IFLR1000 Reviews

Financial and corporate

Schjødtis a Scandinavian law firm with a significant international presence. The firm, founded in 1999, is present in Sweden via an office in Stockholm. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm has a market-leading offering across the full range of financial and corporate areas. 

Its banking and finance department advises on a wide variety of finance transactions, with a particular focus on real estate finance, and cross-border leveraged acquisition financing banking. 

The firm’s team advising on capital markets, financial regulatory and tax is also highly able. It has exceptional capabilities in assisting on capital markets and public M&A transactions. The firm is well known for its expertise in the cryptocurrency sector, alongside its superlative knowledge of the life sciences and healthcare sector. 

The M&A team has experienced growth in the recent past and is among the strongest practices in the area in Sweden, advising on the structuring and implementation of all types of M&A transactions and private company investments in the wider Nordic region. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients include Baring Vostok Capital Partners, NREP, MTG, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Carnegie, Swedbank, Danske Bank, DNB, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Nordea, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, American Express, Ture Invest, Proventus Capital Partners, Ares Management, Procuritas and Scope Capital. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Insolvency 

“Apart from being really good lawyers, the people from Schjødt that we have been working with have true business acumen and understand the business needs.” 

 

M&A 

“Client-centric. Hardworking. Making specialist functions come together seamlessly. Fun factor.”