Cirio Advokatbyrå AB handles a broad spectrum of insolvency-related matters, including financial workouts, refinancings of distressed debt, and solvent and insolvent liquidations. Lars-Henrik Andersson, who has over 30 years’ restructuring and insolvency experience, leads the team alongside Pierre Pettersson, who regularly advises both debtors and creditors on distressed debt and cross-border insolvency issues. Karl Björlin is often appointed by courts as a receiver in insolvency and restructuring proceedings, while Odd Swartling specialises in financial crises and formal restructurings.

CMS Wistrand’s insolvency group handles traditional insolvency work, regularly acting as court-appointed trustees, as well as debt restructuring work for banks and corporations. The team is well known for its expertise in insurance-related bankruptcies and liquidations as well as for acting in contentious bankruptcy cases generally. Fredrik Thor, who regularly acts as bankruptcy trustee, administrator in company reorganisations and liquidator, leads the Stockholm-based team, which focuses on matters in the financial services, insurance, IT and real estate spaces. With considerable creditor and debtor-side experience, Jörgen Wistrand heads up the Gothenburg team, which is especially active in the manufacturing and auto sectors. Christian Bergqvist‘s extensive experience includes handling international Chapter 11 cases. Anders Nilsson is a key contact, recently advising on several complex bankruptcies in a variety of sectors, while specialist counsel Nina Baecklund handles insolvencies.

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.

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.

Mannheimer Swartling’s multidisciplinary restructuring and insolvency practice, led by Daniel Karlsson in Stockholm alongside Gothenburg-based Christoffer Monell, has considerable combined experience handling a wide range of matters, including out-of-court restructurings and workouts, preventative planning issues, distressed acquisitions and cross-border reorganisations. Karlsson has experience advising lenders, borrowers, arrangers, issuers and other stakeholders in domestic and cross-border restructurings, while Monell specialises in representing creditors and owners in relation to formal bankruptcy proceedings. Andreas Zettergren has over 15 years’ experience in the field.

Advokatfirman Vinge’s restructuring and insolvency practice has a strong presence across the country, with Albert Wållgren in Stockholm, Morgan Hallén in Gothenburg, and Henrik Ossborn in both Malmö and Helsingborg jointly leading the team, which is particularly strong in insolvency-related litigation and arbitration proceedings. Hallén has considerable experience acting as bankruptcy trustee and in winding up procedures and liquidations. Fabian Ekeblad’s broad practice covers compulsory liquidations, bond and loan restructurings, and complex deals with a restructuring element. Anna Palmérus in Gothenburg also plays a key role in the team, specialising in cross-border bankruptcy proceedings.

Advokatfirman Fylgia KB’s insolvency and restructuring practice has considerable experience handling domestic and international matters, including actions for recovery and disputes concerning liability of payments. The team is particularly strong in the aviation and medtech sectors. With nearly two decades of experience in the field, including as a bankruptcy administrator, Jakob Callmander leads the group; he has recently advised several creditors in relation to defaults, the acceleration of bonds and the enforcement of pledges. Mathias Winge offers considerable expertise in cross-border matters, both in and out of court, to secured and unsecured creditors; he also specialises in assisting overseas clients with the liquidation of Swedish subsidiaries.

Roschier’s finance and restructuring team handles a wide range of restructuring and insolvency-related matters, specialising in out-of-court restructurings and distressed debt trading. The team has a strong reputation for handling debt restructurings across all debt tranches as well as for advising bond-financed companies in relation to bond restructurings. Practice head Johan Häger leverages his expertise in LBO financings and high-yield bonds to advise on cross-border restructurings and reorganisations. Senior adviser Carl Brodén boasts extensive restructuring and insolvency experience.

With notable experience acting as receiver in bankruptcy proceedings as well as in out-of-court restructurings, Emma Berglund Uväng leads Advokatfirman Schjødt‘s restructuring and insolvency team. Hans Renman has over 30 years’ experience advising insolvency practitioners, auditors, commercial lawyers, banks, and other professionals on a wide range of matters and is regularly involved in domestic and cross-border insolvency-related litigation. Johan Hörnberg is regularly instructed by financially distressed companies, creditors, and debtors. Lars Eric Gustafsson left the firm in March 2023 to start his own firm, while Hedvig Mårstad joined Lindskog Malmström Advokatbyrå in September of the same year.

White & Case Advokat AB’s debt finance team assists domestic and international clients with a range of restructuring, workout and insolvency matters in Sweden, with particular strength in bond restructurings. Debt capital markets expert Michael Bark-Jones handles liability management and debt restructuring mandates. Carl Hugo Parment and Magnus Wennerhorn both left the firm in 2024.

Advokatfirman Cederquist KB’s insolvency and restructuring team handles a wide range of matters, including complex workouts and restructurings. The department also often works closely with lawyers in the firm’s other departments, namely the banking, capital markets, and M&A teams, to advise on distressed transactions. Per Henriksson and Berndt Pettersson are the key contacts following the departures of Johan Lundberg and Svante Hultqvist in early 2024.

Setterwalls’ restructuring and insolvency practice handles a range of debt restructuring matters, including loan restructurings, out-of-court refinancings, and distressed debt trading work. The team has notable combined experience representing lenders and syndicated lending groups, corporate debtors, private equity sponsors, distressed asset purchasers, and other interested parties. Mikael Magnusson in Stockholm leads the group along with Kenneth Nilsson and Christian Andersch, both in Gothenburg; Andersch is regularly appointed as receiver in bankruptcies.

Snellman’s finance and restructuring team, working closely with the firm’s M&A, tax, IP and disputes departments, handles a variety of domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters. Managing partner and practice head Fredrik Olsson specialises in private equity-related restructurings and has notable experience in the restaurant industry. Ola Åhman advises companies, creditors and suppliers in relation to insolvency proceedings and distressed situations, while newly promoted partner Carolina Wahlby has expertise in food, entertainment and hotel sector restructurings.