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White & Case Assists in Subway Procurement
White & Case assists MTR in connection with its successful tender for the contract to operate the subway in Stockholm. SL, Stockholm's public transport owner, announced that MTR will operate the subway for eight years, with possibility for a six-year extension. According to SL, "MTR submitted the best bid from a quality standpoint". The procurement is probably one of the largest in the world this year. The White & Case team in Stockholm consists of Claes Zettermarck, Fredrik Schultz, Johan Berg, Henrik Wireklint and Mina Lindgren.
090122
White & Case Assists in Railroad Transaction
We represented Rosenqvist Gruppen AB in its sale of Rosenqvist Rail AB to Pandrol International Limited, which is part of the Delachaux Group. The White & Case team in Stockholm consisted of Mats Boman and Henrik Aurelius.
081205
Anders Reldén New Chairman for SYJ
Anders Reldén has been appointed chairman of Arbitration Association for Young Lawyers at the SCC Institute (SYJ). The association brings together Swedish lawyers under the age of 45, who work with arbitration and commercial litigation. SYJ aims at increasing the younger lawyers knowledge of, and interest in, Swedish and international arbitration.
081202
Mattias Nilsson Receives Award at University
Mattias Nilsson has been appointed "Person of the year 2008" by the students at the Law school at Stockholm University. The award is given to a person who has acted with professionalism and generosity in the best interest of jurisprudence and of the students of the Faculty of Law.
081201
New Partner in Stockholm
Jan Lombach, active in the area of M&A and Capital Markets, joins the Stockholm office as a new partner in White & Case. He is a preeminent Capital Markets lawyer, recognized both internationally and in Sweden. Jan will be the head of the Capital Markets practice in the Stockholm office. Prior to joining White & Case, Jan was a partner in the law firm Vinge in Stockholm.
081010
Co-sponsor Agreement with the Law Students' Association in Uppsala
White & Case has entered into a new co-sponsor agreement with the law students' association in Uppsala. The agreement will be the platform for next year´s increase of visibility, presence and a closer contact with the students at Uppsala university.
081006
Anders Reldén in arbitration discussion panel
Anders Reldén was one of the members in a discussion panel during the Arbitration Day for young lawyers in Stockholm in October.
081014
Tobias Tibell joins White & Case
Tobias Tibell, joined us as an associate on 13 October, 2008. Prior to joining White & Case, Tobias worked for the tax authorities. At White & Case he will primarily be active in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice.
081013
Anna Peyda joins White & Case
Anna Peyda, joined us as an associate on 6 october, 2008. Anna recently graduated law school and business school. She will primarly be active in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice.
081009
White & Case Assists in Acquisition of Combisafe
We assisted Sperian Protection, a company listed on Euronet´s Eurolist, in the acquisition of Combisafe International AB, a leading developer and supplier of height safety and access systems with subsidiaries in seven countries, from Fairford Holdings Constructions Supply AB and Lyktan Invest AB.
080916
Robin Lagerstedt joins White & Case
Robin Lagerstedt, joined us on 4 August 2008. Robin previously served as a law clerk at Ystad District Court and will primarily be active in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice.
080806
Publications
Fredrik Lindblom and Jakob Lundström authored the article "Konkurrensbegränsande beslut av företagssammanslutningar. Exemplet Assistancekåren.", which appeared in Juridisk Tidskrift in June 2008.
080700
White & Case Assisted bioMérieux SA in the Acquisition of AB BIODISK
White & Case assisted bioMérieux, a provider of in vitro diagnostics, with due diligence, merger filing analysis, bid preparation and contractual negotiations in connection with the acquisition of AB BIODISK. The White & Case team in Stockholm consisted of Lennnart Pettersson, Henrik Wireklint, Fredrik Lindblom, Johan Skog, Karin Bertilsson and Lova Unge.
080623
White & Case Assisted Permobil in the Acquisition of LIFESTAND
White & Case assisted the Permobil group in connection with the acquisition of the Life Stand group of companies, manufacturers of standing wheelchairs, from François Porcheron. The White & Case team in Stockholm consisted of Lennnart Pettersson, Emma Mähler, Josefin Baldeh, Costin Mihailescu and Henrik Aurelius.
080613
Disasters in Asia
Earlier this month two natural disasters – an earthquake in China and a cyclone in Myanmar – hit Asia, destroying communities and leaving millions of people without clean water, food or shelter. White & Case has been active in China for more than 30 years, and the Firm is contributing $100,000 to the Red Cross to aid in the relief efforts in China.
080528
Top Ranked in Private Equity
Legal publishers Chambers & Partners recently launched a new guidebook to cover the European markets in more detail. In the 2008 edition of Chambers Europe, White & Case was ranked in tier one in the area of Private Equity in Sweden. According to Chambers, clients praised the lawyers’ ability to " see the whole picture and make good judgements. They really know what we should focus on from a risk point of view."
