Mr Peder Hammarskiöld > Hammarskiöld > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Hammarskiöld
SKEPPSBRON 42
PO BOX 2278
103 17 STOCKHOLM
Sweden

Work Department

Senior Partner.

Position

Peder Hammarskiöld specialises in Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution and Corporate Governance and Corporate Investigations. Peder Hammarskiöld has participated in several of the most significant Mergers and Acquisitions and public takeover transactions in Sweden in recent years. Peder Hammarskiöld has a well-known arbitration and litigation practice and he is frequently consulted regarding corporate investigations, corporate governance matters and board issues. For more information, please visit the firm at www.hammarskiold.se.

Career

LLB 1974 Uppsala University, Junior Judge 1979-82; Member of the Swedish Bar Association 1984; attorney and Partner, Lagerlöf & Leman Advokatbyrå (1984-97); lecturer Stockholm University (1982-94); Founding partner and Senior Partner at Advokatfirman Hammarskiöld & Co (1998-). Numerous M&A and Capital Markets and expert appointments. Appointed “Leading Lawyer for M&A” by Chambers Industry Report and “Leading Lawyer for Capital Markets, Banking and Finance” by European Counsel.

Languages

Swedish, English, German, French and Russian.

Memberships

Swedish and International Bar Associations and director of the Board of the Swedish ICC.

Education

University of Hamburg, Germany (Diploma in Civil Law, 1974); Uppsala University (juris kandidat LL.M., 1979).

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Hall of Fame)

Peder HammarskiöldHammarskiöld

Hammarskiöld’s M&A team advises a range of domestic and foreign clients – including companies, private equity sponsors, and venture capital firms – with buy-and-build mandates being a recent area of growth for the team. Senior partner Peder Hammarskiöld boasts vast expertise in both public and private takeovers. Erik Löfwall counts several blue-chip PE funds among his client roster, while Jakob Falkman handles large and mid-cap transations for industrial clients as well as PE funds. Erik Fahlgren is well known for advising Swedish and international clients on cross-border M&A and commercial contracts matters. The four partners jointly oversee the team, within which Magnus Bohman plays a key role, focusing on seller-side mid-cap M&A deals.

Sweden > Insurance

Hammarskiöld’s broad insurance and reinsurance practice handles transactional, regulatory and contentious matters. The team is particularly strong in W&I insurance cases, advising leading international insurance companies. Sandra Kaznova, who regularly acts as coverage counsel to major insurers, leads the department alongside M&A and capital markets expert Peder Hammarskiöld, who has notable experience in the insurance sector.