White & Case Advokat AB’s debt finance team in Stockholm handles a broad range of matters for major clients, with particular strength in asset-based and structured finance transactions. The team regularly advises asset owners, corporations, banks, private equity and hedge funds, and debt and equity syndicates, among others. Group head Oscar Liljeson is a leveraged finance expert who also handles refinancings, private equity fund financings, and investment grade lending matters. Carl Hugo Parment and Magnus Wennerhorn both left the firm in 2024.

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  • ‘White & Case consistently demonstrates unwavering commitment to excellence, unparalleled legal expertise, and remarkable responsiveness that always exceeds expectations and delivers exceptional results. They are indeed the epitome of professionalism and dedication in banking.'

  • ‘Oscar Liljeson is really good both from a technical and "toolbox" perspective, and is also highly trustworthy.'

  • ‘Oscar Liljeson is highly experienced with superb knowledge and skill.'

  • ‘A strong partner team on the financing side and a really great choice for matters involving several jurisdictions as they work really seamlessly with the other offices.’

  • ‘They have high competence and skill and stay close to the market and always have an updated view on where the market is when it comes to terms and conditions in financing.’

  • ‘They have their finger on the pulse when it comes to the market environment and recent trends.'

Key clients

  • Accent Equity Partners
  • Adelis Equity Partners
  • Altor Equity Partners
  • Ark Kapital
  • Bygghemma Group
  • Celero Capital
  • Cloetta
  • Danske Bank
  • DNB Bank
  • EQT
  • FSN Capital
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Greenfood
  • H&M Hennes & Mauritz
  • IK Investment Partners
  • Impilo
  • Klarna Bank
  • Nobia
  • Nordea Bank
  • Nordic Capital
  • Norvester
  • Oatly
  • Pareto Securities
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
  • SSAB
  • Summa Equity
  • Svenska Handelsbanken
  • Swedbank
  • Swedish Export Corporation
  • Trill Impact
  • Valedo Partners
  • Pagero Group

Work highlights

  • Advised Tenneco, a portfolio company of Apollo, as the US borrower in connection with the establishment of an asset-based credit facility consisting of aggregate commitments totaling $1.2bn.
  • Advising EQT on the debt finance aspects of its SEK16.4bn (approximately $1.6bn) public cash offer by Karo Intressenter to the shareholders of Karo Pharma to acquire the shares in Karo Pharma not already owned by Karo Intressenter and the continued capital needs of the group.
  • Advised Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Nordea Bank as mandated lead arrangers on a €480m high yield bond and €180m revolving guarantee pension facility arranged for Assemblin.

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Oscar Liljeson