Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå > Stockholm, Sweden > Firm Profile

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå > The Legal 500 Rankings

Sweden > Capital markets

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s capital markets team is fluent in all aspects of both debt and equity transactions, with particular strength in the real estate, IT, and banking sectors. With over 20 years of experience, Mikael Borg leads the debt capital markets team, which assists major corporations as well as mid-market companies in raising funds through debt securities. Carl Westerberg and Fredrik Palm provide leadership on the equity side, with the team offering expertise in a wide range of matters, including IPOs, directed issuances, private placements, and preference shares issuances. Manfred Löfvenhaft and Gustav Skogö Nyvang are both key contacts, standing out for their ECM work, while Sofie Viktorsson regularly handles cross-border debt transactions.

Sweden > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s large corporate and M&A practice handles a wide range of matters, including high-value domestic and cross-border public and private M&A transactions. The team has considerable combined experience working in key industries, including technology, entertainment, and energy, as well as in emerging sectors such as gaming and e-sports. Carl Westerberg offers expertise in highly technical mergers and joint ventures. Fredrik Palm is regularly instructed by both sellers and buyers, and has recently gained notable experience in the media, gaming and e-sports sectors. Mikael Borg’s client base includes top-tier corporate sellers and buyers. The three partners jointly lead the team in Stockholm. Manfred Löfvenhaft has over three decades of experience in public and private M&A as well as commercial contract negotiations. Corinne Ekman has a strong track record advising payment services, technology and entertainment companies.

Sweden > Insolvency Tier 1

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s restructuring and insolvency practice focuses on high-end work, including cross-border contentious matters involving multi-layered capital structures. With a dedicated debt capital markets restructuring team, aided by experienced finance lawyers, the group is well known for its expertise handling distressed DCM transactions, particularly for bondholders. Björn Svensson and Sofie Viktorsson jointly lead on the debt/equity restructuring side, while Mikael Borg heads up the DCM restructuring department alongside Caroline Jägenstedt Wikman. Mikael Bolling plays a key role in the team, leveraging his expertise in high-yield bonds as well as leveraged, structured, and asset financings to advise on restructuring mandates.

Sweden > Banking and finance Tier 2

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s financial services practice handles the full spectrum of banking and finance mandates, with particular strength in syndicated and bilateral debt financings, direct lending, off-balance sheet financings, securitisations, and MTN and EMTN programmes. The team has considerable regulatory expertise as well as experience in the sustainable finance space. Björn Svensson focuses on corporate, leveraged and asset-based borrowing finance work, leading the group alongside Sofie Viktorsson, who has 15 years’ experience in leveraged and investment grade financing, acting on both the borrower and lender side. Mikael Bolling is well regarded for his experience in complex multijurisdictional mandates. Nils Unckel left the firm in June 2023 to join Advokatfirman Vinge.

Sweden > Fintech Tier 2

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s multidisciplinary fintech offering is particularly strong in transactional and regulatory matters in the field, with companies, investors, regulators, banks and service providers instructing the group in relation to domestic and cross-border mandates. Niclas Rockborn, who has considerable financial regulatory expertise and acts for banks as well as e-money and payment institutions, leads the team alongside M&A, finance, and capital markets specialist Carl Westerberg. Nils Unckel left the firm for Advokatfirman Vinge in June 2023.

Sweden > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s data privacy and protection team has broad experience advising on GDPR, data breaches, data transfers and online tracking issues, among other matters. Practice head Niclas Rockborn is particularly strong at handling data privacy issues in the finance and fintech sectors, while Ulrika Forsberg specialises in regulatory compliance and risk management work.

Sweden > Dispute resolution Tier 3

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s dispute resolution offering regularly advises high-profile clients. Boasting nearly four decades of experience, Björn Tude leads the team alongside expert litigator and arbitrator Daniel Waerme. Tude has recently been involved in cases in the banking and maritime industries, while Waerme has varied experience in finance, technology, transport and fashion disputes, among others.

Sweden > EU and competition