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DLA Piper Sweden

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DLA Piper Sweden’s banking practice in Stockholm advises on real estate, asset, and project finance mandates on both the borrower and lender side, with special situations real estate a key growth area for the group. Recent highlights for the team include advising alternative investment client Castlelake on its joint venture with Swedish real estate company SBB and the subsequent acquisition financing of properties from other SBB companies. Practice head Carl Schwieler focuses on leveraged and structured finance work, advising private debt funds as well as borrowers in the private equity and real estate spaces. Björn Sjöberg advises arrangers, lenders, and borrowers on leveraged, real estate, asset, and renewable energy finance transactions. Marianne Ramel advises on real estate and project finance matters, and Joséphine Tessmar is also recommended.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They offer fantastic customer service and competence across the organisation.’
  • ‘Emil Alexanderson always delivers a good service and is extremely focused. Always takes a holistic view and is always available and quick to respond.’
  • ‘Marianne Ramel is responsive and gives practical advice.'

  • ‘I feel special in my work together with them. They understand my issues and visions.’

  • ‘Relating to advice received on finance matters I am very happy with the service which tends to be proactive and covers all aspects of a transaction. Focus is on the commercial aspects and there is a willingness to always understand how technical matters translate into commercial.'

Key clients

  • Avenue
  • Aonic
  • Castlelake L.P.
  • Cheyne
  • Cloudberry Production AS
  • Cube
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • Einride AB
  • Elektroimportøren AS
  • Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP)
  • Heimstaden Bostäder AB
  • HSBC Group
  • Mizuho Bank
  • Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Nord/LB)
  • Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of SAS
  • Philip Morris international
  • PIMCO / Allianz Debt Fund
  • Savills Investment Management AB
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
  • Solita ApS
  • Svenska Nyttobostäder AB (publ)
  • TRATON Sweden / TRATON SE

Work highlights

  • Advised Castlelake L.P. on the SEK5.2bn and SEK5.7bn financing and establishment of two new joint ventures with Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB.
  • Advised TRATON on its Commercial Paper Program, under which the company can issue commercial paper in the amount of €2.5bn.
  • Advising the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of SAS on the legal matters in Sweden, Norway and Denmark in connection with SAS' Chapter 11 process.

Lawyers

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.

Carl Schwieler

Other key lawyers

Björn Sjöberg, Marianne Ramel, Emil Alexanderson, Joséphine Tessmar