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Overview

Until the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the corporate M&A market in Sweden was very active, however, there has since been a slowdown in both M&A, and capital markets transactions, as is the case across Europe. Some practitioners expect that, due to the knock-on effects of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, there will be an increase in bankruptcies and restructurings in the Swedish market in 2023. On August 1st 2022, a new Restructuring Act (Sw. lag om företagsrekonstruktion) was introduced which aims to improve the restructuring regime by introducing a raft of new measures. In the employment sphere, October 1st 2022 saw the new Swedish Employment Protection Act (Sw. Lagen (1982:80) om anställningsskydd) come into practice; this aims to increase flexibility, adaptability and security in the labour landscape. Also, in public procurement, new rules entered into force on 1st February 2022, with the objective of simplifying the public procurement process.

The legal market has remained relatively buoyant and unchanged over the last year and the large domestic firms including Mannheimer Swartling, Advokatfirman Vinge, Setterwalls, Roschier, Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå and Advokatfirman Cederquist KB continue to dominate the market. Other active firms include Cirio Advokatbyrå AB, Hammarskiöld, Törngren Magnell & Partners Advokatfirma KB, Magnusson Advokatbyrå and Hannes Snellman. With regards to international firms, Bird & Bird, Baker McKenzie, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB, Eversheds Sutherland, Linklaters and White & Case Advokat AB are a steady presence in the country. Advokatfirman Schjødt continues to expand its presence in the jurisdiction and has made some prominent hires this year to launch new practice areas.


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