Linklaters announced it is enhancing its leveraged finance offering in Stockholm with the hiring of Magnus Wennerhorn, who joins as a partner and will lead the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in Sweden.
Wennerhorn is a leading banking and finance lawyer in Stockholm who has led numerous top-tier acquisition finance transactions and complex cross-border financings and financial restructurings, such as cross-over and investment grade lending and fund financings, for over two decades, representing private equity clients, Swedish and global banks, and corporate clients.
Wennerhorn joined White & Case as a partner and co-head of the debt finance practice in Stockholm.
Linklaters’ top tier leveraged finance lawyers are leaders in their markets with expertise in all major products across the capital structure, working closely with the firm’s leading private equity and M&A practice to guide clients through acquisition structures.
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“As the global banking landscape continues to evolve and our clients face an increasing number of opportunities and challenges, Magnus’ leading expertise across leveraged finance and financial restructurings plays to our strengths and will help us continue to meet demand as we support our clients on their biggest transactions and most complex legal matters. We are excited to welcome Magnus to our Banking practice where his skillset will strengthen a targeted area of growth, working closely with our network to service banks, financial sponsors and corporates both locally and globally, wherever they are in the world.”
- Rebecca Jarvis, Linklaters’ Global Co-Head of Banking
“Private equity and financial sponsors continue to drive global M&A activity, with our team acting on the largest M&A deals in Sweden. Magnus’ hire reflects our commitment to investing in our M&A, private equity and finance offering in Stockholm. His focus on leveraged finance and deep experience and connections across the private equity, bank and corporate sectors make Magnus a perfect fit. He will also enhance our work related to the energy transition, with Sweden well-placed as the European hub for large scale green transition projects. We very much look forward to having Magnus on board.”
- Elisabet Lundgren, National Managing Partner for Linklaters Sweden
