HWF Advokater

What HWF Advokater does

HWF Advokater is a Swedish business law firm headquartered in central Helsingborg at Södra Storgatan 7, providing tailored legal advisory services across nine practice areas: equity capital markets and public M&A, employment law, corporate law, construction law, real estate and commercial tenancy, corporate acquisitions (M&A), commercial contracts, and dispute resolution. The firm also offers an "extern bolagsjurist" (external corporate counsel) retainer module for clients seeking ongoing day-to-day legal support. Clients range from large multinational groups to local development firms, both listed and unlisted, with international mandates handled through a network of foreign lawyers.

The firm operates under a True Partnership ownership model in which firm results are shared equally among the six partners — Åsa Hansdotter, Fredrik Widjer, Lisa Fennhagen, Anders Eriksson, Kristoffer Roos, and Andreas Wejdrup Petersson — and employed lawyers are compensated on an experience basis. It currently has just over ten employees plus a number of senior lawyers in office community.

Established in 2018, HWF Advokater traces its origins to a business law practice that began under Mannheimer & Zetterlöf in the 1980s and later grew within Mannheimer Swartling. The firm describes its approach as the "Helsingborg model" — a combination of broad business law knowledge, individual cutting-edge expertise, and long-term client relationships. Revenue is generated through professional fee-for-service legal engagements, with customized fee arrangements available for extensive or long-term assignments as external corporate counsel; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

HWF Advokater

Legal name

HWF Advokater AB

Website

https://hwf.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HWF Advokater is a Helsingborg-based Swedish business law firm providing tailored legal advisory across M&A, construction, corporate, employment, real estate, and dispute resolution practice areas, serving listed and unlisted companies from multinationals to local developers under a True Partnership model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Law Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Business law services
• Corporate legal advisory
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Construction law advisory
• Commercial contract law

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsingborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: The firm provides tailor-made business law services including M&A, construction law, corporate law, employment law, dispute resolution, real estate law, and public M&A/equity capital markets. Revenue is generated through professional legal services billed to clients on a fee-for-service basis, with customized fee arrangements offered for extensive or long-term assignments as an external corporate legal department.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

HWF Advokater is a Swedish business law firm providing tailor-made legal advisory services across nine practice areas: equity capital markets and public M&A, employment law, corporate law, construction law, real estate and commercial tenancy, corporate acquisitions (M&A), commercial contract law, and dispute resolution. The firm also serves as an external corporate legal department for clients with long-term engagements, supporting both day-to-day operations and major business decisions. Services are billed on a fee-for-service basis with customized fee arrangements for extensive or long-term assignments.

Product overview

HWF Advokater is a business law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services organized by practice area. The firm provides nine core service offerings: Aktiemarknadsrätt och publik M&A (equity capital markets and public M&A), Arbetsrätt (employment law), Bolagsrätt (corporate law), Entreprenadrätt (construction law), Fastighetsrätt och kommersiell hyresrätt (real estate and commercial tenancy), Företagsöverlåtelser/M&A (corporate acquisitions), Kommersiell avtalsrätt (commercial contracts), Tvistlösning (dispute resolution), and an add-on Extern bolagsjurist (external corporate counsel) module. The services are delivered through a True Partnership model where partners share results equally and employed lawyers are compensated based on experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Equity Capital Markets and Public M&A Advisory services covering equity capital markets and public M&A, including initial public offerings, private placements, restructurings, corporate governance, and incentive programs. Designed for listed and unlisted companies navigating capital markets transactions.
• Employment Law Employment law services covering employment contracts, terminations, executive employment matters, bonus and incentive programs, trade secrets, and employment aspects of business transfers and reorganisations. Targeted at companies requiring employment and benefits legal counsel.
• Corporate Law Corporate law services including capital raising, start-ups, restructurings, share issues, board matters, shareholder agreements, and investment advisory. Aimed at companies throughout their lifecycle from formation to restructuring.
• Construction Law Construction law services covering project planning, design and financing, tender document preparation, contract negotiations, ongoing advisory during project execution, and dispute resolution through arbitration or general courts. Aimed at construction firms, developers, and project owners.
• Real Estate Law and Commercial Tenancy Real estate law and commercial tenancy services including acquisitions and transfers of real estate companies and properties, commercial rental law, leaseholds, and sale and leaseback arrangements. Targeted at property owners, real estate companies, and commercial tenants.
• Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers (M&A) Corporate acquisitions and mergers advisory including acquisition and transfer advice, contract drafting and negotiation, project management, and due diligence. Aimed at companies engaged in M&A transactions.
• Commercial Contract Law Commercial contract law services including outsourcing and procurement, joint ventures, strategic cooperations, licensing agreements, OEM and distribution agreements, franchise agreements, and contract negotiations. Targeted at companies entering commercial arrangements.
• Dispute Resolution Dispute resolution services including procedural case assessments, inquiry examinations, arbitration proceedings (national and international), and litigation in general courts. Aimed at clients involved in legal disputes.
• External Corporate Counsel External corporate counsel service providing ongoing legal advisory for day-to-day business operations, project management for international M&A projects, and supplementary resources for companies with in-house legal teams. Functions as an extension of clients' in-house legal departments.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Setterwalls: Swedish business law firm offering M&A, corporate, real estate, construction, employment, and dispute resolution services to listed and unlisted companies. Closely comparable practice mix and target client base to HWF Advokater.
• Lindahl: Full-service Swedish business law firm with comparable practice areas across M&A, corporate, real estate, construction, employment, and dispute resolution. Targets similar mid-market and listed-company clients across Sweden.
• Gernandt & Danielsson: Swedish business law firm with strong M&A, equity capital markets, and corporate governance practices serving listed and large unlisted companies. Comparable transaction-led model and premium client focus.
• Advokatfirman Vinge: Sweden's largest business law firm with full-service corporate, M&A, capital markets, real estate, and dispute resolution capabilities. Competes head-to-head for premium Swedish corporate mandates and represents the upper-bound scale competitor for firms like HWF.
• Cederquist: Stockholm-based business law firm specializing in M&A, capital markets, and corporate advisory for listed companies and financial sponsors. Directly comparable in premium corporate client focus and transaction-led practice.
• Mannheimer Swartling: One of Sweden's largest business law firms and the historical parent practice from which HWF Advokater was spun out in 2018. Directly comparable M&A, equity capital markets, dispute resolution, and corporate-law practices serving Swedish listed and unlisted companies.
• Advokatfirman Delphi: Swedish business law firm with comparable practice areas (M&A, equity capital markets, corporate, real estate, dispute resolution). Targets similar mid-cap and listed company clients with a full-service Nordic business-law model.
• KANTER Advokatbyrå: Swedish business law firm offering corporate, M&A, real estate, and dispute resolution services to listed and unlisted companies. Comparable mid-sized Swedish business-law model with similar practice mix.

Broad incumbents

• Bird & Bird: International law firm with a Stockholm office offering M&A, technology, and corporate advisory services. Competes for cross-border mandates that HWF currently handles via referral networks, representing the international incumbent threat.

Regional players

• Advokatfirman Schjødt: Leading Nordic business law firm with offices across Norway, Sweden, and other Nordic jurisdictions. Comparable full-service Nordic M&A and corporate practice but operates from a broader geographic footprint than HWF.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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