Capital Markets: Debt
Europe Guide 2024 : Sweden
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About
Provided by Roschier
Roschier’s Finance & Restructuring practice focus on eight main areas: (i) bank lending, (ii) DCM, (iii) insolvency and restructuring, (iv) structured finance, (v) asset-backed projects, (vi) regulatory and derivatives, (vii) direct lending, and (viii) fund finance. The firm provides clients a high degree of specialization within all these categories and is a one stop shop for legal advice within finance.
The team has a very strong presence in the market and long experience from giving clients strategic advice in the structuring of deals and the negotiations of transactions. The team is involved in the development of the Swedish financial market and closely monitors current market trends, participants in the market, political initiatives and legislation issues. By being involved in the market development and the legal development, the team can add value to clients by being proactive.
The Finance & Restructuring team has a strong focus on financial institutions, split between the main areas of banks, securities dealers, insurance companies and pension funds. The team actively works in all of these industrial sectors and keeps a high degree of knowledge about market development. The team is well known for its ability to coordinate and lead large and complex transactions. The lawyers in the practice regularly act as lead counsel in multi-jurisdictional transactions, drawing on their close relationship with top-tier firms throughout the rest of Europe.
Chambers Review
Roschier is frequently instructed by individual lenders and syndicates on a diverse range of banking mandates. The team is well versed in acquisition, corporate and real estate finance transactions, and also assists investment funds and corporate clients with refinancing matters. The firm possesses particularly strong DCM capabilities, handling high-yield bond issuances, in addition to green bonds, securitisation transactions and recapitalisation plans.
Work Highlights
- Roschier assisted Cibus Nordic Real Estate with its senior unsecured green notes issue of SEK700 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm has a great team with deep knowledge and excellent project management capabilities."
"Roschier lawyers are strong regarding debt capital markets matters."
"Roschier has a top-notch team advising on all aspects and areas of finance. It is ahead of the curve when it comes to the latest developments and trends, and it is the firm that you would want to engage for the most complex transactions. They always deliver on time, are clear-cut and are high quality."
"Roschier is very good in commodities and debt financing."
"The firm has a great team with deep knowledge and excellent project management capabilities."
"Roschier lawyers are strong regarding debt capital markets matters."
"Roschier has a top-notch team advising on all aspects and areas of finance. It is ahead of the curve when it comes to the latest developments and trends, and it is the firm that you would want to engage for the most complex transactions. They always deliver on time, are clear-cut and are high quality."
"Roschier is very good in commodities and debt financing."
Notable Practitioners
Department head Johan Häger has experience advising on major finance transactions and bond issuances as well as refinancing processes.
"Johan Häger is the best in the business."
"He has great market knowledge and is number one in complex solutions and service level."
Veronica Stiller advises banks on a variety of financing mandates.
"Veronica Stiller is very committed and easy to work with."
"She is a very active and energetic lawyer."
Niklas Eriksson is a highly regarded lawyer often instructed by international banks and financial institutions on note issuances.
"Niklas Eriksson is a future superstar. He is easy to work with and he gives trusted, commercially-based advice on complex matters. He also has great negotiation skills and works proactively to close transactions."
"He is efficient and no-nonsense, but never at the expense of quality of advice or product."
"He's skilled and hard-working, and always very active and easy to reach."
Ranked Lawyers at
Roschier
Sweden
Members
Provided by Roschier
Andrew Laderman
Björn Hård af Segerstad
Carl Brodén
Harem Mahir
Head of Department
Marcus Kern Fahlander
Marcus Lindström
Niklas Eriksson