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Magnusson Advokatbyrå

MÄSTER SAMUELSGATAN 6, BOX 7413, 10391 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Warsaw, Stockholm, Moscow, Helsinki, Gothenburg, Copenhagen

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

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial, tier 5

Magnusson Advokatbyrå’s new clients including SEB, Bavaria Group, Sony Ericsson and Söderberg & Partners. Practice head Anders Bäckman and senior partner Per Magnusson advised International Automotive Components Group on GM’s reorganisation and sale of Saab Automobiles. Per Hendar and managing partner Fredrika Hörlin in Gothenburg are recommended.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, tier 5

At Magnusson Advokatbyrå, the ‘analytical, persuasive, and commercial’ Per Magnusson, Maria Nisell and Johan Svahn successfully defended Wabtec in a major ICC arbitration. A ‘strong team’ represents clients ranging from pharmaceutical importers to premier league football clubs.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, tier 4

At Magnusson Advokatbyrå, Charlotte Bus advises longstanding client Global Blue on multinational projects. She advises clients including a major petroleum producer, on REACH compliance and negotiations with the European Chemicals Agency. Bobby Arash joined from Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Brussels.

Employment

Within Employment, tier 5

Anna Jerndorf at Magnusson Advokatbyrå is recommended for her ‘practical approach’. Clients include SunGard Front Arena and bwin Games. Carl-Fredrik Hedenström advises Chinese clients in Sweden, including ZTE and ASUS Nordic. He was recently involved in a complex pan-Nordic restructuring project.

Energy

Within Energy, Magnusson Advokatbyrå is a third tier firm,

Magnusson Advokatbyrå’s Jonas Bergquist advised Nordic Clean Air Technologies Group on a €16m investment in the cleantech industry and GC Windpower on a joint venture between a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer and Swedish engineers.

Environment

Within Environment, Magnusson Advokatbyrå is a third tier firm,

Jonas Bergquist at Magnusson Advokatbyrå is recommended for his ‘unparalleled experience’, advising the Swedish Energy Agency and new clients the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and Kolmårdens Djurpark,

IT and telecoms

Within IT and telecoms, tier 4

At Magnusson Advokatbyrå, Per Hendar, commended for his ‘legal knowledge and common sense’, and his ‘pragmatic, service-oriented’ team advise top-end clients including Sony Ericsson, Intertrust Technologies and Menyou.

Mergers and acquisitions

Within Mergers and acquisitions, tier 5

The ‘highly experienced’ Anders Båckman’s five-partner practice at Magnusson Advokatbyrå, commended for its ability to ‘customise service and cost levels’, advised BMW dealer Bavaria Group on its acquisition of BMW Sverige’s retail businesses in Stockholm. It also advised new client Söderberg & Partners on its acquisition of Direct Financial Services. SEB and Sony Ericsson are also new clients.

Real estate

Within Real estate, tier 4

Magnus Björkander at Magnusson Advokatbyrå assisted Byggnadsfirma Olov Lindgren with a SEK150m acquisition. Björkander acted for Parks & Resorts Scandinavia, Holiday Club and new client ICA Fastigheter.

Tax

Within Tax, tier 5

Clients recommend Per Wiker at Magnusson Advokatbyrå for tax structuring, transactional support and litigation. He ‘quickly identifies potential issues in complex transactions and delivers solutions’.

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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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