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Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB

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Provided by Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB
Europe

Managing Partner: Manfred Löfvenhaft

Number of partners worldwide: 21

Number of other lawyers worldwide: 80

Languages: Swedish, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Kurdish, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish

Firm Overview 

Gernandt & Danielsson, one of the leading business law firms in Sweden, employs about 100 lawyers. Since its inception in 1992, the firm has grown organically. The firm specialises in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and finance, competition law and arbitration and litigation proceedings. The firm has a strong international practice and close working relationships with leading law firms in all other Scandinavian jurisdictions, elsewhere in Europe and around the world. Being independent and not part of any alliance, Gernandt & Danielsson is free to consult with or recommend the foreign law firm or expert who can best respond to each particular client’s needs.

Main Areas of Practice 

■ Capital Markets

■ Arbitration & Litigation

■ M&A

■ Banking & Finance

■ Competition

■ Real Estate

Equity Capital Markets  

The firm advises on a wide range of capital markets matters, including takeovers, listings, public offerings, private placements, redemption and buy-back programmes and stock exchange and securities regulations.

Debt Capital Markets 

The firm regularly acts both for financial advisers and issuers as well as investors and agents in all stages of corporate bond transactions, including in relation to renegotiations of terms, reconstructions and distressed scenarios.

M&A  

The firm advises public and private companies, including private equity funds, on all types of mergers and acquisitions, including domestic and cross-border transactions, public and private transactions, and management buyouts.

Corporate & Commercial 

The firm regularly handles shareholder and joint venture agreements and acts as adviser in the restructuring of companies and business groups. The firm frequently advises clients on issues concerning board responsibility, changes in capital structure, incentive programmes for employees, annual general meetings of shareholders and other corporate governance issues.

Arbitration & Litigation  

The firm continuously assists in both international and Swedish arbitral proceedings, including under the Stockholm rules of arbitration, and in litigation proceedings. Several of the firm’s lawyers are frequently appointed as arbitrators in international and Swedish arbitral matters.

Banking & Finance 

The firm assists Swedish and international banks and financial companies, as well as borrowers and issuers, on areas such as bilateral loans, syndicated loans, securitisation, swaps and derivatives. The firm is also recognised for its strong practice in financial regulatory matters.

Financial Regulation 

The firm advises all types of clients, from start-ups to the largest financial institutions, with regard to regulation of all areas of the financial sector and matters involving the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.

Real Estate 

The firm provides advice on general commercial real estate law and real estate transactions, including portfolio acquisitions, as well as real estate finance, securitisation and investments, property management, and landlord and tenant law.

Competition/Antitrust 

The firm provides advice on all aspects of competition law, including merger clearances and cartel cases. Employment: The firm handles all matters relating to Swedish employment law.

Intellectual Property 

The firm handles all matters relating to intellectual property law, including trademark and domain name registrations and disputes, and regularly advises clients in the electronic communications, media and IT businesses on a broad range of legal matters, such as infrastructure procurement, joint ventures, outsourcing and distribution arrangements.

Data protection/Artificial intelligence 

The firm advises all types of clients to fulfil the requirements of the general data protection regulation (GDPR), including considerations involving other areas of regulatory compliance, and transactional data protection advice, including due diligence and support in M&A and other types of transactions. In relation to data protection, the firm also provides advice to prepare clients with regard to the frameworks established under the upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, primarily in the form of governance when using, creating and/or implementing AI.

Clients 

A considerable number of Gernandt & Danielsson’s clients are in the banking, financial and insurance sector, and include several leading Nordic financial institutions. The firm also services clients in the service, trade, telecoms, media, energy and industrial sectors.

International Work  

Gernandt & Danielsson has consolidated its position as a leader in high profile international transactional work, as well as in international disputes and arbitrations.

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Provided by Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB

Sweden - Head office

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB

In-Depth Overview
Daniel Waerme
Björn Tude
Authored by
Daniel Waerme, Caroline Gulliksson Dock, Daniel McKiernan, Björn Tude
Article • Mar 2025
In-Depth Overview
Corinne Ekman
Carl Westerberg
Authored by
Matteus Özer, Corinne Ekman, Carl Westerberg
Article • Mar 2025
In-Depth Overview
Mikael Borg
Fredrik Palm
Authored by
Elias Vahman, Mikael Borg, Fredrik Palm, Jacob Linder
Article • Mar 2025

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Data Protection & Privacy 2025 | Sweden | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Astrid Svensson, Niclas Rockborn, August Hansson
Global Practice Guide Feb 2025 Article
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Authored by: Arijan Kan, Pär Johansson, Niclas Rockborn, Daniel Sveen, Erik Schwartz
Global Practice Guide Aug 2024 Article
Blockchain 2024 | Sweden | Law and Practice
Authored by: Niclas Rockborn, Rikard Sundstedt, Robin Entenza
Global Practice Guide May 2024 Article

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB rankings

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Sweden
Banking & Finance
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Banking & Finance
3
Banking & Finance
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Mikael Bolling
4
Mikael Bolling
4
Band 4
Sofie Viktorsson
4
Sofie Viktorsson
4
Band 4
Banking & Finance: Regulatory
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Niclas Rockborn
1
Niclas Rockborn
1
Band 1
Capital Markets: Debt
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Capital Markets: Debt
1
Capital Markets: Debt
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Mikael Borg
1
Mikael Borg
1
Band 1
Mikael Bolling
3
Mikael Bolling
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Equity
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Capital Markets: Equity
1
Capital Markets: Equity
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Manfred Löfvenhaft
E
Manfred Löfvenhaft
E
Eminent Practitioners
Carl Westerberg
1
Carl Westerberg
1
Band 1
Fredrik Palm
2
Fredrik Palm
2
Band 2
Gustav Skogö Nyvang
U
Gustav Skogö Nyvang
U
Up and Coming
Corporate/M&A
1 Department
6 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate/M&A
2
Corporate/M&A
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Manfred Löfvenhaft
E
Manfred Löfvenhaft
E
Eminent Practitioners
Carl Westerberg
2
Carl Westerberg
2
Band 2
Fredrik Palm
4
Fredrik Palm
4
Band 4
Corinne Ekman
5
Corinne Ekman
5
Band 5
Pär Johansson
5
Pär Johansson
5
Band 5
Oscar Anderson
U
Oscar Anderson
U
Up and Coming
Dispute Resolution
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Dispute Resolution
2
Dispute Resolution
2
Band 2
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