Oscar Liljeson
White & Case Advokat ABWhite & Case Advokat AB
Client SatisfactionWhite & Case Advokat AB’s debt finance team is well known as ‘a large team capable of handling several complex transactions at once’ and stands out for its leveraged finance expertise. With broad experience covering IPO financings, restructurings, refinancings, and private equity fund financings, Oscar Liljeson focuses his practice on leveraged finance matters. He leads the team alongside debt capital markets specialist Michael Bark-Jones, who handles debt restructuring and acquisition finance mandates, among others. David Tayler’s varied practice spans acquisition finance work, public-to-private transactions, and real estate finance matters. Carl Hugo Parment retired from practice in July 2024, while Magnus Wennerhorn left the firm to join Linklaters in September 2024.
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Testimonials
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‘A customer-centric team that stands out for its cross-country collaboration.'
‘Oscar Liljeson stands out among the partner group for his excellent legal skills and efficiency.’
‘Oscar Liljeson and his team always deliver on time and secure stellar products. They demonstrate professional handling of transactions, with good acumen in regards to when to push terms vs. when not.’
‘Great people!’
‘A large team capable of handling several complex transactions at once.’
‘A team with strong knowledge and experience in different debt financing structures, rendering strong advice beyond general legal dynamics.'
Key clients
- Accent Equity Partners
- Adelis Equity Partners
- Aktiebolaget Svensk Exportkredit
- Altor
- Allurity BidCo
- Ares Management Limited
- BlackRock Capital
- BNP Paribas
- Celero Capital
- Credit Agricole
- Danske Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- DNB Bank
- EQT
- Fingrid
- GIC
- H&M
- H2 Green Steel
- Hy24
- Impilo Partners
- J.P. Morgan
- JustClimate
- Karo Healthcare
- Klarna Bank/Klarna Holding
- Neste
- Nordea Bank
- Nordic Capital
- Norvestor
- Pareto Securities
- Société Générale
- Sixth Street Partners
- Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
- Stora Enso
- Swedbank
- Triton
- Trill Impact
Work highlights
- Advising Pareto Securities AB and Pareto Securities AS as joint bookrunners and Dooba Finance AB (publ) as issuer on the issuance of SEK600m senior unsecured guaranteed sustainability-linked floating rate bonds due 2027 under a bond framework of up to SEK800m governed by Swedish law.
- Advising Nordic Capital and its portfolio company iLOQ Oy on its issuance of new €55m senior secured floating rate notes due 2029, under a framework of €120m through its holding company Capnor Weasel Bidco Oyj, and the establishment of a €30m super senior revolving credit facility and the related intercreditor arrangements.
- Advised Sixth Street on the financing for Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Swedish Software as a Service (SaaS) company Hypergene.
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Oscar Liljeson, Michael Bark-Jones