Department profile
CMS Wistrand

Banking & Finance

Europe Guide 2026 : Sweden


CMS Wistrand

About

Provided by CMS Wistrand

CMS Wistrand can offer you advice for all your financing challenges. So, whether you are a bank or a corporation, a financial service provider or other regulated operator, an investment fund or public institution, our priority is resolving your challenges.

CMS Wistrand Banking & Finance lawyers provides local and international expertise across the full spectrum of banking and finance, to advise you on:

  • Acquisition finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Other types of loan finance
  • Securities, covered bonds and other types of bonds and debt securities
  • Derivatives
  • Interest- and currency swaps
  • Export finance
  • Project finance
  • Leasing, shipping finance and other types of asset finance
  • Pledges and other security interests
  • Refinancing, restructuring, work-outs and insolvency restructuring
  • Permits and other regulatory issues

From deep-rooted local advice to multi-jurisdictional expertise, we offer you consistent, top quality service. Our lawyers across the globe know one another and work together in specially selected teams to focus on your specific needs.

Industries (5)

  • Banks
  • Financial Services
  • Government
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Transportation

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Sweden

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

CMS Wistrand acts for a diverse range of lenders and borrowers, including bank syndicates, corporates and state-owned entities. The team is highly active in real estate finance mandates, and also handles acquisition finance, export finance and refinance matters. It additionally advises on the issuance of bonds.

Notable practitioners

Håkan Lindgren co-heads the department and is a key contact for clients.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • CMS Wistrand advised Akka Egendom III on a secured term loan refinancing for a number of Swedish residential properties.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • CMS Wistrand is always on top of things. It provides high quality and is always proactive.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope
  • They are very efficient and know us well.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope

Members

Provided by CMS Wistrand

  • Håkan Lindgren

    Head of Department

  • Kristofer Selvin

    Head of Department

  • Ulf Forsman

  • Nils Alpman

  • Per Englund

  • Hendrik Kangasmuukko

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