The capital markets team at Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå remains active, adeptly handling debt and equity matters for a wide range of sponsors, investors and issuers across jurisdictions. On the ECM side, the group has recently worked on novel transactions, advising on debt-for-equity swaps, pre-IPO convertibles and cross-border IPOs. Carl Westerberg is highly regarded for his extensive experience in handling complex IPOs; likewise, Fredrik Palm stands out in the ECM space for his securities regulation advice. Another notable member of the team is Manfred Löfvenhaft, who has over thirty years of experience advising on IPOs. Within the DCM space, the group has been working on dual financing structures and sustainability-linked instruments. Mikael Borg leads the team alongside Westerberg and Palm, bringing a specialism in structuring debt transactions as well as hybrid instruments. Sofie Viktorsson is another key contact on the DCM side, with expertise in senior secured structures. Rounding out the team is Simon Wetterholm, who is well-versed in MTN programmes and hybrid instruments. Mikael Bolling is also a key member of the team.
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Work Department
Corporate/Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
Fredrik has been a partner at Gernandt & Danielsson since 2007 and co-heads the firm's corporate/capital markets practice group. He has over 20 years’ experience in the areas of private and public M&A, equity capital markets, and private and venture capital investments and divestments in a number of different sectors. Fredrik also has extensive experience in providing day-to-day advice to listed and other companies on everything from securities law and corporate law issues to commercial contracts, as well as in running multi-jurisdictional transactions. Fredrik is a member of the Swedish Securities Council.
Languages
Swedish, English
Memberships
- Member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2006
- Member of NGM Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee
- Member of the Swedish Securities Council since 2024
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- ICA Gruppen AB (publ) Fastpartner AB (publ) Nordea Bank Abp, Danske Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Swedbank AB (publ), Arctic Securities AS Verve Group SE ABG Sundal Collier AB and Arctic Securities AS Allient Inc. / Allied Motion Technologies Inc / Allied Motion Stockholm AB Pareto Securities AS, LifeFit Group and AcquiCo TP Aerospace Holding I A/S Nordea Bank Abp, Pareto Securities AS and DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, Sweden Branch Storskogen Group AB (publ) Bellman Group AB (publ) ABG Sundal Collier AB, Pareto Securities AS and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Betsson AB (publ) ADDvise Group AB (publ) Voi Technology AB (publ) Carnegie Investment Bank Heart BidCo AB (publ) Abax Group AS Pareto Securities and SEB Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (SEB) Swedbank AB (publ) AstraZeneca Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Geely Nordstjernan AB Cint Group AB (publ) Sinch AB (publ) OX2 AB (publ) Rusta AB (publ) Viaplay Group Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ) (MTG) Heimstaden AB (publ) Volati AB (publ)
Work highlights
Advised ICA Gruppen Aktiebolags (publ) in connection with its SEK20bn MTN programme under which notes may be issued in EUR, SEK and NOK including green notes and sustainability linked notes.