Mannheimer Swartling’s leading banking and finance team, led by Thomas Pettersson, handles all types of transactions for a wide range of clients, including domestic and international banks, private equity firms, industrial clients, and venture capital companies. Daniel Karlsson has considerable experience in acquisition, real estate and fund finance work and corporate loans, among other areas, with a multitude of major arrangers and lenders counted among his clients. Zoran Stambolovski in Malmö assists regular corporate clients in connection with a variety of matters, including bilateral loans and facility agreements, and Daniel Khayyami focuses on loan-based financings, including corporate loans, sustainability-linked credit facilities, fund financings, and venture debt finance work.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A very proactive and highly skilled banking and finance team.’

  • ‘Daniel Khayyami is a phenomenal lawyer. He is technically skilled and commercially oriented.'

  • ‘André Andersson is a true star in the Nordics and a person who has seen and done it all. He has great skills, in-depth knowledge and is brilliant to have on side.'

  • ‘Daniel Karlsson is very experienced and easy to work with. Daniel Khayyami is also very technically skilled.'

  • 'Daniel Khayyami, Daniel Karlsson and Thomas Pettersson are partners with particularly strong legal and personal skills.'

  • ‘The firm has a very strong team with highly talented and helpful individuals.'

  • ‘Mannheimer Swartling is a very reputable and technically-skilled law firm, with high integrity and quality of work.'

Key clients

  • SAS
  • Svenska Handelsbanken
  • Nordea
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
  • Swedbank
  • DNB Bank
  • Danske Bank
  • Altor
  • Summa Equity
  • Vattenfall
  • Northvolt
  • Alfa Laval
  • Sandvik
  • Preem
  • SAAB
  • Storskogen Group
  • Beijer Ref
  • Trelleborg

Work highlights

  • Advising a bank syndicate of Nordic and international banks in a €700m sustainability-linked revolving credit facility with Tele2.
  • Advising Beijer Ref on a SEK14bn bridge facility agreement with Svenska Handelsbanken and Nordea to finance its acquisition of Heritage Distribution.
  • Advising Bluestep Bank on its acquisition of Norwegian specialist mortgage bank Bank2 for NOK1bn.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Thomas Pettersson

Other key lawyers

André Andersson, Daniel Karlsson, Daniel Khayyami, Zoran Stambolovski