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Björn Sjöberg

Björn Sjöberg

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Björn Sjöberg represents both finance providers and borrowers and works mainly with leveraged- and acquisition finance, project finance, real estate finance and structured finance, particularly asset finance and receivables finance. He also has considerable experience of capital market transactions of various kinds, such as bond issues, convertible bonds, securitization, participating debentures.

Björn is also active within the firm’s Corporate group, focusing on company acquisitions and capital market issues especially in the real estate- and financial services sectors.

Qualifications
Professional background
Partner, DLA Piper
2016
Partner, DLA Nordic
2008-2016
Associate, DLA Nordic
2000-2008
Education
LL.M, New York University School of Law
2003
LL.M, Uppsala University
2000
Legal studies, Université Panthéon-Assas - Paris 2
1999
Philosophy studies, Stockholm university
1997
Memberships
Swedish Bar Association
2006
International Bar Association
2008
Experience
Selected experience
Advised DIF on its EUR 150M platform investment into Alight AB, the leading solar developer in Sweden.
Advised Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) on their acquisition of 80% of a c. 500MW portfolio of operational and ready to build onshore wind farms across the Nordics from Fortum (Finnish utility, retaining 20%).
Co-lead and DD/equity team lead for Credit Suisse Infrastructure Partners AG in respect of its investment in and the ECA backed (Euler Hermes) financing of the 457MW Nysäter wind farm (Project Pegasus).
Co-lead for Prime Capital AG and Enlight Renewable Energy (Enlight) on their co-investment in the ready-to-build 372 MW Björnberget wind project in Sweden.
Acted as Swedish lead counsel for Luxcara on all aspects of its investment in and financing of the 700MW Aura wind farm in Markbygden.
Acting for Svea Vind Offshore on all aspects of its development joint venture with Ibedrola comprising a portfolio of projects with a total installed capacity of 10GWh.
Acted for a Swedish infrastructure manager and its related funds on a platform investment into a local Solar developer.
Acted for a Swedish infrastructure manager and its related funds on a joint venture with a leading Swedish renewables developer aiming to build a portfolio of Polish Solar assets.
Acting for OX2 on joint early stage development and co-operation agreements with several Swedish forestry majors.
Co-lead and Swedish team lead for DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale in connection with the project financing (KfW backed) of the Stavro project (240MW) in Sweden (sponsored by a consortium led by Prime Capital)
Acted as lead counsel for NTR plc on Project Swan (the acquisition of operating and greenfield wind farm assets in Sweden and Finland) and the subsequent divestment of a minority stake in, and financing of, the 110 MW Norra Vedbo wind farm in SE4.
Acting as lead counsel for Allianz Global Investors on three acquisitions of onshore wind farm projects from Arise and Eolus Vind.
Acting for a major international renewables developer on an early stage development cooperation agreement with Alight AB
Lead counsel for Greencoat on its acquisition of the wind farm Ersträsk Vind South (Markbygden) from the German wind turbine manufacturer and developer ENERCON.
Ranking
Chambers

“Björn Sjöberg brings high personal attention along with a very strong market knowledge.”

Ranked in Chambers 2024 Europe in Banking & Finance
Legal 500
Ranked in Legal 500 in Finance 2024
Ranked in Legal 500 in Energy 2024
Insights
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DLA Piper advises CSEIP and E.ON on investment and financing of one of Europe’s largest onshore wind farms in Sweden

16 NOV 2018

DLA Piper has advised Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners AG (CSEIP) and E.ON on their investment into, and financing of one of the largest onshore wind farms in Europe, the 475-megawatt Nysäter project in Sweden. A fund advised by CSEIP will hold 80% of the joint venture, while E.ON will build and operate the wind farm under a long-term O&M agreement and retain a 20% equity stake in the project. The total investment amounts to approximately €500 million.

DLA Piper advises Element Power on the sale of part of its business to Norwegian energy group Statkraft

5 OCT 2018

DLA Piper has advised global renewable energy developer, Element Power, on the sale of its power projects and asset management business covering Ireland and the UK, to Statkraft, a Norwegian state-owned utility

DLA Piper advises STG Partners on the acquisition of Extenda and Visma Retail

4 OCT 2018

DLA Piper has advised STG Partners, a California-based private equity firm focused on investing in innovative software, data, and analytics companies, on its acquisition of Visma Retail and Extenda, two of the most prominent technology providers in the tier 1 & 2 retail industry STG Partners will merge both companies to form Extenda Retail.

DLA Piper advises NORD/LB on the financing of Grimås wind farm, Västra Götaland, Sweden

18 DEC 2017

DLA Piper has advised NORD/LB, the German bank known widely in the market as one of the top financiers to on-shore wind projects in Europe, on the project financing of a 46.8MW (13 turbine) wind farm site in Sweden.

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