International & Cross-Border Capabilities | Global

The law firm is particularly active for private equity houses across the Nordic countries and has a strong following among both established corporates and startup companies. It has strength in depth across all main areas of practice and a range of sectors, including growth areas such as fintech in which the firm has a leading reputation. The law firm often coordinates international assignments in a lead counsel role and has demonstrated this through its work on large-scale M&A and IPOs, and fraud investigations into foreign and multinational companies active in Sweden, as well as major international arbitrations and cross-border insolvency litigation.

Mannheimer Swartling is known as a leading independent law firm in Sweden and the other Nordic states, providing its clients with a high-end full-service offering on international matters. The law firm stands out for its culture of close collaboration with top firms across Europe, the UK, the USA and the rest of the world. The size and breadth of its practice allows the law firm to assist clients with large-scale international projects across the transactional and contentious spaces. Its outposts in New York, Brussels and Singapore also help the firm's clientele with business in those jurisdictions.

The Swedish team regularly takes on a lead counsel role for blue-chip Swedish multinationals on pan-Nordic and other multi-jurisdictional disputes and transactions. It has done especially well in large-scale deals, including capital markets and M&A, private equity and financing. The law firm is also marked out for its focus and strength in IP and technology-related issues. Inbound work is also a key feature of the practice. It works with a well-maintained group of high-quality law firms on cross-border issues and is frequently asked to coordinate the Nordic aspects of global deals emanating from the USA and UK.

Cederquist holds strong appeal internationally as an independent Stockholm-based Swedish practice with significant experience in matters that involve overseas elements, particularly in cross-border work related to banking and finance. As a premium finance firm in Sweden, the practice is well versed in dealing with complex financing arrangements, including investment-grade debt and leveraged finance deals. The firm also has a good track record of handling international financing and capital markets, particularly debt issuances, in conjunction with firms across other jurisdictions in Europe, the UK and the USA.

The law firm is particularly highlighted for its cross-border capabilities in M&A and capital markets work, acting for domestic and international clients. It has a strong following in the banking sector among some of the key Nordic banks and has played a role on several high-profile global mandates in the financial sector in recent years. The firm is also active in cross-border disputes, particularly arbitration, often relating to East-West trade, and has experience assisting European entities as Swedish counsel.

Internationally, the law firm is frequently noted for its contribution to cross-border capital markets work, and praised for its knowledge and experience in assisting Swedish and international companies with listings on Nasdaq. The law firm has also cultivated strong relationships with global banks with lending streams in Sweden, and regularly acts for private equity firms with a strong profile in the Nordics. The firm is a credible adviser that is well placed to assist Swedish companies that are internationalising and to act as a co-counsel providing Swedish law input on global matters.

White & Case connects Nordic offices in both Sweden and Finland to a vast and high-quality international network, and is well suited to guide global and Nordic clients in cross-border transactions. The law firm's Swedish office utilises the White & Case international network to advise clients on major global mandates with Swedish aspects, as well as having a solid reputation for regional work in the Nordics, where it typically acts for a range of funds, corporations and investment banks. The Sweden team often cooperates with colleagues in London, New York and the firm's other global offices, providing 'one-stop shop' support.

Baker McKenzie is a global firm with a well-established base in Sweden that provides full-service support to Swedish and multinational clientele on a mixture of outbound and inbound work, particularly in the mid-market range. The law firm’s key advantage is its global network of offices, which has positioned it as a preferred choice for many clients looking for a firm to act as a one-stop shop on projects that have a broad geographic remit. The firm's Stockholm office is also a key hub for its work across the Nordic states and is noted for coordinating international work involving other parts of Scandinavia.

CMS and Wistrand joined forces in November 2023 to form CMS Wistrand. The firm offers a range of capabilities, with a strong track record in contributing to international deals. It is particularly picked out for the international capabilities and experience within its banking and finance department, and is regularly seen advising on complex multicurrency facilities and financing arrangements to fund cross-border activity. The team also supplies regulatory advice and support on complex international structured finance and securitisation arrangements.

Delphi is a Swedish law firm commended for its international experience both in the role of a Swedish counsel acting on behalf of international clients and in a coordinating role across the Nordic region. The law firm stands out for its representation of well-known private equity funds and global corporations in cross-border transactions and disputes, usually in the mid-market area. It benefits from connections with other law firms in different countries.

Linklaters is an elite international law firm with an established presence in Sweden, and its Stockholm office offers clients a highly rated team focused on cross-border transactions. Housing a range of transactional specialists across M&A, capital markets, finance, private equity and tax, the team is often at the forefront of complex international work, and numerous clients attest to working with the firm specifically for the value it can add to those mandates.

The law firm's team in Sweden predominantly focuses on core transactional practice areas, with respected teams across corporate, merger clearance and private equity buyouts. It is often noted for its cross-border work on financing matters, typically acting as Swedish counsel on complex global issues in conjunction with overseas counsel and teaming up with other law firms from the USA, the UK and elsewhere in Europe. As well as the law firm's Nordic presence, clients also note its assistance on cross-jurisdictional mandates involving Baltic and Eastern European countries such as Latvia and Poland. The Swedish team's representation of local and foreign clients in international arbitration centres across Europe is also praised.

Bird & Bird has a highly reputable global brand for its work in developing and regulated industries and a global industry focus on technology and life sciences. The Swedish team closely follows the firm's overall sector-focused model and has built a credible reputation in Sweden across areas such as M&A, TMT, IP and employment, with cross-border corporate work in the media sector and project-managing GDPR projects often being sources of cross-border work. It receives praise both from Swedish clients with outbound matters and from foreign investors introduced to the team by the firm's other international offices, particularly London and other major financial centres in Europe.