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Mannheimer Swartling

Sweden

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Key contacts
Partner: Marcus Ringborg
Partner: Anders Eramsie
Partner: Joachim Agrell
Partner: Niklas Hagbard
Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Indirect tax
Tax
Tax controversy
Firm overview

As one of the leading law firms in the Nordics, Mannheimer Swartling delivers the highest quality legal advice on the market, combined with strategic business insight. The firm advises clients around the world. The firm's position in the market, across all practice areas, is frequently confirmed by rankings in the league tables and awards institutes.

The firm's Corporate Tax practice primarily advises on domestic and cross-border M&A, reorganizations, structured finance, private equity and venture capital, and incentive plans and regularly assists clients in tax litigation. Our areas of expertise cover both direct and indirect tax.

Key practice areas

Corporate tax matters:

  • Cross-border project management
  • Restructuring
  • Transactions
  • M&A
  • Environmental
  • Financial services
  • Corporate taxes
  • Technology

Dispute resolution:

  • Audit defence
  • Audit support
  • Dispute resolution
  • Pre-litigation
  • MAPs/ADRs
  • Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Controversy management
  • State aid

Tax advisory:

  • Tax consulting
  • International tax advisory

Indirect tax:

  • VAT
  • Customs
  • Excise duties
Address:
Norrlandsgatan 21
Box 1711
Stockholm, 111 87
Tel:+46 8 595 060 00 Web Address:https://www.mannheimerswartling.se/
2026 Edition
General corporate tax
Tier 1
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Deloitte
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EY
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KPMG
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Mannheimer Swartling
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Svalner Atlas Advisors
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Vinge
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DLA Piper
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Grant Thornton
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Setterwalls
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Skeppsbron Skatt
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Unum Tax
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Baker McKenzie
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Bird & Bird
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Magnusson
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CMS Wistrand
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Lindahl
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Maqs
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Indirect tax
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Deloitte
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EY
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KPMG
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Svalner Atlas Advisors
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Tier 2

Mannheimer Swartling
4 practice areas
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PwC
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Unum Tax
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Tier 3

Grant Thornton
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Setterwalls
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Skeppsbron Skatt
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Tax controversy
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

EY
7 practice areas
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KPMG
7 practice areas
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Mannheimer Swartling
4 practice areas
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Svalner Atlas Advisors
6 practice areas
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Unum Tax
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Vinge
3 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bird & Bird
5 practice areas
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Forvis Mazars
1 practice area
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Grant Thornton
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Setterwalls
4 practice areas
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Skeppsbron Skatt
6 practice areas
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Overview

Mannheimer Swartling is a leading Swedish law firm, with a practice advising on international tax matters as well as reorganisations, M&A, IPOs, real estate tax, financial structuring, fund formation and tax litigation. It is led by three partners, Niklas Hagbard, Anders Erasmie, and Joachim Agrell. A team of advisers and lawyers assist the partners. 

The firm advised Munters AB on its divestment of FoodTech Equipment to Grain & Protein Technologies for SEK 1,1 billion. It also acted for Northvolt in its restructuring ambitions to achieve scale-up funding. SAS received advice across its financial optimisation strategy to realise SEK 2 billion of debt restructuring.  

Client feedback

‘’I would like to point out that the lawyer I work with is Joachim Agrell. He is a highly skilled lawyer and one of the best VAT experts in Sweden. If I get some advice from Joachim Agrell, I am always confident that it is correct and well balanced. To have an advisor like Joachim Agrell is what every company should have.’’ 

‘’Good team engagement, good coordination.’’

Linked Reviews
Tax

Mannheimer Swartling is a leading Swedish law firm, with a practice advising on international tax matters through its foreign offices, as well as reorganisations, M&A, IPOs, real estate tax, financial structuring, fund formation and tax litigation. It is led by three partners, Niklas Hagbard, Anders Erasmie, and Joachim Agrell. A team of advisers and lawyers assist the partners.

The firm advised MediaMarktSaturn on due diligence and structuring after a divestment agreement with Power International AS. It also acted for Handelsbanken to divest its Danish operations to Jyske Bank.

Partner Martin Nilsson departed to the Supreme Administrative Court in July 2022.

Client feedback

“Vast experience from handling a wide range of complex tax litigation matters.”

“Provide advice and responses to the courts in a timely and technically accurate way.”

“Have expertise on the whole project and specific knowledges in VAT when structuring these kinds of projects.”

“Deep team, highly knowledgeable and commercial.”

“High knowledge, good understanding of our business and to the point advice.”

“Joachim Agrell, who is our main contact, always delivers advice that are well written and easy to understand. He has an extensive knowledge about the financial sector business which is of great benefit for us as a client.”

“Highly skilled, very responsive and to the point in their advice.”

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