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Mats Rooth

Mats Rooth is head of Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance Practice Group in Stockholm. He specialises in financing and restructurings, particularly acquisition finance in relation to private equity transactions where he acts for domestic and international borrowers and lenders. Prior to joining the Firm in 2017, he was one of the founding partners and head of the Banking & Finance practice at Byström Rooth & Partners. Mats has also worked as a partner and head of the finance practice at Ashurst in Stockholm and at SEB Merchant Banking and Vinge. Mats focuses on finance and restructurings. He has advised Nordic and international companies, investors and institutions as borrowers and lenders on a wide variety of transactions that involve financing, refinancing and restructuring. · Baker McKenzie

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About

Mats Rooth is the head of Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance Practice Group in Stockholm. He specializes in financing and restructurings, particularly acquisition finance for private equity transactions, acting for both borrowers and lenders. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2017, he was a founding partner and head of the Banking & Finance practice at Byström Rooth & Partners, and previously served as a partner and head of the finance practice at Ashurst in Stockholm, as well as at SEB Merchant Banking and Vinge.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceAcquisition FinancePrivate EquityRestructuringRefinancing

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Expertise

Banking & FinanceAcquisition FinanceRestructuringRefinancingPrivate Equity

Education

  • University of Stockholm (LLM) (1994)
  • University of Cambridge (LLM) (1994)
  • University of Oslo (Maritime Law Degree) (1991)

Admissions

  • Swedish Bar Association

Languages

EnglishSwedish