.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gernandt & Danielsson have a strong ability to understand clients and build a solid relationship. The team are able to proactively support clients on the most complex and sensitive projects, with excellent outcomes."
"Not only is their legal acumen stellar but their turnaround and communication timing are very good."
"The law firm offers a strong and solution-oriented team who are confidence-inspiring."
"They have a great business-minded approach and are problem solvers, which they blend with great legal skills."
"Gernandt & Danielsson have a strong ability to understand clients and build a solid relationship. The team are able to proactively support clients on the most complex and sensitive projects, with excellent outcomes."
"Not only is their legal acumen stellar but their turnaround and communication timing are very good."
"The law firm offers a strong and solution-oriented team who are confidence-inspiring."
"They have a great business-minded approach and are problem solvers, which they blend with great legal skills."
Notable Practitioners
As managing partner, Manfred Löfvenhaft is appreciated by clients for his expertise in corporate and transaction mandates. He has particular experience in public M&A deals as well as ECM transactions such as IPOs.
"Manfred Löfvenhaft is very pragmatic and a good negotiator."
"He is renowned as a skilled negotiator who is very strategic and calm in complicated situations."
Carl Westerberg enjoys a strong standing in the corporate and private equity world, advising corporates, portfolio companies and private equity houses on investments and acquisitions. He also shows strength in capital market transactions including IPOs, listings and private placements.
"He has very good commercial knowledge and is a good negotiator."
"He is pragmatic and straightforward."
"Carl Westerberg is focused on finding solutions. He is very good at the technical side but also on the business side."
Fredrik Palm is an experienced capital markets expert who advises on ECM mandates including listings, IPOs and rights issuances. He also assists clients with M&A transactions. Banks, global coordinators and corporates alike often seek his advice.
"Fredrik Palm is commercially astute and a well-rounded lawyer."
"He stands out as a very strong practitioner with in-depth knowledge, proactive responsiveness and awareness of market practice."
Corinne Ekman acts for shareholders, institutional investors and private equity firms on cross-border transactions, including acquisitions and divestments. She offers additional experience acting for listed companies.
"Corinne Ekman is innovative in finding solutions."
"She is quick to grasp the commercial and economic terms."
"Corinne Ekman is solution-oriented and focused on getting the deal done. She has sound judgement and understands the clients."
Ranked Lawyers at
Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB
Sweden
Members
Provided by Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB
Caroline Jägenstedt Wikman
Corinne Ekman
Gustav Skogö Nyvang
Tobias Larsson