Mr Erik Fahlgren > Hammarskiöld > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Hammarskiöld
SKEPPSBRON 42
PO BOX 2278
103 17 STOCKHOLM
Sweden

Work Department

Partner

Position

Main areas of work are mergers and acquisition, capital markets, banking and finance and general Corporate matters. He regularly assists both Swedish and international clients in M&A and financing transactions, many with a cross-border element. Erik also acts for underwriters of Warranties & Indemnities transaction insurances on the Swedish market. Erik Fahlgren is Partner at Hammarskiöld & Co, a leading Swedish law firm.

Career

Service with Swedish Courts as Junior Judge; Uppsala District Court 1999-2001; was seconded to Shearman & Sterling, LLP, New York in 2007-2008; Advokatfirman Hammarskiöld & Co ( 2001 – present); was admitted to the Swedish Bar Association in 2004 and made partner in 2011. Erik is an active member of ICC Sweden CSR reference working group. Recommended lawyer in Legal500, General Corporate.

Languages

Swedish and English.

Memberships

Swedish Bar Association, International Bar Association and International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).

Education

Uppsala University (juris kandidat, LL.M. 1999).

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Commercial, corporate and M&A

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 > Energy

Hammarskiöld has broad combined expertise that covers transactional, regulatory and contentious energy matters. Practice head Jakob Falkman regularly advises domestic and international industrial companies, private equity funds, and banks, among other clients, on acquisitions, investments, divestments, and sales in the energy sector, particularly in relation to renewable and energy tech assets. M&A specialist Erik Fahlgren is active in the energy space and was recently involved in matters concerning investments into battery cell technology. Finance expert Rasmus Fahlén specialises in energy infrastructure financings, including wind farm and solar park financing mandates.