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Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB

KUNGSTRADGARDSGATAN 20, P.O. BOX 7801, SE-103 96 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Stockholm, St Petersburg, Moscow, Helsinki, Copenhagen

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Sweden

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, tier 4

Fredrik Madani’s team at Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB includes Ingvar Zander, John Cohen and structured finance specialist Paula Röttorp. Supported by the firm’s pan-Nordic strength, the team represented Triton in its acquisition of Ambea and EQT in its public offer for Academedia.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd is a third tier firm,

Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB’s team, led by Sören Lindström, includes Jan Jensen and Sara Mindus. Christoffer Saidac joined from Advokatfirman Vinge. Focusing on IPOs and high-profile mandates, it assisted Gunnebo with a substantial rights issue and incentive programme; advised Arise Windpower on its IPO and listing on NASDAQ OMX; and acted for ORC Software in its SEK1.3bn public offer for NEONET.

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial, Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd is a third tier firm,

Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB hired ‘proactive and commercial partner’ Roger Johnson and Ingvar Zander from Linklaters LLP. Zander and Joakim Lavér are advising SL on upgrading Stockholm’s tramway.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd is a third tier firm,

Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB’s team expanded from five to 13 lawyers. ‘Top-class’ practice head Martin Wallin successfully represented Citroën Sweden. The ‘quick and efficient’ Magnus Eriksson is representing TeliaSonera in disputes with Tele2 and TDC.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd is a third tier firm,

Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB trebled its team, hiring partners Ingvar Zander from Linklaters LLP and Peter Forsberg from Advokatfirman Vinge, and assistants Olof Larsberger from Linklaters LLP and Liana Thorkildsen from Roschier. Joakim Lavér is representing Stockholm’s public transport authority Storstockholms Lokaltrafik in several public procurement matters. TeliaSonera is an important new client.

Insolvency

Within Insolvency, Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd is a third tier firm,

Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB’s team, led by Frederik Madani, recruited Roger Johnson from Linklaters LLP and Paula Röttorp from Advokatfirman Vinge. Johnson led a team that represented Koenigsegg Group as a potential buyer of Saab Automobiles from the court appointed administrators. Saab was eventually purchased by Spyker.

Mergers and acquisitions

Within Mergers and acquisitions, Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd is a third tier firm,

Richard Åkerman and Sören Lindström lead Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB’s ‘highly commercial and able’ team. Roger Johnson represented Triton Managers III on the €850m acquisition of Ambea from 3i. Åkerman acted for AB Wilh Becker in its sale of Becker Acroma to Sherwin-Williams. Lindström and Fredrik von Baumgarten acted for EQT in its €250m public offer for Academedia.

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Legal Developments in Sweden

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  • e-Commerce

    How can the government’s attitude and approach to internet issues best be described? Sweden has been at the forefront in deregulating the telecoms market and has encouraged the growth of competition in the broadband supplier market.
    - Foyen Advokatfirma AB

  • The Swedish Market Court prohibits airport operator Swedavia and its contractor EuroPark from...

    abusing their dominant positions by imposing unfair fees for taxis
    - Delphi

  • Unclear rules impact adversely on Swedish real estate market

    Unclear tax rules deter real estate investors and in the worst case may impact on new construction in Sweden. Today there is a risk that the Swedish real estate market will be drained of billions of kronor. The reason lies in the unpredictable application of a complex regulatory framework for taxation of real estate. In recent years, the law and its application has become more and more unpredictable and difficult to interpret.
    - Delphi

  • Enhanced deduction for corporate expenses on research and development

    Sweden is - in relative terms - one of the leading countries in the world within research and development. Most part of research and development in Sweden is financed by the industry, with a total contribution of 83 billion SEK in 2007.
    - Delphi

  • Simplified expert tax

    The purpose of the rules when they were introduced was to strengthen Sweden’s international competitiveness and to create incentives for companies to choose Sweden for start-ups and encourage companies to locate or retain leading management functions in Sweden.
    - Delphi

  • NORDIC SURVEY 2011

    The following results are based on an on-site survey of conference attendees, conducted by the law firm Delphi at the unquote” Nordic Private Equity Congress held in Stockholm on 31 May 2011. The survey captures the views of approximately 100 attendees representing all areas of the private equity industry.
    - Delphi

  • EU Directive Introduces a 5 per cent Risk Retention Requirement

    The Swedish Capital Adequacy and Large Exposures Act (Sw. Lag (2006:1371) om kapitaltäckning och stora exponeringar) has been amended as part of the implementation of the Capital Requirement Directive (2009/111/EC) (CRD II). The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen) (SFSA) has also issued detailed regulations (FFFS 2007:1) (as amended) implementing CRD II.
    - Delphi

  • New Remuneration Regulations

    The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen) issued new regulations on 1 March 2011, introducing new requirements for finan cial institutions to implement remuneration policies that are consistent with their long-term financial results.
    - Delphi

  • ESMA – A new European Supervisory Authority

    As of 1 January 2011, a new system for the supervision of the European financial market is in place.
    - Delphi

  • Increased Deposit Insurance

    The deposit insurance is a state-provided guarantee of deposits in respect of all types of accounts at banks and securities companies. The deposit insurance was as of 31 December 2010 increased to EUR 100,000 per customer from the previous level of EUR 50,000.
    - Delphi
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