Nordics - Sweden

Cirio Advokatbyrå AB

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Cirio Advokatbyrå AB’s Stockholm-based capital markets team has broad experience in both equity and debt transactions. Recently, the team has been especially active on the equity side, handling IPOs, share issuances, and corporate spin-offs, notably in the technology, life sciences, healthcare, energy, infrastructure and real estate sectors. Annika Andersson, with over 20 years’ experience advising major Swedish and international companies, leads the ECM practice, while Dennis Luttropp Hansson heads up the DCM department. Banking and finance lawyer Jesper Johansson also offers DCM expertise to issuers and arrangers, especially concerning high-yield and investment-grade bonds.

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  • 'A full-service firm with a global network to support on transactions/agreements with international parties. Their lawyers are professional, knowledgeable and proactive.'

  • ‘A dedicated and skillful team that is knowledgeable within their field with a global network. They are solution oriented and always responsive to clients' needs.'

  • ‘Cirio's team is very knowledgeable about life sciences-related legal topics. They also have deep knowledge and experience in advising smaller companies.’

  • ‘They work closely with customers and are agile when it comes to finding solutions.'

Key clients

  • ABB Ltd
  • AB Sagax
  • Fortnox AB
  • Karnov AB
  • Besqab AB
  • Green Landscaping Group AB
  • Formpipe AB
  • Karolinska Development AB
  • Boule Diagnostics AB
  • Abliva AB
  • Pareto Securities AB
  • BEWi
  • Scandinavian Biogas Fuels International AB
  • SaveLend Group AB
  • TagMaster AB
  • Intervacc AB
  • Annexin Pharmaceuticals AB
  • Freja eID Group AB

Work highlights

  • Advised ABB Ltd on the Swedish capital markets aspects of the spin-off of Accelleron Industries AG.
  • Advised AB Sagax in connection with a directed share issue through an accelerated book-building procedure raising proceeds of approximately SEK2bn.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Annika Andersson

Cirio Advokatbyrå AB

Annika Andersson is head of Cirio’s Equity Capital Markets and Public M&A group. Annika specialises in equity capital markets and corporate law, with the emphasis on capital market transactions and public M&A, including IPOs, raising of capital, public takeover bids, non-cash acquisitions, mergers and restructurings. Annika’s work includes corporate law, corporate governance and regulatory issues in the equity capital markets, as well as operational and supervisory issues for securities institutions, mutual fund companies and alternative investment fund managers.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Annika Andersson, Dennis Luttropp Hansson

Other key lawyers

Jesper Johansson