Mr Mattias Anjou > Hammarskiöld > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile
Hammarskiöld Offices
SKEPPSBRON 42
PO BOX 2278
103 17 STOCKHOLM
Sweden
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Mr Mattias Anjou
Work Department
Managing Partner
Position
Mattias Anjou is Managing Partner and the head of Hammarskiöld´s Banking & Finance practice group. He joined the firm as partner in 2013. Mattias Anjou represents Swedish and international clients, particularly within the Banking and Finance sector. He represents lenders and borrowers in secured and syndicated loan transactions, acquisition finance transactions, securitisations and direct lending.
Mattias Anjou is known for his experience and knowledge in financial regulatory, with expertise within all relevant areas of financial regulation including, credit institutions, investment firms, fund managers and payment institutions.
Career
Director, the Securities Markets Law Department of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority 2009-2013
In-house senior counsel, HQ Bank 2006-2009
Associate and Attorney, Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyrå 2005-2006
Employment with other law firms 1999-2005
Trainee, Bure Equity AB 1997-1998
Lecturer in Stock Market Law, University of Stockholm 2011-present
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Languages
Swedish and English.
Memberships
Member of the Swedish and International Bar Association
Expert in the Swedish Government’s Market Abuse Regulation Review Panel (2013-2014)
Member of the Investor Protection and Intermediaries Standing Committee ESMA (2011-2012)
Education
University of Lund (juris kandidat, LL.M., 1998), University of London, King’s College (LL.M. 1999).
Lawyer Rankings
Sweden > Banking and finance
(Leading individuals)Hammarskiöld’s banking and finance team has broad expertise acting for credit institutions, banks, investment clients, debt funds, fintech companies, and real estate corporates, among other clients, specialising in direct lending, regulatory, leasing, and asset and project finance matters. Managing partner Mattias Anjou, who has considerable experience assisting both lenders and borrowers in relation to secured and syndicated loans, acquisition financings and bonds, leads the practice; he is also well known for advising credit institutions, investment companies, fund managers, and payment institutions on financial regulations. Direct lending specialist Rasmus Fahlén is especially active in the real estate sector, advising major clients on a range of high-value matters.
Sweden > Fintech
Hammarskiöld’s fintech team regularly advises start-ups operating in the space, with particular strength in handling regulatory matters as well as licence applications made to the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Mattias Anjou leads the practice, in which financial regulatory specialists Emma Lindwall and Johan Löfquist play key roles.