The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, White & Case LLP is a second tier firm,

White & Case Advokat AB acted on acquisition financing aspects of various deals, including group head Magnus Wennerhorn advising Nordea Bank on EQT’s acquisition of AcadeMedia, and Wennerhorn and Oscar Liljeson advising Altor on buying Ålö. Bengt Åke Johnsson specialises in asset finance. Carl Hugo Parment joined from DnB NOR Bank, although Fredrik Gillgren moved to Hamilton Advokatbyrå.

Within Capital markets, White & Case LLP is a second tier firm,

At White & Case Advokat AB, practice head Jan Lombach and Tuula-Anneli Tallavaara represented Nordic Capital and Cidron Intressenter in the SEK5.7bn public tender offer for Munters. Joakim Falkner assisted the Republic of Poland with filing its registration statement under the US Securities Act and issuance of $1bn notes. Fredrik Stjernström joined from Advokatfirman Vinge.

Within Construction, White & Case LLP is a first tier firm,

At White & Case Advokat AB, the ‘clever, service-minded and hands-on’ Anders Reldén is advising Skanska Health & Care on the New Karolinska hospital project. Reldén and the ‘top-class’ Claes Zettermarck are acting as co-counsel with Lindahl, defending NCC in a class action brought by 185 homeowners seeking compensation for water damage. Rikard Wikström and Mattias Nilsson are rising stars.

Within Corporate and commercial, White & Case LLP is a second tier firm,

White & Case Advokat AB’s responsive team ‘understands clients’ needs and gives good advice’, handling domestic and cross-border corporate mandates for clients including Nycomed Group, EQT Funds and Coca-Cola.

Within Dispute resolution, White & Case LLP is a second tier firm,

White & Case Advokat AB’s Claes Zettermarck and Anders Reldén represented Rual Trade in challenging an arbitral award and defended NCC against a SEK260m class action. Bengt Åke Johnsson regularly sits as an arbitrator. Mattias Nilsson handles construction disputes.

Within IT and telecoms, White & Case LLP is a third tier firm,

White & Case Advokat AB’s Mats Boman acts for clients including Ericsson, Telenor, Hi3G and Flextronics. The team also advised Scanworld Travelpartner on its public takeover by European Travel Interactive Group. Brussels-based Rolf Olofsson is a satellites expert and head of the practice.

Within Mergers and acquisitions, White & Case LLP is a second tier firm,

Anna Sundberg’s ‘responsive, knowledgeable, and efficient’ team at White & Case Advokat AB advised Nycomed Sweden Holding 2 on its €9.6bn divestment to Takeda; EQT Funds on its SEK21bn sale of Securitas Direct; and The Coca-Cola Company on its $822m divestment of Coca-Cola Drycker. Claes Zettermarck, Jan Lombach and Ulf Johansson are the key names.

Within Real estate, White & Case LLP is a third tier firm,

White & Case Advokat AB handled various transactions for Skanska, AREIM and SBC Sveriges BostadsrättsCentrum. Ulf Johansson heads the practice, which also includes the renowned Claes Zettermarck, who represents Nordic Capital, and M&A lawyer Anna Sundberg.