080515
White & Case Assists in the Acquisition of ConvaTec
In the largest private equity deal to date in 2008, White & Case represents private equity firm Nordic Capital and US-based Avista Capital Partners in connection with their successful $4.1 billion bid to purchase the ConvaTec business unit from Bristol-Myers Squibb. More than 140 White & Case lawyers in 14 offices were part of this team effort. The White & Case team in Stockholm consisted of Claes Zettermarck, Lars Bärnheim and Fredrik Lindblom.
080508
Fredrik Schultz Held Seminar in Cannes
On 18-19 April 2008, Fredrik Schultz was a lecturer at the two-day seminar “Increase Your Litigation Skills”, that was held in Cannes.
080421
Swedish Senior High School Law Championship
On 25 April 2008, Mattias Nilsson acted as a judge in the Swedish Senior High School Law Championship, a national moot court competition for senior high school students studying law.
080420
Publications
Anders Reldén and Mattias Nilsson authored the article “Forum Shopping, Jurisdiction Disputes and Parallel Procedures; On Arbitration Agreements with Escapes – Especially in Construction Contracts,” which appeared in Juridisk Tidskrift on April 4.
080407
White & Case New Employee
Karin Bertilsson, joined us on 25 March 2008. Karin previously worked as a trainee for another Swedish law firm and will primarily be active in our M&A and General Corporate & Commercial Law practice
080325
White & Case New Employee
Erik Hallengren, joined us on 3 March 2008. Erik previously worked for a another law firm in Stockholm and has now joined our Bank Finance practice..
080320
White & Case Assists Rodamco
White & Case assists Rodamco Sverige AB in negotiations with the landowner Råsta Holding AB, in connection with the construction of a gigantic mall. The ”Mall of Scandinavia”, which will be completed in 2012, will be the largest of its kind in Scandinavia. The White & Case team consists of Claes Zettermarck and Fredrik Schultz.
080312
Top Ranking For Dispute Resoultion Practice
As one of only two Law Firms in Sweden, the White & Case Dispute Resolution Group has been top ranked in the 2008 edition of the leading international legal guide "Chambers Global". According to Chambers "This highly recommended team is lauded by clients for its “professional and expedient work” and peers note that it has hired “a good set of younger lawyers,” which bodes well for the future." All four Partners in the Dispute Resolution Group have been individually ranked.
Link to Chambers Global
080212
White & Case New Employee
Johan Skog, joined us as an associate on 11 February, 2008. Johan previously worked as junior trainee in the Stockholm office and he will primarily be active in our capital markets, mergers & acquisitions and general corporate and commercial law practices.
080211
White & Case Ranked as Number Three in International Arbitration
The Global Arbitration Review ranked White & Case's international arbitration practice in third place in its "GAR 100, a guide to the international arbitration capabilities of law firms. The "GAR 100" firms are selected based on a composite of their scores in three key categories—reputation, work, and experience. White & Case is the only law firm of the top five firms on the list that has local presence in Sweden.
080204
White & Case Assists SSAB
In addition to the USD 8.8 billion acquisition facility for SSAB's acquisition of IPSCO during the summer of 2007, White & Case has during the end of 2007 and beginning of 2008 successfully assisted SSAB in connection with a set of refinancing facilities, which consist of (i) loan facilities in the aggregate amount of USD 4.25 billion and a EUR 2 billion medium term note program.
The bank finance transactions mentioned above together with the acquisition process when SSAB acquired IPSCO and the completed SEK 10 billion rights offering during 2007 shows the full width of bank finance, M&A and capital markets services that White & Case can offer locally in Sweden as well as together with its foreign colleagues and that it has the capacity to assist clients in the largest transactions in Sweden during 2007.
080124
Ranked as Number One by Mergermarket
Mergermarket recently released its league table for 2007 for legal advisers acting for the debt providers on buy-outs. The ranking shows that White & Case has a true global leveraged finance practice, since the firm is ranked as number one not only in the Nordic Countries, but also in the whole of Europe, Asia, North America and globally.
080122
New Management in the Stockholm Office
White & Case in Stockholm has as of 1 January 2008 a new management, which consists of Ulf Johansson as executive partner and Anna Sundberg as administrative partner. Ulf has worked in the Stockholm office since 1991 and Anna since 1997. The former executive partner, Göran Åseborn, will be focusing on client work fulltime.
080104
New Partner in White & Case
Lennart Pettersson of the Stockholm office has been elected partner in White & Case LLP, effective 1 January 2008. Lennart joined White & Case in 2000 and focuses on general corporate and commercial law, private and public M&A and corporate transactions.
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