LAWYER PROFILE

Mats Rooth

Europe 2026

Baker McKenzie

Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance

Sweden

18 years ranked

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Europe

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance

Career

Mats Rooth is head of Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance Practice Group in Stockholm. He specialises in financing and restructurings, particularly acquisition finance in relation to private equity transactions where he acts for domestic and international borrowers and lenders. He has advised Nordic and international companies, investors and institutions as borrowers and lenders on a wide variety of transactions that involve financing, refinancing and restructuring. Prior to joining the Firm in 2017, he was one of the founding partners and head of the Banking & Finance practice at Byström Rooth & Partners. Mats has also worked as a partner and head of the finance practice at Ashurst in Stockholm and at SEB Merchant Banking and Vinge.

Professional Memberships

Swedish Bar Association - Member

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Banking & Finance - Sweden

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Mats Rooth leads the Swedish banking and finance team at Baker McKenzie. He acts for an array of banks and private equity funds on acquisition and real estate finance deals, as well as refinancing transactions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Mats Rooth is very knowledgeable.
Banking & FinanceChambers European Guide
Mats Rooth is an extremely good, senior lawyer with astute commercial sense and great negotiation skills.
Banking & FinanceChambers European Guide
Mats is one of the most experienced leveraged finance lawyers in Sweden.
Banking & FinanceChambers European Guide
His international experience gives him a very rounded and capable basis on which to do transactions, but on top of that he's also pragmatic and focuses on the stuff you really need to get sorted.
Banking & FinanceChambers European Guide