SWEDEN

Niclas Rockborn

GERNANDT & DANIELSSON

CAREER

Niclas has been a partner at Gernandt & Danielsson since 2005 and heads the firm’s Specialists practice group. He has over 25 years’ experience advising clients who offer financial services and his qualifications in this area are regularly recognised in independent national and international rankings. His clients include entities in banking and insurance, asset management and investment funds, e-money and payment institutions, and in the FinTech sector.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

LL.M., Uppsala University, 1998
Visiting student, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, 1997–1998
Member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2003
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Member and convener of the editorial board at the Swedish Institute against Money Laundering (SIMPT)

EXPERIENCE (INVESTMENT FUNDS)

Advised EQT in connection with the launch of EQT Nexus
Advised Öhman in connection with its acquisition of Lannebo Fonder
Advised Arte Collectum in connection with the launch of Arte Collectum I
Advised Nordkinn Asset Management in connection with the launch of Nordkinn hedge fund
Contributed to Nasdaq Stockholm’s recently published Listing Guide Alternative Investment Funds on how AIF managers can implement a listing of an AIF on Nasdaq Stockholm

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Ranked in band 1 by Chambers & Partners in Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Ranked in band 1 by Chambers & Partners in FinTech
Ranked as “Highly regarded” by IFLR1000 in Banking & Finance
Ranked as a “Global leader” and a “National leader” in Private Funds by Who’s Who Legal
Ranked as “Leading individual” in FinTech by Legal 500