Partner Niclas Rockborn and senior associates Rikard Sundstedt and Robin Entenza have authored the Swedish chapter in Chambers Blockchain & Crypto-Assets Global Practice Guide 2026.
Gernandt & Danielsson advises affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. in connection with the acquisition of Brocc Finance AB from Brocc Holding AB. The acquisition was consummated on 29 October 2025 following customary regulatory approvals from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
Gernandt & Danielsson biträder närstående bolag till Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. i samband med förvärvet av Brocc Finance AB från Brocc Holding AB. Förvärvet fullföljdes den 29 oktober 2025 efter sedvanliga myndighetsgodkännanden från Finansinspektionen.
Gernandt & Danielsson has advised DLL in a licence restructuring regarding its Nordic operations. On 23 October 2025, DLL’s Swedish subsidiary De Lage Landen Finans AB returned its licence to conduct financing business to instead become registered as a financial institution.
The operations of De Lage Landen Finans AB's Danish and Finnish branches will continue under local registrations. Sim
Lexology In-Depth: Virtual Currency Regulation is a country-by-country guide to recent legal and regulatory changes and developments in the field of virtual currencies
Together with ROYC and Elvinger Hoss Prussen, partner Niclas Rockborn and senior associate Arijan Kan have co-authored the white paper “Strategic Fund Architecture – Capturing the Next Wave of Private Capital”.
On 27 August 2025, the Swedish Fund Selection Agency announced its award decision in the procurement of actively managed Swedish equity funds for the premium pension fund platform (PPM). The award decision affects 570,000 savers and a total capital of approximately SEK 92 billion.
Gernandt & Danielsson has represented Carnegie Investment Bank in a case against the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) concerning the interpretation and application of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The case is pending in the Supreme Court, which has requested a preliminary ruling by the European Court of Justice.
Partner Niclas Rockborn has been listed as a band 1 practitioner in Chambers 2025 FinTech guide. Based on thorough research interviews by Chambers’ independent research team, the FinTech guide lists leading lawyers and other professionals in the FinTech industry across the world, including payments, blockchain, cyber security and data protection specialists.
Gernandt & Danielsson advised a consortium led by entrepreneur Kamjar Hajabdolahi, CEO and founding partner of BLQ Invest, on financial regulatory matters in connection with the acquisition of Klarna Checkout from Klarna. The buyers, who took ownership of Klarna Checkout on 1 October, will operate the business under the new name Kustom.
Gernandt & Danielsson has acted as legal advisor in connection with the conclusion of a share purchase agreement between TF Bank AB (publ) in its capacity as seller and Alektum Holding AB (publ) as well as Erik Selin Fastigheter AB as buyers, regarding the transfer of a majority stake in Rediem Capital AB.
Partner Niclas Rockborn and senior associates Rikard Sundstedt and Robin Entenza, all active within Gernandt and Danielsson’s specialist and financial services group, authors the contribution to Chambers guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency law and regulation (Blockchain 2024) regarding Sweden.
On 17 June 2024, a bid consortium consisting of CVC and Waldakt announced a recommended public cash offer to the shareholders of Resurs Holding AB (publ). The offer values all shares in Resurs at SEK 4,700 million. The shares in Resurs are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Partner Niclas Rockborn is the author of the Trends & Development section for Sweden, covering AI developments in the Fintech sector, neobanks and the risk of money laundering, the use of AI to combat financial crime, certain recent policy initiatives by the Swedish FinTech Association (SweFinTech), and Fintech companies facing difficulties accessing banking services.
Legal 500 has released the 2024 EMEA Guide and Gernandt & Danielsson continues to be ranked within Banking & Finance; Capital Markets: Debt and Equity; Commercial, Corporate & M&A; Data Privacy & Data Protection; Dispute Resolution; EU & competition; Fintech and Insolvency.
In 2020, the Swedish Consumer Ombudsman initiated proceedings against Svea Ekonomi AB, currently Svea Bank AB, with the purpose to ban late fees in consumer credit relations. In the proceedings, the Ombudsman asserted that late fees were prohibited pursuant to the Swedish Act on Compensation for Collection Costs etc.
The Swedish Consumer Agency decided on 30 September 2022 to issue a warning against MoneyGo AB together with a maximum penalty fee of SEK 10 million for alleged infringements of the Consumer Credit Act.
Partner Niclas Rockborn, senior associate Arijan Kan and associate Sebastian Kjellqvist have contributed to Nasdaq Stockholm’s recently published Listing Guide Alternative Investment Funds.
The Government is examining the introduction of funds incorporated as limited liability companies with variable share capital (SICAV) into Swedish law.
Regeringen utreder en reglering av svenska associationsrättsliga fonder med rörligt aktiekapital