About

Provided by Wigge

Our Real Estate practice advises client in all stages of real estate transactions, from strategic to structuring issues through due diligence to negotiating sale and purchase agreements, financing agreements and security agreements. We also advise on a wide range of other real estate matters, such as commercial leases, project developments (including complex forward purchase and forward funding transactions), club investments and the establishment of real estate funds.

Our clients are mainly Swedish and international property companies and property funds.

The team has extensive knowledge of the real estate market. We work in small teams with very high partner attention. That, in combination with the team members additional knowledge in financing matters, is highly appreciated by clients.

The partner team consists of Patrick Forslund and Daniel Unger. Daniel Unger has more than ten years’ experience of advising clients in complex real estate transactions and Patrick Forslund is included in the Hall of Fame of Legal 500 EMEA (Real Estate). Patrick Forslund was selected by his peers for inclusion in the Sixth Edition of Best Lawyers in Sweden (Real Estate) and Patrick Forslund was selected "Lawyer of the Year" for Stockholm in Best Lawyers’ 2017 (Real Estate).

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What the Team is Known For

Wigge has a leading market position, with expertise that includes transaction structuring, sale and purchase agreement negotiations, financing and joint ventures. The law firm also advises on commercial leases, project developments and the establishment of real estate funds. Wigge & Partners offers further expertise in forward purchase and forward funding transactions. Its clients include pension funds and real estate companies managing residential, logistics, office and retail properties.

Work Highlights

  • Wigge advised AMF Fastigheter, a subsidiary of the Swedish pension company AMF, on its divestment of the property Stockholm Mentorn 1 in central Stockholm, for SEK3 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Patrick Forslund
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Patrick Forslund
Head of Real Estate
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Patrick Forslund offers extensive transactional and financing expertise, advising on a range of high-value mandates. He acts on behalf of Swedish and international asset managers and investment funds.

Patrick is always responsive, collaborative and client-focused. He has a great team and is a go-to partner for real estate transactions and projects of any scale.

Patrick understands real estate tax issues at a level above that of general tax lawyers. He's also a real people person.

Daniel Unger
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Daniel Unger
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Daniel Unger advises on a wide range of real estate transactions, including property divestments and acquisitions, and joint venture creation.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Patrick Forslund
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Patrick Forslund
Head of Real Estate
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Daniel Unger
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Daniel Unger
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Members

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Clients

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AREIM AB

Alecta

Blackstone

CA Fastigheter AB

CapMan Real Estate

Carnegie A/S

EQT Partners

Eurocommercial Properties

Heimstaden AB (publ)

LKAB (Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (publ))

Magnolia Bostad AB (publ)

Nyfosa

Saltängen Property Invest AB (publ)

Stena Fastigheter

Willhem AB (publ)