Overview
Delphi advises both Swedish and international clients. The firm’s deal team comprises approximately 150 lawyers across its offices in Sweden. The firm is led by managing partner Michael Juhlin and supported by experienced legal practitioners such as David Aversten. Delphi is active across a range of financial and corporate practice areas, including banking, capital markets, M&A, restructuring, and insolvency.
Key clients
Aspira, Cedergrenska, Evity, Pareto Securities, and Vend Marketplaces.
Highlights
The firm advised Job Solution Sweden Holding on its acquisitions of IT Consulting Network Nordic and Montico for a total initial purchase price of approximately SEK 125 million. It also advised the client on its issuance of senior secured bonds in an aggregate amount of SEK 165 million.
The firm advised Evity Invest on several domestic and cross-border acquisitions, including its acquisition of Crown International. The firm also advised Pareto Securities on Xbrane Biopharma's directed share issue conducted through an accelerated bookbuilding process.
Testimonials
“Very good and easy to work with; they are pragmatic and always trying to find solutions.” – Equity Capital markets
“Aside from high legal competence and strong work ethic, exceptional degree of commitment and support.” - M&A
“The team has consistently been highly responsive and available when needed. Especially during the SPA negotiation phase, they provided tailored advice that was specific to the situation rather than generic guidance, and helped resolve issues in a commercial, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented manner. They combined strong expertise with practical judgement, making a trusted advisor throughout the process.” - M&A
“Very competent team, nice to work with. Trying to fully understand our needs and focuses. Humble approach. Business oriented with an ability to focus on the key critical issues.” - M&A
“Delphi is truly an asset when it comes to M&A's. David is both a strong advisor within the legal field but outstanding when it comes to negotiations, representing his client and very respected by the counterpart. David and Delphi's expertise made the transaction process moving forward even when the negotiations were tough.” - M&A
“Delphi combines strong legal expertise with a pragmatic and commercially oriented approach. The team is responsive, clear and easy to work with, and they understand both the legal framework and the business context in which we operate. What makes them stand out is their ability to provide advice that is legally robust, practical and directly useful for decision making. They are also good at identifying key risks without overcomplicating the issues.” - M&A
“The Delphi teams I worked against were very professional, handled complex transactional and legal issues in a professional and swift manner.” - M&A
“Delphi has, over a long period of negotiation, consistently been very efficient, accessible and highly professional in the M&A process.” - M&A
“Andreas Wirén is pragmatic and easy to work with.” – Equity Capital markets
“Andreas Wirén already delivers excellent support, and we have been very satisfied with his work. He is responsive, pragmatic and provides clear, commercially relevant advice.” - M&A
“Christoffer Malmström has strong legal skills including negotiation but most importantly his strong dedication and commitment to clients.” - M&A
“Christoffer Malmström handled a very complex cross-border matter in an impressive manner, where we were on opposite sides and the clients had very different positions and expectations. There was high pressure, but Christoffer remained calm and professional.” - M&A
“David Aversten is very senior legal advisor and super strong negotiator. David is very respected and interact professionally with both clients and counterparts. David can keep a fast pace in the processes but not skipping the details that matters. David is a strong asset for Delphi.” - M&A
“David Aversten provides clear, pragmatic and commercially useful legal advice. He is responsive, easy to work with and good at identifying the key legal and commercial issues without overcomplicating matters. What stands out is his ability to combine strong legal expertise with sound judgment and a practical understanding of the client’s business context. He gives advice that is not only technically solid, but also directly useful for decision making and negotiations.” - M&A
“Elliot Lodenius is very effective work in assisting his senior colleagues has impressed all along the way.” - M&A
“Emil Apelman has gained more experienced over the years.” – Equity Capital markets
“Fredrik Linden was consistently highly responsive and available when needed. Especially during the SPA negotiation phase, he provided tailored advice that was specific to the situation rather than generic guidance, and helped resolve issues in a commercial, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented manner.” - M&A
“Fredrik Linden always kept deadlines and was very proactive. He was keen to make sure we understood all the details and was service minded.” - M&A
“Jenny Lindén is extremely reliable. She has stood up for difficult issues during ongoing M&A regardless of the time of day. Her confidence and knowledge of details in the negotiation have been very valuable.” - M&A
“Julia Hugoson deals with counterparties very well, employing a human touch to resolve issues in stressful situations.” - M&A
“Mats Dahlberg is very humble and friendly approach, but very sharp. Competent. Hard working. Always delivers according to commitment and promises. Provides options for how to proceed. Solution oriented.” - M&A
“Michael Juhlin handles complex PE transactions in a swift and professional manner. Looking after his clients' interest while at the same time focusing on the important issues.” - M&A
“Rickard Isacson helped resolve issues in a commercial, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented manner. Rickard combined strong expertise with practical judgement, making a trusted advisor throughout the process.” - M&A
“Robin Rafiee is responsive, diligent and easy to work with, and we have been very satisfied with his contribution.” - M&A
“Tove Rodlert has gained more experienced over the years.” – Equity Capital markets