Max Axelsson
Max Axelsson
Biography
Max Axelsson is an associate in the Debt Finance practice at the Firm's Stockholm office. He initially joined White & Case in 2018 and, in 2024, transitioned to Swedbank AB (publ), one of the leading Nordic financial institutions. After a tenure of one and a half years at Swedbank, Max returned to White & Case.
Max advises Nordic and international private equity funds, corporates as well as banks and financial institutions on a broad spectrum of financing transactions. His experience encompasses domestic and cross-border leveraged bond issuances, acquisition financings, bond issuances and corporate recapitalization.
Experience
Representation of Nordic Capital on:
- its portfolio company iLOQ Oy, a leading provider within digital locking and access management solutions, on its issuance of new senior secured floating rate notes due 2029, through its holding company Capnor Weasel Bidco Oyj, and the establishment of a super senior revolving credit facility and the related intercreditor arrangements;
- the underwriting and issuance of up to €450 million senior secured notes, its €50 million super senior revolving credit facility and the related intercreditor arrangements in connection with the acquisition of Foxway Group AB, a leading circular tech services provider in Europe; and
- the issuance of up to SEK 600 million senior secured bonds due 2025 for Qred AB (publ) a Swedish Fintech company, partially owned by Nordic Capital; and
- its portfolio company, Vizrt Group AS, a world leading provider of visual storytelling tools for media content creators, on the issuance of US$125 million senior secured callable bonds due 2026 governed by Norwegian law.
Representation of FSN Capital on:
- a senior facilities agreement (SFA) provided in connection with the acquisition by FSN of Active Brands AS; and
- its portfolio company, ViaCon Group AB (publ), a leading player in construction solutions, on its issuance of EUR 100 million floating rate senior secured bonds due 2025.
Representation of the ad hoc bondholders' committee on the successful consensual recapitalisation of Viaplay Group AB, a Sweden-incorporated Nordic streaming provider and content producer.
Representation of Alder Fund I AB, a Nordic investment fund investing in sustainable technology companies, in the acquisition of Systeminstallation i Varberg AB, together with its subsidiaries, a group that develops and delivers solutions within building automation for energy efficient buildings and various facilities.