Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå remains active, advising on high-profile public takeover bids, high-value transactions, and complex multi-jurisdictional M&A mandates. Recent highlights for the group includes supporting companies in divestments and dispositions of outstanding common shares. Carl Westerberg is well-regarded for his work in joint ventures across sectors, while Fredrik Palm is noted for working with domestic and international clients. Manfred Löfvenhaft is a key name within the group, regularly working on major reorganisations and internal investigations. Corinne Ekman is another notable name, representing buyers and sellers in a range of sectors, including retail, fintech, and technology. Westerberg and Palm co-lead the group with Mikael Borg.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team has quality advice, a range and depth of experience, and clarity of communication that make the practice unique. This is true of each person that I have met at the firm. They are constantly looking to improve the service provided, both in terms of technical innovation and further enhancing efficiency levels in client collaboration. A truly impressive firm that I have no hesitation in recommending. ’
- ‘The G&D people are top-notch. Particularly, private and public M&A, finance, and corporate law. The organisation seems to be all for making sure the client is well treated and gets the best as regards attention and legal quality.’
- ‘Manfred Löfvenhaft is a highly experienced senior lawyer with the ability to not only guide a larger team when necessary but also provide high-quality legal advice in complicated situations. Likewise, Corinne Ekman is a safe pair of hands in public M&A transactions. Working with them is Daniel Sveen, who is a talented and upcoming lawyer. ’
- ‘Deep expertise and also commercial. Very responsive on short notice. Their teams stay intact over long periods, so you can have long working history with seniors and juniors alike.’
- ‘G&D's practice combines technical excellence with pragmatic, solution-oriented advice that is always commercially relevant. I value the team’s responsiveness, ability to simplify complexity, and collaborative approach, which makes them feel like a natural extension of our business.'
- ‘Great at handling complex cross-border multi-jurisdictional deals, very flexible and responsive, listening and cooperating, very knowledgeable and engaged. Great team to work with.’
Key clients
- ICA Gruppen
- Nordic Capital
- MTG
- Öhman Group
- Nordstjernan
- Swedbank
- Sinch
- OX2
- Morgan Stanley
- Karnov Group
- Fortnox
- Altor
Work highlights
Advised Fortnox in connection with a public offer from EQT X and First Kraft.
Advised Filo Corp. (dual listed in Canada and Sweden) on the disposition of all of the outstanding common shares of Filo Corp. for a total consideration of approximately CAN 4.1 billion
Advisor to ICA Gruppen AB (publ) in connection with its divestment of Rimi Baltic, ICA Gruppen's wholly owned food retail operation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, valued at EUR 1.3 billion, to Denmark’s largest food retailer Salling Group.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Carl Westerberg; Fredrik Palm; Mikael Borg
Other key lawyers
Manfred Löfvenhaft; Corinne Ekman; Daniel Sveen; Caroline Jägenstedt Wikman; Simona Stenborg