The Legal 500

Candra Torebring and Per Rådelöv were on
1 September 2011 promoted to partners of Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå, Stockholm, Sweden.

Gernandt & Danielsson advised VENTIZZ.

Gernandt & Danielsson advises Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. – an S&P 500 global diversified industrial company – in its recommended all-cash offer to the shareholders and warrant holders in Niscayah Group AB (publ) that was made public on 27 June 2011.

Gernandt & Danielsson has advised Priveq Investment when acquiring the majority of El-Björn Holding AB.

Betsson AB, an online gaming company listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm (Mid Cap), acquires Betsafe, a private gaming company based on Malta, offering sports betting, casino and poker to clients primarily in the Nordic countries. Gernandt & Danielsson advised Betsson in the transaction.

IGT has announced a public cash offer to the shareholders of Entraction to acquire all outstanding A and B shares of Entraction.

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) har förvärvat DnB NOR:s svenska bolånestock för privatkunder från DnB NOR Bank ASAs svenska filial.

Lånestocken omfattar cirka 5 000 kunder och har en volym på cirka sju miljarder kronor.  

Gernandt & Danielsson har biträtt SEB vid förvärvet. Arbetet har letts av delägarna Niclas Rockborn och Charlotta Falkman som huvudsakligen biträtts av de biträdande juristerna Carolina Hertzen, Sara Edström, Susanna Eneteg, Rolf Larsson och Nils Unckel.

Ola Wiklund var tidigare verksam vid Advokatfirman Wistrand i Stockholm, där han sedan 2004 var delägare med särskild inriktning mot EU-rätt, konkurrensrätt, offentlig upphandling, statsstöd och offentlig rätt.

Hemtex has resolved on a rights issue

G&D has assisted BorgWarner, Inc. in the acquisition of all shares in Haldex Traction Holding AB (“Traction”).

G&D advises in PA Resource’s issue of bonds with a value of SEK 850 million

G&D advises in Bayport’s issue of bond with a value of SEK 700 million

Gernandt & Danielsson advises the sellers in connection with the sale of EPiServer Group AB (publ)

G&D has advised AB Landå (owned by Altor and Bure through AB Skrindan)

G&D has assisted Nordnet in the transaction.

G&D advises Union Corporate AS in its acquisition of a commercial property

G&D advises ByggPartner in the acquisition of BOL Entreprenad AB

Gernandt & Danielsson has assisted Karnell in the transaction.

G&D advises Falck in the acquisition of S Reg AB

Gernandt & Danielsson has assisted Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) and ABCIB Holding AB in the acquisition of all shares in HQ Bank AB and HQ Fonder Sverige AB.

Gernandt & Danielsson is advising EPiServer Group AB (publ) in connection with the company’s application for listing on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.

Gernandt & Danielsson has advised Odd Molly

PA Resources AB (publ), an international oil and gas group with operations in Tunisia, United Kingdom, Denmark, Greenland, Netherlands, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and Oslo Stock Exchange, has decided to change its strategic focus towards an accelerated development of existing oil assets, leading to increased production in parallel with continued exploration to increase reserves and resources.

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå has been named as the exclusive Swedish winner of The International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Award 2010.

Gernandt & Danielsson advises Providence Education International AB in connection with a public cash offer.

The pharmaceutical company Medivir AB (publ) on 29 March 2010 announced a rights offering of approximately MSEK 300.

Gernandt & Danielsson assists Pernod Ricard when Altia acquires wine and spirits portfolio from Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard sells a portfolio of wine brands such as Blossa glögg and Chill Out and well know classical Swedish and Danish spirits brands such as O.P. Anderson, Skåne Akvavit, Svenska Nubbar and Explorer to the Finnish wine and spirits group Altia. Altia is state owned. Through the transaction, Altia will acquire the brands as well as production and logistics centers in Sweden and Denmark for a consideration of SEK 835 million.

For the third consecutive year, Gernandt & Danielsson has been shortlisted for the Chambers Europe Award for Excellence 2010.

Gernandt & Danielsson has assisted E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Statoil ASA, DONG Energy Oil & Gas A/S och Fortum Heat and Gas Oy in the divestment of Swedegas AB to EQT Infrastructure Limited.

Gernandt & Danielsson has advised Nordstjernan in its acquisition of Rosti.

Nordstjernan AB has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Stella Plastic Holding AB, entered into an agreement with Rosti A/S regarding the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in Rosti Technical Plastics Holding A/S (”RTP”), which produces injection-molded plastic products for a number of industries. During the last twelve months RTP had sales of 112 MEUR.

Gernandt & Danielsson acts as legal advisor to Segulah/Medsop in connection with the acquisition of 62 pharmacies located in the metropolitan areas.

Gernandt & Danielsson has assisted Ticket in the transaction.

Gernandt & Danielsson has advised Einar Mattsson in connection with its divestment of real estate to HSB Södertörn.

Gernandt & Danielsson advises Ticket in new issue of shares.

Gernandt & Danielsson has assisted Karnell in the transaction.

Dick Lundqvist has been appointed as Chairman of the Board for Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå. Mr. Lundqvist has been a partner of Gernandt & Danielsson since 1998. His primary practice areas are mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and banking and finance.

Gernandt & Danielsson has assisted Eniro in the transaction.

Gernandt & Danielsson has advised Temporär Förvaltning i Stockholm AB (former Nordic Growth Market NGM Holding AB) on the acquisition.

ISS Facility Services AB has divested its landscaping business to Landscape Services Sweden AB, a company controlled by private equity house FSN Capital. The divested business has an annual turnover of approximately SEK 500 million and approximately 300 employees.

G&D conducted the legal due diligence in connection with Corem Property Group AB’s (publ) new issue of shares and change of stock list from NGM to NASDAQ OMX Stockholm

Gernandt & Danielsson advises Erik Penser Bankaktiebolag in connection with the listing of AllTele Allmänna Svenska Telefonaktiebolaget (publ) at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. AllTele's shares are currently traded on First North.

Ticket, whose shares are listed with NASDAQ OMX Stockholm

23 January 2009 - Gernandt & Danielsson has acted as counsel to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

30 January 2009 - For the second consecutive year, Gernandt & Danielsson has been shortlisted for the Chambers Europe Award for Excellence 2009.

3 March 2009 - Gernandt & Danielsson has advised Modern Finance AB.

3 March 2009 - Gernandt & Danielsson has advised Modern Finance AB.

23 March 2009 - Gernandt & Danielsson has advised Modern Finance AB. 

Gernandt & Danielsson advises Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) and Valot Invest Sweden AB

31 March 2009 - Hemtex, whose shares are listed with NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, has announced that it intends to carry out a guaranteed new issue of shares.

1 April 2009 - Gernandt & Danielsson represents Pernod Ricard in the trademark transaction.

2 April 2009 - Pernod Ricard’s Swedish, Danish and Finnish subsidiaries (V&S) have entered into an agreement regarding the sale of the business conducted under the trademark Grönstedts to Finnish Altia Oy. Grönstedts is an award-winning cognac brand with a history from the middle of the 19th century and is the clear market leading cognac brand in Sweden.