Cirio Advokatbyrå AB fields ‘a strong team with good commercial understanding’ and advises clients on the full gamut of restructuring and insolvency issues. Key areas of focus include financial workouts and distressed debt refinancings, and the group regularly acts as receivers in bankruptcies; it also handles reorganisations and contentious matters including insolvency-related litigation. The team is jointly led by Lars-Henrik Andersson and Pierre Pettersson; Andersson is often appointed receiver and reorganisation officer in large proceedings and acts for banks, creditors and debtors, while Pettersson is a key name for bankruptcies and reorganisations and is experienced in cross-border cases. Karl Björlin handles restructurings and liquidations and senior counsel Odd Swarting is also recommended.

Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB fields ‘a strong team with broad experience, especially in large company reorganisations’. Its Nordic network spans Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark, making it well placed to handle domestic, regional and international matters. Jonas Premfors heads up the team and often acts as administrator in bankruptcy estate, while Erik Selander handles reorganisations and insolvencies and is a member of the World Bank Insolvency Task Force, and senior counsel Kent Hägglund is active in bankruptcy and insolvency cases across a broad range of sectors, including the real estate and retail industries.

The restructuring and insolvency team at Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå handles high-profile, high-value and often cross-border cases, drawing on strength from its corporate, regulatory and dispute resolution practices. The team is led by Sofie Victorsson, Mikael Borg, Caroline Jägenstedt Wikman and ‘outstanding lawyer in his field’ Björn Svensson. Borg is a noteworthy name for debt capital markets and banking work, Wikman is praised for her work on real estate matters and disputes, and Viktorsson and Svensson handle banking and finance transactions, and restructurings and refinancings respectively. In team news, Mikael Bolling was promoted to partner and Candra Torebring left for Nybron Advokater KB.

Mannheimer Swartling draws on cross-practice expertise, utilising the firm's banking and finance, corporate and disputes practitioners, among others, to provide a holistic approach to restructuring and insolvency matters. The firm leverages its international network to assist public and private sector clients with cross-border mandates pertaining to financial restructurings, reorganisations, insolvencies and the related litigation. Daniel Karlsson and Christoffer Monell co-head the team, with Karlsson a key name for banking and finance work and Monell handling disputes.

Advokatfirman Schjødt fields ‘a strong team with great experience’, which handles cross-border matters from its offices in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the UK. Key pillars of the practice include acting as receivers in bankruptcies and administrators in company reorganisations, as well as handling other insolvency and financial restructuring issues. Christofer Hemsedahl and Hedvig Mårstad jointly head up the team, which also includes Emma Berglund Uväng, who has over 15 years’ experience in insolvency matters; Hans Renman, who is a key name for disputes and insolvency litigation; and Lars Eric Gustafsson, who has over 30 years’ experience in insolvency law and often handles reorganisations and general corporate matters.

The restructuring and insolvency team at Advokatfirman Vinge draws on its banking and finance, corporate, debt and equity capital markets, and employment teams to advise on bankruptcies, restructuring issues and contentious matters, including litigation and arbitration proceedings. The team is led by Albert Wållgren, Morgan Hallén and Henrik Ossborn; Hallén has over 30 years’ experience in restructuring and insolvency work, and also advises on real estate matters and disputes. Anna Palmérus is often involved in large bankruptcies and liquidations and frequently acts as court-appointed receiver.

Wistrand fields ‘a strong team with good practitioners’ and has considerable experience in both contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters. Working closely with its banking and finance practitioners, the team advises on debt restructurings and its partners are often appointed as bankruptcy trustees and administrators for company reorganisations, as well as administering the winding up of companies. The team is jointly led by Christian Bergqvist and Jörgen Wistrand; Bergqvist is a key name for distressed matters and restructurings. Fredrik Thor handles bankruptcy trustee work and liquidations, Nina Baecklund is recommended for advice to distressed companies, and Marek Keller was promoted to partner.

The restructuring and insolvency team at Advokatfirman Cederquist KB is particularly strong in debt restructuring matters and acts for creditors, borrowers, sponsors and suppliers. The group leverages support from the firm's banking and finance, capital markets, disputes and corporate departments to provide a holistic approach and has a strong position in leveraged and structured finance work, alongside a growing corporate recovery practice. Johan Lundberg heads up the team and is a key name for financing and restructuring work. Eminent practitioner Svante Hultqvist offers similar expertise, including knowledge of investment grade and real estate finance work, bonds and restructurings.

The ‘well-connected and highly respected’ team at Advokatfirman Fylgia KB handles insolvencies, restructurings, disputes and creditor rights issues and its partners often act as bankruptcy administrators. The team's client roster includes a range of entities, from small businesses to listed companies, and the practice has considerable experience in cross-border mandates. Jakob Callmander leads the team and advises on the drafting of loan agreements and issues relating to the structuring of credit facilities, as well as bond-related matters. Mathias Winge is a key name for restructuring work, securities law issues and M&A-related advice pertaining to insolvent companies.

Roschier advises clients on restructurings, contingency planning issues and distressed debt trading. Johan Häger heads up the practice and has extensive experience in LBO financings and high-yield bonds, as well as the restructuring of bank loans and bonds. Former practice co-head Fredrik Rydin left to found consulting firm Rydin Advisory and Niklas Eriksson joined from an in-house role.

White & Case Advokat AB advises on financial restructurings, insolvencies and workouts, including those pertaining to transactions and litigation. Drawing on its global network for support, the practice is well placed to handle cross-border matters. Magnus Wennerhorn and Carl Hugo Parment co-head the team; both are experienced in capital markets transactions and bond restructurings, and Wennerhorn also handles regulatory matters.

Hannes Snellman’s finance and restructuring team is led by Fredrik Olsson and cooperates closely with the firm’s employment and M&A teams to handle contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters, often with a cross-border element. Managing partner Olsson is recognised for his experience in financing transactions and private equity-related restructurings, while Ola Åhman handles all kinds of distressed situations and acts for companies, boards and management, creditors and suppliers.

The restructuring and insolvency group at Setterwalls specialises in debt restructuring work, including loan restructurings, out-of-court refinancings and distressed debt trading issues. The group also deals with insolvency proceedings and other related disputes. Mikael Magnusson heads up the team.