Mikael Bolling > Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s banking and finance group represents both lenders and borrowers in relation to a broad range of matters, including syndicated and bilateral debt financings, multicurrency credit facilities, direct lending work, off-balance sheet financings, and financial regulatory matters. Björn Svensson’s considerable borrower-side experience covers corporate, leveraged, and asset finance work, while Niclas Rockborn advises banking, asset management, insurance, and fintech clients on financial regulatory issues, including litigation proceedings. Mikael Borg specialises in syndicated bank loans with DCM elements, and Sofie Viktorsson is active in leveraged and investment grade finance matters on both the borrower and lender side. The four partners jointly lead the team, and project finance specialist Mikael Bolling is also a key contact.

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s capital markets team has a strong track record handling both debt and equity transactions, including IPOs, ABBs, and private placements on the ECM side, and green and corporate bond issuances on the debt side. Recent highlights for the group include advising discount retailer Rusta AB in connection with its IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm. Carl Westerberg has considerable experience in IPOs and ABBs, while Fredrik Palm has recently advised on recapitalisations and convertible bond issuances. The two partners leads the practice alongside DCM expert Mikael Borg, noted particularly for his experience in high yield bonds. Björn Svensson is well versed in MTN programmes and AT1/T2 capital issues. Manfred Löfvenhaft and Caroline Jägenstedt Wikman are key lawyers on the ECM side, and Mikael Bolling and Sofie Viktorsson also contribute to the practice.

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s restructuring and insolvency practice continues to handle high-profile restructuring mandates on both the debt and equity side. Recent highlights for the group include advising Swedish video streaming service Viaplay in connection with its multijurisdictional restructuring and recapitalisation. Mikael Borg leads the dedicated DCM restructuring practice alongside Caroline Jägenstedt Wikman. Björn Svensson’s broad banking and finance practice covers corporate restructurings as well as contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters; he leads the debt/equity restructuring team with Sofie Viktorsson, whose experience includes Chapter 11 filings. High-yield bonds expert Mikael Bolling plays a key role in the team, and at senior associate level, Fredrik Haräng and Sebastian Sandén are key contacts.