LAWYER PROFILE

Peter Dahlen

Global 2026

Clifford Chance LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket

1 year ranked

Banking & Finance

Sweden

13 years ranked

About

Provided by Clifford Chance LLP

Global

Practice Areas

Peter Dahlen is Global Co-Head of Leveraged Finance and experienced in leveraged finance, private credit, acquisition finance, corporate borrowing and structured finance, as well as restructuring.

Peter acts for global and regional investment banks, alternative credit and private credit providers and financial sponsors.

He also regularly advises investment grade corporate borrowers and cross-over credits on their financing needs, with a particular focus on the Nordic region.

Career

Stockholm University (LLM) 1997

Stockholm University (MSc Business Administration & Economics) 1998

White & Case Stockholm 2001

Joined Clifford Chance 2005

Admitted as a advokat in Sweden 2010

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2012

Partner since 2013

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket - UK

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Peter Dahlen is global co-head of leveraged finance at Clifford Chance. He has a practice that sees him assist both borrowers and lenders on complex financing arrangements. He has a particular focus on the Nordic region.

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Banking & Finance - Sweden

Sweden, expertise based abroad in UK

Individual Editorial

Peter Dahlen is based in the London office of Clifford Chance, from where he regularly advises on cross-border banking transactions. He is dual-qualified in Sweden and the UK.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is highly collaborative, providing both transaction specific and non-transaction advice to navigate intricate deal dynamics while ensuring minimal burden on the client.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers Global Guide
Peter is an outstanding leveraged finance lawyer with outstanding technical expertise. He brings a deep understanding of complex financing structures and executes transactions with efficiency.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers Global Guide
He has a great sense of market trends and a very commercial mindset.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers Global Guide
Peter is very knowledgeable in financing and has the ability to deal with very complex and large structures. He's a strong asset.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers Global Guide