Financial and corporate
Mannheimer Swartling, one of Sweden's leading law firms, was founded in 1990. The firm has an international presence, with offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Brussels, Singapore, and New York. It offers a full range of legal services, with specialist lawyers across all areas of business law. The firm is led by managing partner Henrik Dock and supported by highly experienced Swedish practitioners, including Jan Dernestam. Mannheimer Swartling is widely regarded as a market leader in Sweden, achieving tier-one rankings across numerous practice areas.
Key clients
Altor, DNB, Nordea, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, and Telia.
Highlights
The firm recently advised Telia on the divestment of its TV and Media business, including TV4 in Sweden and MTV in Finland, to Schibsted. The firm has also advised DNB Bank on its acquisition of Carnegie from private equity firm Altor.
The firm advised Nordea Bank on a SEK 628 million green loan to finance a 211 MW operational battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in Sweden.
Testimonials
“Always on top of things and on time.” - Banking and finance
“Full-service capability, high quality in deliverables as well as strong knowledge of processes for carrying out DCM transactions.” - Banking and finance
“Competent, business minded, and on their toes.” - Banking and finance
“Quick answers, good guidance in the vast amount of documentation. Available anytime.” – Debt Capital markets
“Excellent - very diligent in their work and they always have a good solution for how to solve matters. Very sensible in discussions around what is the best way forward for the company and the project.” – Equity Capital markets
“Very solid legal advisor, both in terms of advisory and execution. Senior attention is outstanding.” – Equity Capital markets
“The Mannheimer team are technically excellent, highly responsive, and provide easy to use and commercially minded advice. They are the "go to" firm in Sweden for complex matters and are universally excellent across all practice areas.” - M&A
“Very knowledgeable, very senior hands on, and negotiation skills.” - M&A
“The broader team mirrors that standard, responsive, well-coordinated, and capable of mobilizing across jurisdictions without losing momentum.” - Private equity
“Fast, Available and good local understanding in the market.” - Project finance
“Competent, high capacity, speed, and easy to work with.” - Restructuring
“Deep expertise in Swedish structured finance combined with a pragmatic, commercially aware approach. The senior associates running the matter have been highly capable, with precise drafting and swift turnaround without compromising accuracy. Seamless back-up from adjacent practice areas (tax, data protection, regulatory, ECM) when needed.” -Structured finance and securitisation
“Adam Green is hugely experienced and calm under pressure.” - M&A
“Aleksander Ivarsson is very diligent in his work and a pleasant person to work with.” – Equity Capital markets
“Albert Roos is consistently one of the most responsive lawyers we work with — he turns around advice quickly without compromising on quality, which is exactly what you need in an M&A context. What makes him stand out is that his advice is always practical and well-calibrated to our specific situation rather than overly cautious or generic. He clearly understands our business, which means we can have direct, frank conversations and get to useful answers faster. Beyond the technical quality of his work, Albert is genuinely easy and enjoyable to work with — he feels like a trusted partner rather than an external adviser, and that makes a real difference in how effectively we can collaborate.” M&A
“Alfred Petersson is good at keeping details and the big picture in mind in complex structures.” - Banking and finance
“Andreas Zettergren has an exceptional work capacity, is always positive and solution-oriented, and is extremely well-read and commercially focused.”- Restructuring
“Carl Bjork is highly responsive and always willing to go the extra distance to be helpful and find solutions.” - M&A
“Christian Andersson is very structured and are good at keeping details in mind.” - Banking and finance
“Christian Andersson gives quick professional responses and always available.” – Debt Capital markets
“Christofer Monell is exceptionally knowledgeable and highly skilled. Able to produce high-quality submissions under intense time pressure in a way that few other lawyers can match.” - Restructuring
“Daniel Karlsson is always available and knowledgeable.” - Banking and finance
“Daniel Khayyami is very skilled at project management, negotiations, finding solutions, and structuring." - Banking and finance
“Emelie Skoogh Sjölund is personable and easy to work with. Quick to grasp the matter at hand, well-prepared and consistently demonstrates strong technical knowledge. High accuracy combined with efficient turnaround.” - Structured finance and securitisation
“Emil Görrel is an excellent lawyer, very commercial yet skilled.” - M&A
“Isabella Ramsey is very knowledge and good when it comes to SPA and price mechanism.” - M&A
“Jan Holmius is a very senior lawyer and very good when it comes to negotiations and tactics.” - M&A
“Johan Berg is good at managing meetings, can answer based on significant experience, and very sensible. Has a pleasant personality that is easy to collaborate with.” – Equity Capital markets
“Johan Ljungberg is qualified, well-educated and structured.” - M&A
“Jon Rastad has a very high energy and work ethics and very social and knowledgeable.” - M&A
“Klas Wennström is a great leader and supports the team.” - Project finance
“Gustav Glimblad has strong commercial understanding.” - Banking and finance
“Hannes Ahrle is personable and easy to work with. Quick to grasp the matter at hand, well-prepared and consistently demonstrates strong technical knowledge. High accuracy combined with efficient turnaround.” - Structured finance and securitisation
“Johanna Vang has deal-oriented mindset.” - Banking and finance
“Jon Rastad is proactive, solution-oriented, and always available when it matters.” - Private equity
“Ludvig Andersson has good availability and easy to work with.” - Banking and finance
“Maria Holme is a first-class practitioner, technically excellent, commercially minded, strategic, and highly responsive. A great team leader/project manager.” - M&A
“Martin Andresen is a good listener who communicates in a clear and understandable manner.” - Project finance
“Moa Weglin has a good knowledge and very fast.” - Project finance
“Therese Lund kirkhoff is well read and on time.” - Banking and finance
“Zoran Stamboloski has an ability to quickly grasp highly complex financing structures. An excellent communicator and strongly commercially driven.” - Restructuring
