The real estate team at DLA Piper Sweden is headed by Mats Eriksson, who provides advice on transactional work, commercial leases, and major development projects. The team’s clients include major domestic and international players in the tech, finance, and real estate industries, and Gustaf Ström has particular knowledge of mandates relating to logistics properties, residential buildings, and data centres. Emil Alexanderson and Victoria Harold provide further support.
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Testimonials
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- Gustaf Ström, a partner, is always available for his clients no matter what else is on his table; he always ensures to make time. Gustaf also has an agile approach to matters and always seeks solutions in combination with risk mitigation.
- DLA Piper’s team has been working together for a long period of time, which makes them very efficient with great quality of work and, in the end, less on their bills.
- ‘The team is competent, well managed and enjoyable to work with.’
- ‘Gustaf Ström is very dedicated and pragmatic. He is commercially-minded, which makes him stand out.’
- ‘What makes DLA great is that they really know us and what is important without us telling them every time. They also cover our total scope both technical with construction contracts but also commercially with lease agreements and purchase agreements. They are not working independent of each other, so the agreements align and makes sense together.’
- ‘Very friendly and experienced people not only legally but also commercially.’
Key clients
- Castlelake
- Prologis
- Savills Investment Management
- Heimstaden
- Brookfield
- Sunrise Real Estate
- Stoneweg
- Carlyle
- URBZ
- Morgan Stanley
- Nuveen
- Ares Management
- Ivanhoé Cambridge
- Riksbyggen
- AxFast
- Nordr
- Arbetarebostadsfonden
- Resona
- Svenska Bostäder
- Aktiebolaget Familjebostäder
Work highlights
Advised DWS in connection with its sale of GG Tygeln PropCo AB, and indirectly the property Solna Tygeln 2, to AP Fastigheter AB, a subsidiary of Vasakronan.
Advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board in connection with its acquisition of 425 residential units from Offentliga Hus Holding 2 AB, a subsidiary of SBB.
Advised Axfast in connection with the acquisition of the property Stockholm Tranhuvudet 8 from SEB Trygg Liv.
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Practice head
Mats Eriksson
Other key lawyers
Gustaf Ström; Emil Alexanderson; Victoria Harold