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White & Case Advokat AB

BOX 5573, NYBROGATAN 3, STOCKHOLM 11485, SWEDEN
Washington DC, Warsaw, Tokyo, Stockholm, Singapore, Shanghai , and 33 more

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,

At White & Case Advokat AB, group head Magnus Wennerhorn assisted Nordea Bank with EQT’s acquisition of AcadeMedia. Fredrik Gillgren assisted Altor Fund III with senior and mezzanine financing for its acquisition of over 200 pharmacies from Apoteket. Bengt-Åke Jonsson handles cross-border deals.

Capital markets

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

At White & Case Advokat AB, Jan Lombach and Joakim Falkner assisted the dealer managers and consent solicitation agents in Corral Petroleum’s note exchange offer. Falkner assisted Nordea Bank with its $15bn US medium-term note programme. Lombach and Tuula Tallavaara, who joined from Advokatfirman Vinge, represented Nordic Capital and Cidron Intressenter in the acquisition of Munters.

Construction

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

White & Case Advokat AB provides ‘the expected high standards’. Anders Reldén advised Skanska Health & Care on the New Karolinska hospital project. Together with the universally respected Claes Zettermarck, he defended NCC against a class action brought by 168 home owners and a dispute related to a fire insurance claim. PEAB is another important client.

Corporate and commercial

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

White & Case Advokat AB handles domestic and cross-border transactions for high-profile clients including Alfa Laval, Coca-Cola and Danone. Its ‘responsive, knowledgeable, efficient lawyers’ provide ‘a consistent service.’

Dispute resolution

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

White & Case Advokat AB’s ‘strong team’, led by universally respected Claes Zettermarck and the ‘highly competent’ Anders Reldén, handle high-value SCC international arbitrations, notably representing Naftogaz and are also representing NCC in the class action. Bengt Åke Johnsson regularly sits as an arbitrator.

IT and telecoms

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

White & Case Advokat AB’s ‘competent, responsive’ team, led by Brussels-based Rolf Olofsson, benefits from the firm’s ‘extensive network’. Mats Boman’s handles and systems integration transactions for clients including Ericsson, Telenor, Hi3G and Flextronics.

Mergers and acquisitions

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 is representing Coca-Cola in its $822m divestment of Coca-Cola Drycker, and assisting Altor Fund III with the acquisition of over 200 pharmacies from Apoteket for the new Swedish pharmacy retail chain Apotek Hjärtat. Claes Zettermarck, Jan Lombach and Henrik Wireklint are leading names.

Real estate

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

White & Case Advokat AB’s real estate practice, led by Ulf Johansson and including the renowned Claes Zettermarck and ‘responsive, efficient’ M&A lawyer Anna Sundberg, handled transactional work for high-profile clients including Skanska and SBC Sveriges BostadsrättsCentrum. Anna Berntson joined the team.

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Legal Developments in Sweden

Legal Developments and updates from the leading lawyers in each jurisdiction. To contribute, send an email request to

  • 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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