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Mannheimer Swartling

FinTech Legal

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Provided by Mannheimer Swartling

Mannheimer Swartling assists clients operating throughout the entire fintech value chain advising on every legal and regulatory facet. Our clients include both newly established and longstanding banks, as well as financial institutions, payment service providers, securities firms, funds and insurance companies.


We closely follow the development of the fintech sector and are actively involved in establishing new standards and practices in Sweden. In this way, we deliver the best legal advice by finding new solutions based on our clients’ objectives, challenges and circumstances.


A selection of our services:

  • Authorisations and other authority processes
  • Regulatory issues, including business and supervisory issues and disputes in relation to payment services (PSD2), e-money (EMD), alternative investment funds (AIFMD), securities markets (MiFID II), Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the Crowdfunding Regulation and the upcoming regulation on Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA).
  • Open Banking Solutions (e.g. BaaS and white label services) and related innovations
  • Technical solutions and new ideas within the payment, insurance, loan and securities markets
  • Strategic collaborations and operational agreements, including outsourcing and procurement, in-licensing and development of technology
  • Fundraising and investments
  • M&A


Chambers Review

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FinTech Legal - Sweden

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Mannheimer Swartling is highly regarded for advising on FinTech M&A transactions. The team often acts for financial institutions as well as start-ups, and has notable expertise in cybersecurity, IP and financial regulatory matters.

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Work Highlights

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  • Mannheimer Swartling advised DNB Bank in its SEK12 billion acquisition of Carnegie Bank Group.

Strengths

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  • Mannheimer Swartling's FinTech team understands FinTech business models and products, and is therefore able to give to-the-point and practical advice that is invaluable.

    FinTech Legal respondentFinTech

  • I have always been very happy with Mannheimer Swartling's service and responsiveness, which is why they are our preferred firm within financial regulation and FinTech.

    FinTech Legal respondentFinTech

  • Mannheimer Swartling has time after time demonstrated the ability to understand the needs of the business and find solutions that enable that business to thrive.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Anders Bergsten
    Anders Bergsten

    Anders Bergsten

    Anders Bergsten specialises in technology matters in the banking sector. Bergsten advises on complex outsourcing and procurement projects, as well as advising on data privacy matters.

    • Anders Bergsten is a knowledgeable and easy-to-work-with lawyer who provides the knowledge and expertise that sets the team at Mannheimer apart.

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  • Carl Johan Zimdahl
    Carl Johan Zimdahl

    Carl Johan Zimdahl

    Carl Johan Zimdahl chairs the firm's financial regulation department. He is experienced in advising regulated businesses on a broad range of financial regulatory matters including licensing, restructuring, sanctions-related issues and acquisitions.

    • Carl Johan Zimdahl gives real thought to what we tell him and considers the perspective of the client.

      FinTech Legal respondentFinTech

    • Carl Johan Zimdahl is a pleasure to work with and he has a deep knowledge of financial regulation and of market practice.

      FinTech Legal respondentFinTech

    • Carl Johan Zimdahl takes the steps to make sure everything is thought through twice. He gives good feedback. He can provide that because he is so thorough.

      FinTech Legal respondentFinTech

    • Carl Johan Zimdahl is a star: always available, always helpful, always pragmatic. He is very much solution-oriented with acute commercial awareness.

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