Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s restructuring and insolvency practice focuses on high-end work, including cross-border contentious matters involving multi-layered capital structures. With a dedicated debt capital markets restructuring team, aided by experienced finance lawyers, the group is well known for its expertise handling distressed DCM transactions, particularly for bondholders. Björn Svensson and Sofie Viktorsson jointly lead on the debt/equity restructuring side, while Mikael Borg heads up the DCM restructuring department alongside Caroline Jägenstedt Wikman. Mikael Bolling plays a key role in the team, leveraging his expertise in high-yield bonds as well as leveraged, structured, and asset financings to advise on restructuring mandates.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Mikael Borgs' experience and expertise is invaluable.'
- 'The team offers a very good combinations of skills, experience and expertise to give optimal guidance in difficult legal terrain.'
Key clients
- Municipality of Nyköping
- Intertrust (Sweden) AB
- YA Holding AB
- Nynas
- SEM
- Seamless
- Svenska Nyttobostäder
- Fingerprints
Work highlights
- Represented the municipality of Nyköping in issuing a guarantee related to the obligations of Stockholm Skavsta Flygplats AB (Stockholm South Airport) under a term loan.
- Representing Intertrust (Sweden) AB and the noteholders’ committee for the SEK1.6bn hybrid capital securities in the ongoing Chapter 11 proceedings of SAS AB.
- Advising YA Holding AB, a Swedish-based education company that offers training in various fields such as transport, business, industry, and service, in relation to liquidity shortages.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Björn Svensson, Sofie Viktorsson, Mikael Borg, Caroline Jägenstedt Wikman