Mr Gustav Sälgström > Harvest Advokatbyrå > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Harvest Advokatbyrå
Engelbrektsplan 1
Box 7225
Stockholm
103 89
Sweden

Work Department

Banking and Finance

Position

Partner 

Gustav Sälgström’s work is mainly within the area of regulatory issues, especially in the field of securities and fund operations as well as AML. Gustav has been active within the above-mentioned field since 2008 and has advised both fund and asset management companies on various legal matters and on their contacts with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen).

In his daily work, Gustav provides advice in a variety of matters relating to authorizations with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and in various implementation projects as well as corporate and contract law matters. He has participated in a number of projects implementing new legislation, such as MiFID 2, AIFMD, and AMLD 4.

Gustav has maintained the position as compliance officer at numerous companies in the aforementioned categories, including fund managers investing in real estate. His work experience also includes advising banks and borrowers in connection with financing.

 

Career

Harvest Advokatbyrå, Partner, 2016-

Magnusson Advokatbyrå, Partner, 2015-2016

Magnusson Advokatbyrå, Senior Associate, 2013-2015

Alfred Berg Asset Management, Secondment, 2011

Maqs Law Firm Advokatbyrå, Associate, 2011-2013

Alfred Berg Kapitalförvaltning – part of BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Corporate Counsel/Head of Legal, 2008-2011

Languages

Swedish and English

Memberships

Member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2015

Education

LL.M., Uppsala University, Sweden, 2008

Personal

Recommended lawyer in The Legal 500 EMEA (Sweden: Banking and Finance), 2016 and 2023

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Banking and finance

Boutique firm Harvest Advokatbyrå’s banking and finance practice has a strong reputation for handling financial regulatory issues, including compliance work, internal audits, application procedures, AML/CTF issues and technology outsourcings. The team advises start-ups, investment banks, fund managers, credit providers, and crypto-asset service providers, among others. Björn Wendleby, specialising in financial legislation, sustainability regulation, and AML work, chairs the team alongside Gustav Sälgström, who has securitisation, fund operation and AML regulation expertise. The team was strengthened by the arrival of both Niklas Sinander and Liselotte Calander in January 2023.