Cederquist: Sweden

Quick facts

Number of lawyers

113 (partners included), 20 partners

Languages

Swedish, English, Finnish, German, French

Key practice areas

Banking and finance

Capital markets

Capital markets : Debt

Capital markets : Equity

Financial and corporate

Corporate and M&A

Restructuring and insolvency

M&A

Energy and infrastructure

Firm overview

Advokatfirman Cederquist is a full-service business law firm, regarded as one of the leading firms on the Swedish market. For more than half a century the firm has grown together with its clients, never compromising the high standards of legal excellence, craftsmanship and business sense which have distinguished their lawyers from the very beginning.

Since 2007, Cederquist has been a value-driven firm, organised as a true partnership. The firm engages approximately 120 lawyers that work together at one single office location in Stockholm. In recent years, the firm has consistently been ranked in the top tier by leading ranking institutes – the transactional and financing work as well as the firm’s specialist practice groups are regarded among the best in the country.

Cederquist has solid experience acting as lead advisors and coordinating transactions in most European countries and provide both Swedish and international clients within a range of sectors, such as energy, real estate and construction, private equity, venture capital, life sciences, and infrastructure.

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Client feedback

"Efficient, commercially minded and fantastic availability. Great market knowledge and always up to date when it comes to regulatory news."

"Extremely knowledgeable, experienced and great to work with."

Key transactional practices and contacts

Private M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital
Pontus Röckert, Partner
pontus.rockert@cederquist.se
Public M&A and Equity Capital Markets
Fredrik Lundén, Partner
fredrik.lunden@cederquist.se
Financial Regulation
Tobias Frödin Lilja, Partner
tobias.frodin-lilja@cederquist.se
Real Estate M&A
Erika Åslund, Partner
erika.aslund@cederquist.se
Banking & Finance
Per Henriksson, Partner
per.henriksson@cederquist.se
Bonds and Other Debt Instruments
Per Henriksson, Partner
per.henriksson@cederquist.se
Insolvency & Reconstruction
Per Henriksson, Partner
per.henriksson@cederquist.se
Foreign Direct Investments and Foreign Subsidies
Fredrik Lindblom, Partner
fredrik.lindblom@cederquist.se

Sector expertise

Automotive
Banking
Consumer goods and services
Energy
Financial services
Food and beverage
Forestry
Industrials
Insurance
Media
Mining
Pharma and life sciences
Real estate
Tech and telecoms
Transport

Address:

Hovslagargatan 3

111 96 Stockholm

PO Box 1670

Tel:+46 8 5220 6500 Fax:+46 8 5220 6700 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.cederquist.com/

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Cederquist

Linked Reviews

Financial and corporate

Swedish business law firm Cederquist was established in 1953 by Bengt Cederquist. The firm has its office in Stockholm and boasts of being one of the leading law firms in the Nordics. The firm advises clients in the Nordic region, European Union, the UK and the US through its strategic cooperation with leading global law firms. The firm is known for its work across the financial and corporate space with a particular strength in banking and finance.

Key clients     

Danske, Deutsche Bank, NOBA, Nordea Bank, and Norion Bank.

Highlights 

Cederquist advised Íslandsbanki hf and Nordea Bank on Íslandsbanki’s inaugural issuance of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds under Swedish law.

In the M&A space, the firm advised NOBA Bank Group on its acquisition of DBT Capital and Norion Bank on its acquisition of a credit card portfolio from DNB Sverige.

Testimonials

“Cederquist was very knowledgeable, business minded and pragmatic. A pleasure to work with.” - Banking and finance

“Cederquist has a strong team of partners and senior associates who always deliver in a timely manner highest quality both on documentation and legal advice.” - Banking and finance

“Cederquist has a skilled team of banking and finance lawyers that provide good service.” - Banking and finance

“Flexibility and availability.” - Banking and finance

“The combination of deep bench strength and consistently high partner involvement. Their large and well-resourced team allows them to handle complex matters efficiently while maintaining excellent partner attention — the partners are engaged, commercially minded, and remain closely involved throughout the process.” - Banking and finance

“Great team, pragmatic, good understanding of market standards and of our key issues/concerns. Left commercial items to be discussed between us and the client for a more efficient process. Partner attention where required and great associates who managed most of the process.” - Banking and finance

“Very high expertise in complex questions. Always available and is always ready to assist in even the tightest schedules/timing.” – Equity Capital markets

“The team knows the company well, they understand our ways of working and our risk appetite. They are also proactive, helping the internal team navigate complex stakeholder management and reaching the necessary milestones on time to stay within the project timeline.” – Equity Capital markets

“Competent and reliable.” - Financial services regulatory

“Knowledgeable team.” – Restructuring

“Arthur Klintred is always available with short notice and provides good products and legal advice.” - Banking and finance

