Nordics - Sweden

DLA Piper Sweden

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DLA Piper Sweden’s restructuring and insolvency team focuses on cross-border matters, including a high volume of financial restructurings across the Nordic region in the real estate, energy and infrastructure sectors. The group has notable experience handling restructurings and wind-ups of bond structures. Practice head Jonas Premfors has considerable experience acting as an administrator in bankruptcy estates as well as advising on high-level company reorganisations. Erik Selander, who advises banks on a wide range of insolvency-related matters, oversees the firm’s Nordic restructuring group. Joakim Hedström is often appointed as an administrator in bankruptcy proceedings in Swedish district courts, while senior associate Sandra Andersson focuses on formal and informal winding-up procedures.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘A competent and experienced team of highly qualified lawyers.'

  • ‘Jonas Premfors is a pragmatic and solution-oriented lawyer providing a high-level service.' 

  • ‘The firm is big enough to handle large matters.'

  • ‘The team stands out for its competence, which is based on practical experience and academic capability, both Swedish and international.’

Key clients

  • Kaupthing ehf
  • Aligera Holding including Aligera Wind Group
  • Componenta Främmestad
  • Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of SAS
  • RE Education
  • Trinitas Fastigheter group of companies
  • Bergvik Skog
  • Rushrail
  • It's Re:leased AB
  • S-bolagen/Minoritetsintressen
  • Azelio AB

Work highlights

  • Acting as local counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of SAS, the well-established leading Scandinavian airline company, on the legal matters in Sweden, Norway and Denmark in connection with SAS' Chapter 11 process.
  • Appointed as bankruptcy trustee for the multinational solar energy company Azelio AB, which has developed a sustainable way of storing renewable energy.
  • Acted as administrator in the bankruptcy of Componenta Främmestad AB.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Erik  Selander

Erik Selander

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Erik Selander is part of the restructuring and insolvency team. Erik’s extensive international experience regarding company reorganisations, liquidations and bankruptcies is fundamental to DLA Piper’s Restructuring and Insolvency group. Erik is in charge of DLA Piper's restructuring and insolvency team at Nordic level/the Nordic platform. Erik represents finance providers as well as borrowers. Erik works primarily on cases involving the handling of elevated credit risks and related security issues. Furthermore, Erik who has previously worked at one of the largest Swedish banks with credit related issues for approximately 10 years, is also part of our banking and finance team where he focuses on issues in the border between banking & finance and reconstruction. Erik is a member of the World Bank Insolvency Task Force representing Sweden. Erik is appointed by the World Bank as National correspondent regarding insolvency law and company law. Erik leads the Research Panel for Insolvency Law, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law/Stockholm University and, was a member of the Council at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL). Erik is also involved in DLA Piper's Sports and Events initiative and is responsible partner concerning DLA Piper's matter as exclusive legal advisor to Åre 2019 AB, organizer of the Alpine World Championships in Åre 2019.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jonas Premfors

Other key lawyers

Erik Selander, Joakim Hedström, Sandra Andersson