Linklaters has strengthened its banking and finance offering in Stockholm with the recruitment of leveraged finance specialist Magnus Wennerhorn as practice head. Wennerhorn joined from White & Case Advokat AB in September 2024 and added considerable experience advising private equity houses, domestic and international banks, and corporate clients on cross-over and investment grade lending as well as fund financings, among other matters.

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Key clients

  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)
  • Triton
  • Nordea Bank Abp
  • Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ)
  • Swedbank AB (publ)
  • Danske Bank A/S
  • DNB Bank ASA
  • State Bank of India
  • Euroclear Holdings SA
  • Alektum Group AB
  • Assemblin AB
  • Unident AB
  • Banco Santander S.A.
  • Brookfield Global Infrastructure Advisor Limited
  • Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • J.P. Morgan Securities plc
  • BNP Paribas SA
  • J.P. Morgan Ltd

Work highlights

  • Advised on a financing by the Assemblin Caverion Group (a portfolio company of Triton) which included €1.3bn High Yield Notes and €495m (equivalent) RCF/guarantee/pensions facilities.
  • Assisted Brookfield Super Core Infrastructure Partners with the financing in connection with the acquisition of an additional 1.16% stake in EduCo, a company co-owned by Brookfield and SBB.
  • Advised Swedbank AB (publ) as agent, and the other lenders, in connection with a committed and an uncommitted revolving credit facilities agreement for Altor and its first ESG fund, Altor Climate Fund.

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Magnus Wennerhorn