“Arthur Klintred is excellent to work with on lending transactions. He has extensive experience of various kinds of lending activities including acquisition financing. He is great at focusing on the right things and very solutions oriented.” - Banking and finance

“Arthur Klintred Acombines strong technical expertise with a very approachable and collaborative style. He is a true deal expert who is highly engaged, commercially driven, and brings energy and confidence to transactions while remaining friendly and easy to work with.” - Banking and finance

“Berndt Pettersson stands out for being very approachable and easy to collaborate with, which creates a smooth working dynamic even in time-sensitive situations. He is responsive, pragmatic, and ensures that matters progress efficiently while maintaining a good client relationship.” - Banking and finance

“Camilla Hedner is friendly and competent with great focus on delivering goods products.” - Banking and finance

“Emelie Taube does very well. She is great at taking ownership and follows up on outstanding issues. Good at project management. She is also very pleasant to work with.” - Banking and finance

“Fredrik Lundén has high expertise. He is always available and ready to assist even in the most complex and hectic matters.” – Equity Capital markets

“Henrik Wållgren is extremely knowledgeable, inspiring confidence, calm and reassuring, engaged in the client’s matters, proactive, and diligent in following up on his advice, and genuinely care about the client.” – Equity Capital markets

“Henrik Wållgren is risk and business oriented in his approach to solving legal matters.” – Equity Capital markets

“Matilda Larsson combines exceptional expertise with meticulous attention to detail. She is confident and composed, communicates in a calm and reassuring manner, and remains deeply engaged in her clients’ matters. Her approach is proactive, and she consistently follows through on her advice. She is not afraid to voice a clear, independent opinion—even when it challenges prevailing views—and her commitment to the client’s best interests is evident throughout.” – Equity Capital markets

“Matilda Larsson is extremely smart, very good at giving quick and easily digestible advice. All over high quality in the delivery. She is also pragmatic and business oriented.” – Equity Capital markets

“Per Henriksson is very competent, always calm and with a pleasant approach even in more stressful scenarios.” - Banking and finance

“Per Henriksson has extensive experience both from working at Cederquist and in an in-house legal role at a bank. This gives him a great insight as to what a lawyer at a bank is looking for in an external counsel. Per has also extensive experience work with financial restructurings and delivers great advice on those kinds of deals.” - Banking and finance

“Per Henriksson brings exceptional depth of knowledge and intellectual rigour to his work, which is clearly reflected in his academic background. He is extremely sharp and provides well-founded, high-quality legal analysis that gives real confidence in complex or technical matters.” - Banking and finance

“Per Henriksson is very approachable and are able to navigate complex finance related topics in a very straight forward and understandable manner.” – Equity Capital markets

“Tobias Frödin Lilja is extremely approachable. The combination of expertise within regulatory capital requirements and finance transactions is very impressive.” - Banking and finance

Deal Highlights

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Deal Name	Deal Date	Firm Name	Jurisdiction	Deal Type	Lawyer Names	Client Names	Client Role
Verisure MidHolding AB - Bond Issue	2021-03-01	Cederquist	Sweden	Bond issue		BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Banco Santander, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, CaixaBank, Crédit Agricole, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase	Underwriter
Platzer Fastigheter AB - Bond Issue	2021-09-01	Cederquist	Sweden	Bond issue		Platzer Fastigheter AB	Issuer
Lakers Holding AB - M&A	2021-10-07	Cederquist	Norway	M&A		Lakers Holding AB	Target
Danske Bank - Financing	2020-10-27	Cederquist	Sweden	Financing	Johan Lundberg	Danske Bank	Lender
Polaris Private Equity - Financing	2020-08-19	Cederquist	Sweden	Financing	Tobias Johansson	Polaris Private Equity	Borrower
Nordax Bank AB - M&A		Cederquist	Sweden	M&A	Martin Ulfson Pontus Röckert	Nordax Bank AB	Acquirer
Summa Equity Holding AB - M&A		Cederquist	Sweden	M&A	Carl-Johan Deuschl	Summa Equity Holding AB	Seller
Mathem i Sverige AB - M&A		Cederquist	Sweden	M&A	Carl-Johan Deuschl	Mathem i Sverige AB	Merger party
Norvestor - M&A		Cederquist	Sweden	M&A	Maja Wettergren	Norvestor	Acquirer
Kesko AB - M&A		Cederquist	Sweden	M&A	Maja Wettergren	Kesko AB	Acquirer
Nordic Capital Fund VIII; Cidron Elbe Two Sarl - M&A		Cederquist	Sweden	M&A	Martin Ulfson Pontus Röckert, Jonas Forsén	Nordic Capital Fund VIII, Cidron Elbe Two Sarl	Seller
Nordic Capital Fund VIII; Cidron Elbe 2 Sarl - M&A		Cederquist	Sweden	M&A	Martin Ulfson Pontus Röckert, Jonas Forsén	Nordic Capital Fund VIII, Cidron Elbe 2 Sarl	Seller

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