Delphi

Managing Partner: Stefan Erhag

Number of partners worldwide: 46

Number of other lawyers worldwide: 150

Languages: Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish

Firm Overview:

Delphi is a progressive commercial law firm with specialists in most industries and legal areas within business law. The firm has a total workforce of 210 employees, of which more than 150 are lawyers. It has offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Linköping.

By combining deep business understanding with new, smarter ways of thinking, Delphi tailors its services and expertise to the needs of its clients. Based on each client’s unique business challenge, the firm provides clear advice and recommendations. Delphi always strives to develop and be a strategic partner to its clients. The firm challenges each other, its clients and the industry with the best deal as a goal.

Main Areas of Practice:

Banking & Finance/Capital Markets:

Delphi has been involved in a large number of capital markets transactions such as IPOs, public take-overs, accelerated book buildings, private placements, US-listings, De-SPAC transactions, spin-offs, MTN-programs and incentive programs.

Key Contact: Andreas Wirén, Mats Dahlberg, Sandra Broneus

Corporate/M&A:

Delphi has a strong M&A practice with a focus on cross border transactions across all sectors. In its M&A work the firm works cross-departmentally, drawing on TMT, competition, corporate finance, environment and employment specialists.

Key Contacts: David Aversten, Per-Ivar Svensson, Mats Dahlberg

Private Equity:

Many of the M&A deals that Delphi advises on involve private equity houses. Delphi assists both in the acquisition and the financing of these transactions. The firm also handles venture investments, fund formation and LP-advice. The number of private equity clients is rapidly increasing.

Key Contact: David Aversten

EU, Competition & Public Procurement:

The firm’s top-ranked EU and Competition team offers a wide range of services in this area including advice on EU law, competition law, public procurement, state aid and regulatory matters in a number of sectors. It also has thorough experience of contacts with authorities, investigations and dispute resolution within all the above areas.

Key Contact: Elisabeth Eklund

Employment:

The firm regularly advises its clients on all types of employment law matters including advice in relation to transactions, restructuring matters and employment related court disputes and arbitration.

Key Contact: Magnus Berterud

IT, Media & Telecommunications:

The firm has one of the largest and most well-reputed Tech, media and telecommunications departments in Sweden. In this area, the firm’s activities include all aspects of digitalization, including IT contracts, outsourcing, digital intellectual property rights, data privacy, e-commerce and new technology such as AI and blockchain. The team is also heavily involved in information security- both regulatory matters and governance. The team also works within the Fintech area. The firm has a particularly strong reputation in handling large and complex IT projects, outsourcing projects and IT transactions.

Key Contacts: Agne Lindberg, Christopher Bona, Peter Nordbeck, Johan Hübner, Agnes Hammarstrand, Johan Engdahl, Anna Ersson

Intellectual Property:

The firm has a highly experienced contentious and non-contentious IPR practice representing international and domestic household brands. The practice encompasses IPR and advertising law.

Key Contacts: Henrik Bengtsson, Christopher Bona, Agne Lindberg, Maria Winckler

Litigation & Arbitration:

The firm’s litigators represent clients in court proceedings, in arbitration and in mediation, both in Sweden and abroad. Several of its lawyers also serve as arbitrators in domestic and international arbitrations.

Key Contacts: Sverker Bonde

Real Estate & Environment:

The firm provides advice on real estate transactions, real estate finance, large real estate and infrastructure projects and general real estate law including tenant law. The firm has a highly qualified environmental law practice group dealing with legal environmental due diligence and environmental liability issues.

Key Contacts: Anders Hulegårdh, Erica Nobel

Clients:

The firm’s clients include a wide range of both publicly traded and privately held Swedish, US and European corporations, as well as private equity houses, banks, financial institutions and corporations conducting cross border business and transactions. Many of Delphi’s international clients are Fortune 500 companies.