The Swedish Takeover Code: An annotated commentary

Rolf Skog · Erik Sjöman

Aug 2016 · Taylor & Francis

About this eBook

The Swedish Takeover Code was first published in the 1970s, with the UK City Code serving as a model. However, the 2011 overhaul of the City Code implemented changes in the UK which brought the City Code closer to the Swedish approach, particularly in regards to procedures surrounding the announcement of offers and possible offers.

Available for the first time in English, this book is the leading commentary on the Swedish Takeover Code. Written by members of the Swedish Takeover Panel, who have been directly involved in the recent overhauls of the code, it is a vital reference for any companies, lawyers, bankers, financial regulators or policy makers participating in mergers and acquisitions involving Swedish stakeholders.

About the author

Professor Rolf Skog is the Director General of the Swedish equivalent of the UK Takeover Panel and responsible for Sweden’s participation in the negotiations regarding the EU Takeovers Directive. He was secretary to the committee preparing the Swedish Takeovers Act 2006 and has led recent years’ overhauls of the Swedish Takeover Code. He is also Sweden’s representative on the Takeover Bids Network of ESMA.

Erik Sjöman

is a top-ranked capital markets and public M&A partner at Vinge, one of Sweden’s two largest international law firms. He is also a member of the Swedish Takeover Panel and the Listing Committee of NASDAQ Stockholm and has been closely involved in the latest overhauls of the Swedish Takeover Code.