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White & Case Advokat AB

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

Banking and finance

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

White & Case Advokat AB’s ‘widespread network is an advantage in cross-border finance transactions’. The team, headed by ‘fast, reliable’ Magnus Wennerhorn, is involved in top-tier leverage, refinancing, investment grade, leasing and export transactions and debt restructurings and was boosted by the arrival of Fredrik Gillgren from Linklaters LLP. It represented Nordic Capital in the acquisition of ConvaTec from Bristol Myers Squibb. High-profile clients include Deutsche Bank, Swedbank and Swedish steel company SSAB. Göran Åseborn is recommended.

Capital markets

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

At White & Case Advokat AB, Claes Zettermarck’s team advised Svenskt Stål on its SEK10bn rights offering – the second largest in Swedish corporate history. The team represented Medströms, the largest shareholder in digital gaming supplier Boss Media, on the SEK1.4bn tender offer from GEMed. Marika Dimming assisted Atlas Copco with regard to several regulatory matters. The team was boosted by the arrival of Jan Lombach from Advokatfirman Vinge.

Construction

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

At White & Case Advokat AB, the ‘brilliantly clever’ Claes Zettermarck, described as ‘Sweden’s top construction lawyer’, and ‘very experienced’ Anders Reldén handle construction disputes. The team represented Sweden’s three largest construction companies, the Swedish State, and the State of Ukraine.

Corporate and commercial

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

White & Case Advokat AB represents Swedish and international corporations in domestic and cross-border transactions. High-profile clients appreciate its business acumen and eagerness to please, describing it as ‘a solution-driven, top-class outfit’. It also benefits from its international reach and reputation for high-quality work.

Dispute resolution

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

Claes Zettermarck at White & Case Advokat AB ‘can develop a strong argument in any situation’. Alongside Bengt-Åke Johnsson and ‘highly experienced’ Anders Reldén, Zettermarck acts in top-level arbitrations. The 16-lawyer group excels at complex litigation, representing major corporations and public entities. Clients in 2008 included the State of Ukraine, Skanska, Svenska Handelsbanken and TeliaSonera.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, White & Case LLP is a third tier firm,

Göran Åseborn, who is ‘accessible and competent with a strong network’, and ‘rising star’ Fredrik Lindblom at White & Case Advokat AB handle multi-jurisdictional merger filings. Jakob Lundström joined the team from the European Commission in 2008. It applied its ‘specialist pharmaceutical expertise’ to advising Nordic Capital and Avista Capital Partners on the $4.1bn acquisition of ConvaTec from Bristol-Myers Squibb and French multinational SUEZ Environment on its acquisition of SITA Sverige from E.ON.

IT and telecoms

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

White & Case Advokat AB’s teams in Belgium and Sweden benefit from Rolf Olofsson’s longstanding client relationships and exceptional expertise. In 2008, Olofsson advised global satellite operator OverHorizon, the Swedish Space Corporation and other stakeholders in the newly formed Orbital Satellite Services. ‘Professional, skilled and knowledgeable’ IT expert Mats Boman advises Flextronics, Unisys, and Solectron.

Insurance

Within Insurance, White & Case LLP is a second tier firm,

White & Case Advokat AB advises on contentious and transactional insurance matters and hi-tech, shipping, and international contracts. Litigator Bengt-Åke Johnsson has an exellent reputation.

Legal market

Within Legal market,

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå and White & Case Advokat AB are particularly prominent in M&A and dispute resolution.

Mergers and acquisitions

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

White & Case Advokat AB’s six-partner practice led by Anna Sundberg, and which includes Claes Zettermarck, was boosted by the arrival of Jan Lombach from Advokatfirman Vinge. Impressing clients with ‘VIP treatment and a commercial approach’, it combines big-ticket work with a strong industrial client base. It represented Nordic Capital and US-based Avista Capital Partners on their $4.1bn bid to purchase ConvaTec from Bristol-Myers Squibb and assisted Svenska Handelsbanken with its SEK18bn divestment of shares in SPP Livförsäkring to Storebrand.

Real estate

Within Real estate, tier 4

White & Case Advokat AB offers ‘well-structured advice’.

Shipping

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

White & Case Advokat AB combines specialist expertise with the strength of a global firm. Bengt-Åke Johnsson advises ABB Brown Boveri, Holmen and IF Skadeförsäkring on insurance, reinsurance, and international contracts.

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Legal Developments in Sweden

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  • Earn-out Models for Mergers and Acquisitions

    Buyers and sellers often have different views on how much a target is worth and how its value should best be determined. Normally, the valuation of a company is based on both its past performance and its projected future performance. While the seller may be confident of the company's future growth, the buyer may be reluctant to assume the risk of the company failing to perform as expected by paying the seller the whole purchase price upfront. In some cases this problem can be mitigated by the parties agreeing on the introduction of an earn-out provision into the transaction, thus spreading the risk between the seller and buyer.
    - Delphi

  • Construction Company Wins Protracted Dispute on Illegal Industrial Action

    A Latvian company, Laval un Partneri Ltd, with its principal offices in Riga, supplied around 35 workers for construction work on a number of sites in Sweden, including in Vaxholm, from May to December 2004. The work was to be performed by Laval's subsidiary, L&P Baltic Bygg AB.
    - Delphi

  • Commission v Germany: A New Approach on In-house Providing?

    On June 9, 2009 the European Court of Justice (the ECJ) handed down its judgment in Commission v Germany (C-480/06).1 The case, the facts of which are described below (see section 3), concerns the scope for co-operation between local authorities without the need for a tendering procedure in accordance with the detailed rules of Directive 92/50 (which in all aspects relevant to this article are the same as in the new Directive 2004/18).2 At first glance the judgment may appear to the reader to be contradictory to the ECJ’s settled case law on what the Court itself refers to as in-house providing (the so called Teckal doctrine, described in further detail below in section 2).3 Consequently the judgment has, in Sweden as well as in other Member States, given rise to discussions among those active within the field of public procurement. Some commentators have even expressed the view that the judgment in Commission v Germany represents a new approach on in-house providing.
    - Delphi

  • News: October 2009

    The latest legal developments
    - Delphi

  • Changes in Swedish legislation on wind power

    – the opportunity the energy sector has been waiting for?
    - Delphi

  • Ethical rules on marketing – an obstacle merely in the USA?

    The Göta Court of Appeal held in its judgment on 19 November 2008 that certain doctors could be convicted of accepting bribes – but not the suppliers. A decision which gives some food for thought…
    - Delphi

  • Whistleblowing

    Whistleblowing is a system under which employees in a company can report serious irregularities in the company aside of the normal reporting channels.
    - Delphi

  • Criminal liability for faulty registration -

    - for faulty registration of management participation programmes in privately held companies
    - Delphi

  • New rules on public takeovers on the Swedish stock market

    The rules enter into force on 1 October.
    - Delphi

  • Record fines of SEK 500 million in the asphalt cartel

     – are higher fines to be expected in the future?
    - Delphi
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