Marianne Ramel > DLA Piper Sweden > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper Sweden
Sveavägen 4
111 57 Stockholm
Sweden

Work Department

Corporate, Finance

Position

Marianne Ramel is experienced in a broad range of debt and equity finance transactions, particularly in project finance (including public-private partnership), real estate finance and acquisition finance. Marianne has represented a wide range of finance providers (including sovereigns) and borrowers. Marianne is also active within the firm’s Corporate group.

Marianne is head of the China desk in Sweden, and is experienced in cross-border transactions, with a particular emphasis on the Chinese market. Having worked and studied in various periods in China since 1988, Marianne has given advice on some of the largest foreign investments in China, as well as on outbound Chinese investments. Marianne advises Nordic companies in achieving their strategic and commercial plans in China, as well as Chinese companies investing in the Nordic region.

Career

Partner, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB (2016)

Partner, DLA Nordic, Stockholm, Sweden (2012 -2016)

Special Counsel, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Beijing, China (2005 – 2011)

Associate, Allen & Overy, London, England (2001- 2005)

Associate, Pinsent Masons, London, England (1998 – 2001)

Languages

Swedish, English, Mandarin, Serbian, French, Spanish

Memberships

Member of the Swedish Bar Association

Education

College of Law, London, England, Legal Practice Course (LPC) 1997-1998
College of Law, London, England, Common Professional Exam (CPE) 1996-1997
Lund University, Lund, Sweden, LL.M 1990-1996
Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS), Beijing, China, Chinese legal studies 1995-1995
Lund University, Lund, Sweden, Mandarin language studies 1990-1995
Middlebury College, USA, Mandarin language studies 1990-1990
Nankai University, Tianjin, China, Mandarin language studies 1988-1989

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Banking and finance

DLA Piper Sweden’s banking and finance team in Stockholm handles both lender and borrower-side mandates, both domestically and pan-Nordic, with particular expertise in real estate, asset and project financings as well as an increasing market share in leveraged and sustainable finance matters. Practice head Carl Schwieler focuses on leveraged and structured finance work and is also well regarded for his private equity and real estate sector expertise. Björn Sjöberg advises arrangers, lenders and borrowers, while Mikael Kövamees’s practice covers asset-based lending and receivables finance issues, among others. Marianne Ramel is a key contact, specialising in real estate and project financings, and Joséphine Tessmar handles acquisition finance work, syndicated lending issues and bond-related mandates.