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Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå

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Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s fintech expertise encompasses a broad range of transactional and regulatory matters. Highly respected financial regulatory specialist Niclas Rockborn regularly advises fintech clients on regulatory matters and is noted particularly for his leadership in the field of virtual currency. He heads up the team alongside Carl Westerberg, who advises on acquisitions, takeovers, joint ventures, and other corporate deals involving fintech companies. Corinne Ekman is noted for advising clients operating in the fintech space on transactions involving regulated financial services components.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The G&D team is a very well established fintech/finreg team in the Swedish market. We always reach out to their team with any fintech related questions. We were impressed by their knowledge, responsiveness and ability to find practical solutions for complex and abstract problems.’
  • 'Niclas Rockborn has extensive knowledge and has worked in the field for a long time. He is very dedicated and highly skilled.'
  • ‘Niclas Rockborn and Rikard Sundstedt are both excellent lawyers. Compared to competitors their advice is extremely solid and covers every important aspect of matters. Rikard is bliss to work with; he is very communicative and is on top of regulatory developments. Niclas is equally knowledgeable and is always available for urgent questions. I would most definitely recommend both gentlemen!'
  • ‘G&D, and Niclas Rockborn in particular, has a very strong position in the Swedish FinTech market. They have a very good reputation and often advise on high-profile cases.'
  • ‘I think that Niclas Rockborn is the FinTech practice at G&D. He has a lot of experience from the financial regulatory side of FinTech and an outstanding position.'
  • ‘Niclas Rockborn is the "go to-lawyer" within the fields of financial services and fintech in Sweden.’

  • ‘The team is extraordinarily knowledgeable about the regulatory landscape across several industries as well as the practices of supervisory authorities. At the same time the team has significant legal skills within other fields of law which have helped us navigate a very difficult legal landscape under change. They are also always accessible and helpful.'

  • ‘We find the team to work efficiently and with high knowledge of legal development concerning FinTech.'

Key clients

  • Carnegie Investment Bank
  • Cint Group AB
  • EasyPark AB
  • Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)
  • Forex AB
  • MoneyGo AB
  • Neqst
  • Nordic Capital (payments team)
  • Nordnet
  • Nordiska Kreditmarknadsaktiebolaget (publ)
  • Söderberg & Partners
  • Svea Bank AB
  • Swedbank AB (publ)
  • TF Bank AB (publ)
  • The Shareholders of Sambla AB
  • Trustly Group AB
  • Youple AB
  • Milkywire AB
  • SIBA Invest AB

Work highlights

  • Advising Neqst 2023 AB (Nesqt) in connection with Neqst, together with other sellers, divesting all shares in Digital Route AB to GRO Capital.
  • Successfully represented Svea Bank against the Consumer Ombudsman in proceedings before the Supreme Court in a case concerning prohibition against late fees.
  • Advised Nordiska Kreditmarknadsaktiebolaget in connection with its acquisition of Release Finans.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Niclas Rockborn, Carl Westerberg

Other key lawyers

Corinne Ekman, Rikard Sundstedt