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Provided by Carl Johan Zimdahl
Carl Johan Zimdahl advises financial market participants on law and regulation affecting their business and products, with a focus on advising fund managers on the establishment and structuring of investment funds and management companies. Carl Johan regularly assists with licence applications, regulatory filings, fundraisings, transactions, restructurings, contentious matters and general advice on a range of EU and Swedish financial services regulation (e.g. the AIFMD, MiFID II, PSD2, SFDR, Taxonomy Regulation and UCITS Directive).
Carl Johan is counsel to Swedish and foreign private equity, infrastructure, real estate and credit fund managers as well as other financial market participants. He also advises financial investor clients on the regulatory issues relating to acquisitions, restructurings and exits involving investments in the financial services sector. Additionally, Carl Johan works with clients operating at the perimeter of the financial services sector, helping them navigate the boundaries between regulated and unregulated activities.
Partner, Mannheimer Swartling, 2020-
Senior Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, 2016-2020
Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, New York, 2015-2016
Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, 2010-2015
Secondment, Danske Bank, 2011
Swedish Bar Association, 2014
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Carl Johan Zimdahl is chairman of Mannheimer Swartling's financial services practice group and receives acclaim for his noteworthy regulatory expertise. He assists financial institutions with the regulatory aspects of M&A within the sector in addition to fund formation and license applications.
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He has a good knowledge of the regulatory landscape. He's easy to work with, has business insight and can help us prioritise well. He always provides good advice and good project leadership.
He has a unique combination of legal knowledge, extensive experience of private equity regulatory matters and a commercial and pragmatic approach.
He is commercial and understands what the business needs, and helps me understand where I should take risks and where I shouldn't.
Carl Johan is an excellent adviser who is able to assist with complex legal matters while preserving a deep understanding of our business.
Carl Johan Zimdahl understands the commercial side as well as the regulatory side which is a key aspect of his role; he can understand both.
He has a good knowledge of the regulatory landscape. He's easy to work with, has business insight and can help us prioritise well. He always provides good advice and good project leadership.
He has a unique combination of legal knowledge, extensive experience of private equity regulatory matters and a commercial and pragmatic approach.
He is commercial and understands what the business needs, and helps me understand where I should take risks and where I shouldn't.
Carl Johan is an excellent adviser who is able to assist with complex legal matters while preserving a deep understanding of our business.
Carl Johan Zimdahl understands the commercial side as well as the regulatory side which is a key aspect of his role; he can understand both.