About

The Nordea Merchant Banking legal team in Sweden is headed by Maria Kronström, and supported by Michael Persson and Martin Wigforss who act as co-heads of a team of a number of highly skilled and experienced lawyers. The group recently implemented a Nordic functional reorganisation, which encompasses a total of 58 lawyers throughout the region. The legal department continue to play an instrumental role in the driving, structuring and progressive change of the merchant bank’s core structure. The legal department’s most substantial contribution to the bank’s strategy is considered to be its involvement in the implementation of new projects and regulations. Similarly to various other legal departments in the financial sector, the biggest challenge that the Nordea Merchant Banking Sweden team has had to face is widespread regulatory overhaul and its impact on the bank as well as their products. These challenges require substantial legal involvement throughout; from the consultation process all the way through to full implementation the team ensure a meticulous approach is taken and regulatory requirements are fulfilled.