Harvest Advokatbyrå

Managing Partner: Gustav Sälgström

Number of partners: 5

Number of lawyers: 27

Languages: English, Spanish, Swedish

Firm Overview:

Established in 2016, Harvest Advokatbyrå AB is Scandinavia’s largest independent specialist law firm witha clear focus on advising financial institutions with strong FinTech capabilities.

Harvest strong FinTech and Banking and Finance team advises clients ranging from innovative start-ups, payment institutions, banks, fund managers, securities firms, credit providers, to crypto-asset service providers and other companies active in the Swedish financial sector.

Main Areas of Practice:

FinTech

5 partners, 27 fee earners based in Stockholm

■ Experienced guidance: Harvest's clients include innovative start-ups such as payment institutions, banks, fund managers, credit providers, crypto-asset service providers and other companies active in the Swedish FinTech sector.

■ Harvest advises on a wide range of legal and financial regulatory issues important for the FinTech industry, including compliance, internal audits, application procedures, legal opinions, NPAP-procedures, Anti Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (“AML/CTF”), sustainable finance, as well as on outsourcing of technology services.

■ The scope of Harvest's services also includes advising FinTech players on corporate matters, such as setting up companies, transactional assistance, preparing and negotiating agreements, etc. Harvest also assists with data privacy and data protection issues.

■ Close contact with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority: Harvest maintain a continual and close contact with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen, SFSA) and several of our employees have experience working at the authority.

Contact: Amin Bell

Tel: +46 76 135 98 00

Contact: Anna Cumzelius

Tel: +46 76 125 76 00

Banking & Finance:

5 partners, 27 fee earners based in Stockholm

■ Experienced guidance: Harvest core focus is advising financial institutions, such as banks, payment institutions, insurance companies, securities firms, and asset management companies, with a strong focus on regulatory matters and compliance services

■ Close contact with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority: Harvest maintain regular and close contact with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen). Thanks to a large number of assignments involving the authority, the firm is constantly kept up to date with new rule interpretations and handling of different types of cases.

■ Data protection and privacy: Harvest help companies within the financial sector to implement GDPR (the General Data Protection Regulation) and to adapt and review their procedures. The firm also assist with the relevant consents and information texts and undertake the role of data protection officer.

Contact: Björn Wendleby

Tel: +46 70 325 23 29

Contact: Gustav Sälgström

Tel: +46 76 149 73 00

Capital Markets:

2 partners, 6 fee earners based in Stockholm

The firm has extensive experience and specialist expertise on matters regarding different kinds of capital market transactions such as IPOs, EMTNs, high yield debt instruments and takeover bids.

Contact: Björn Wendleby

Tel: +46 70 325 23 29