White & Case Boosts Banking Practice With New Stockholm Partner Hire

Stockholm, London, June 1, 2011 ... Global law firm White & Case LLP has enhanced its banking and capital markets capabilities by appointing Carl Hugo Parment as partner in Stockholm. Carl Hugo joins from DnB NOR Bank, one of the largest banks in the Nordic region.

"Carl Hugo's addition to the Firm is a great asset to the Stockholm office. Sweden is an important and growing market for us and we are pleased to welcome him to the team," said Ulf Johansson, partner, White & Case. "He has excellent legal expertise and commercial experience which will aid the continuing top tier talent we offer our clients."

White & Case is ranked as number one for legal advisory in M&A for completed deals in the Nordic region year to date, according to Bloomberg data. The office was also recently named 'Law Firm of the Year' in Sweden at the IFLR Europe 2011 Awards.

White & Case has been in Stockholm since 1983 and continues to advise on top tier finance transactions and strengthen its position as a leading firm in the cross-border finance transactions. Recent deals include advising Swedish Latour and Säkl on €2.8 billion/US$3.9 billion merger and advising Nordic Capital Fund VII on the acquisition and related financing of Handicare.

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