International law firm Bird & Bird today announces the expansion of its Finance & Financial Regulation practice with the hire of Olof Wetterling as a partner in Stockh0lm. Olof will start at the firm on the 15th of May.
Olof is an experienced banking and finance lawyer advising both finance providers and borrowers on a wide range of debt financing transactions including acquisition finance, corporate finance, leveraged finance, trade finance, infrastructure finance, refinancing and restructuring transactions. He specialises in private equity driven finance transactions as well as debt restructurings and real estate financing. Olof joins the firm from MAQS where he was a partner in the banking and finance department. He has previously worked as a managing associate at Linklaters and in-house as the Chief Legal Officer for Danske Bank.
At Bird & Bird, Olof will primarily work on financing opportunities across the Nordic region’s strong private equity and real estate markets and the fast-growing corporate bond market as well as scoping out new opportunities to advise on direct lending deals. His appointment is part of Bird & Bird’s ongoing strategic plan: To build the firm’s Finance & Financial Regulation practice and strengthen its offering across the Nordic region.
Mårten Willamo, managing partner of Bird & Bird in Sweden comments: “We’re delighted to welcome Olof to Bird & Bird in Sweden. We have a strong private equity practice in the Nordics and Olof’s extensive experience working with financial institutions on transactions and his in-depth knowledge of the Nordic market will be a real asset to our team. I look forward to his arrival!”
Joss Hargrave, co-head of the international Finance & Financial Regulation group at Bird & Bird adds: “Olof’s appointment comes at an exciting time for our Finance & Financial Regulation group. Being able to provide support on debt financing and handle the entire scope of a transaction is an essential part of our service offering to private equity clients. Olof’s expertise will be invaluable to the group across the firm and our portfolio of Nordic clients.”
Olof says: “I am delighted to be joining the team at Bird & Bird in Stockholm to further expand the firms’ private equity practice whilst continuing to provide pragmatic, commercial and strategic advice to both finance providers and borrowers across the credit spectrum. I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues in Sweden and the wider Nordic market.”
