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Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå > The Legal 500 Rankings

Sweden > Capital markets

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s capital markets practice is strong on both debt and equity work, acting for large domestic and international clients on high-profile and high-value transactions. On the equity side, the group advises on IPOs, public takeovers and issuances of complex preference shares, while in the debt space it handles high-yield bonds, medium-term note (MTN) and Euro medium-term note (EMTN) programmes, and hybrid instruments. The team is jointly led by Fredrik Palm, Carl Westerberg and Mikael Borg, who are all strong in transactional work, including M&A. Sofie Viktorsson is a key name for DCM work, while Pär Johansson, Gabriel Zsiga, Oscar Anderson and Mikael Bolling were all recently promoted to the partnership.

Sweden > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå fields ‘a devoted team providing high attention, quality and comfort’. It handles high-profile and high-value M&A deals, often acting as local counsel on large international deals and taking the lead on prominent domestic transactions. The practice is jointly led by Carl Westerberg, Fredrik Palm and Mikael Borg; Westerberg handles public and private M&A, and joint ventures, while Palm is recommended for cross-border deals and has recently been active in the gaming and e-sports industry. The corporate team recently saw four partner promotions: Pär Johansson, Gabriel Zsiga, Oscar Anderson and Mikael Bolling.

Sweden > Insolvency Tier 1

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.

Sweden > Banking and finance Tier 2

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå handles the full range of banking and finance matters, and has considerable experience in acquisition financings, refinancing work and syndicated loans. Björn Svensson is a key name for corporate, leveraged and asset-backed finance work, particularly on the borrower side, while Sofie Victorsson, who is dual-qualified in Sweden and England and Wales, is well versed in cross-border transactions. Mikael Borg handles syndicated bank loans and Niclas Rockborn is recommended for regulatory matters. Mikael Bolling was recently promoted to partner and Candra Torebring left for Nybron Advokater KB.

Sweden > Dispute resolution Tier 2

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå fields ‘very competent lawyers’ and advises clients on domestic and international litigation and arbitration proceedings, with considerable experience in the financial services, telecoms and oil and gas sectors. Björn Tude and Daniel Waerme co-lead the practice, with Tude offering substantial experience in corporate, financial, IP and manufacturing disputes, and Waerme handling arbitrations and commercial litigation in the finance, technology, transport and fashion arenas. Senior associate Oscar Nyrén is a key name for corporate and securities law. Charlotta Falkman and Marcus Johansson both left for Nybron Advokater KB.

Sweden > Fintech Tier 2

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå‘s dedicated fintech team is led by Niclas Rockborn and Carl Westerberg and draws on cross-practice expertise to advise clients on financial service regulatory matters, licensing issues, data protection work and IT, IP and corporate matters, among other areas. Rockborn has over 25 years’ experience in regulatory matters and acts for e-money and payment institutions, banks and insurance clients, while Westerberg is a noteworthy name for investments, acquisitions and divestitures. Nils Unckel is another key name for financial regulatory matters.

Sweden > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå acts for domestic and international organisations on GDPR issues, compliance work and data breaches. The firm is very strong on large transactional matters and often advises on the related data protection aspects. Niclas Rockborn leads the team and has particular experience of the fintech sector, while Dena Dervanović is a key associate.