Emelie Söderman
Biography
Emelie Söderman is an associate in our Debt Finance practice in Stockholm and joined White & Case in 2018.
Prior to joining White & Case, Emelie studied law at Stockholm University. She commenced her career at the Firm as a summer trainee and, subsequently, joined as a junior trainee.
Experience
Representation of Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Nordea Bank as Mandated Lead Arrangers, on the issuance by Assemblin of €480 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2029 and the establishment of new €180 million super senior revolving credit and guarantee facilities as well as a new pension guarantee facility. Assemblin is one of the Nordic region's leading providers of complete installation and service solutions, with a primary focus on electrical engineering, heating, sanitation, ventilation and automation.
Representation of Oatly, a leading producer of plant-based and dairy-free food products, on a US$430 million financing arrangement, consisting of a private placement of US$300 million 9.25 percent convertible senior PIK notes due 2028, a new US$130 million term loan B credit facility and a SEK2.1 billion amended sustainability-linked revolving credit facility.
Representation of Société Générale as arranger of a term loan facility funding an SPV (sponsored by WMC Energy, a Dutch trader) to finance physical commodity trades under linked spot purchase and forward sale arrangement for car battery supply chain commodities.
Representation of Nordea Bank Apb, filial i Sverige, Aktiebolaget Svensk Exportkredit (publ), the European Investment Bank and BNP Paribas SA, Bankfilial Sverige in connection with a short-term liquidity financing of Re:NewCell AB (publ) with the Company's major shareholders, H&M Fashion AB and Girincubator AB, and, through waivers and amendments in relation to the Company's existing financial arrangements with the Lenders.
Representation of Nordea Bank Abp and Pareto Securities AS on the financing of the acquisition of a portfolio of campsites in Sweden, Germany and Switzerland by Norvestor-owned First Camp Group AB.
Representation of the mandated lead arrangers on the refinancing of approximately SEK 35.5 billion of TLB and revolving facilities of Anticimex, a global leader in pest control services and long-standing EQT portfolio company.
Representation of Adelis on the sale of its majority stake in life science research reagents specialist distributor Europa Biosite to EQT Healthcare Growth.
Representation of Adelis Equity Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Aderian Group.
Representation of EcoDataCenter on a €170 million debt financing, which aims to accelerate its expansion of sustainable data centers in the Nordic market. The consortium of banks providing the facilities included KfW and Kommunalkredit as Global Co-ordinators and Mandated Lead Arrangers, and Investec and NIBC as Mandated Lead Arrangers. EcoDataCenter is a Swedish data center company that is owned by Swedish fund manager Areim and aims to be the Nordic region's leading provider of sustainable and secure data center solutions.
Representation of a consortium of lead investors including Hy24, Altor, GIC and Just Climate on their landmark approximately €1.5 billion investment in H2 Green Steel, Europe's leading green steel start-up, to finance the construction of the world's first large-scale renewable hydrogen-based steel plant in Boden, Sweden.
Representation of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) and a top-tier direct lender on a senior/holdco PIK financing respectively for the acquisition of Truesec Group AB by IK Partners.