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Kenneth Nilsson works with insolvency and banking and finance matters.

Kenneth has more than 25 years of experience in restructuring and insolvency and has worked on these matters in a range of roles. He has served as a bankruptcy trustee and as a company reorganisation administrator. As an adviser, he handles complex insolvency cases.

At Setterwalls, Kenneth leads the firm’s cross-border insolvency practice. This work combines expertise in insolvency law with an understanding of the issues that arise when several jurisdictions are involved. He also works with banking and finance matters, an area closely linked to his insolvency work.

Kenneth also assists in disputes arising in connection with insolvency. His experience as a trustee, reorganisation administrator and adviser gives him a complete view of the insolvency process, from restructuring and liquidation to dispute resolution.

Alongside his client work, Kenneth is a frequently engaged author. He has written legal analyses published in Sweden. He is also the author of commentaries on the European Insolvency Regulation and the Swedish Rights of Priority Act (förmånsrättslagen).

Language: English, Swedish, Swedish

Karriär

2008-2018 and 2022-

Setterwalls

2019-2021

Ackordscentralen Väst AB

2005-2008

Advokatbyrån Eriksson & Bengtsson

1994-2005

The Enforcement Authority in Gothenburg

1991-1993

The Administrative Court in Gothenburg and Bohus, law clerk

1991

Stockholm Universitet, LL.M.

Meriter

Case

Case | 27 Feb 2026

Setterwalls advised EQT-owned EdgeConneX on strategic Swedish data centre acquisition with potential capacity of up to 1 GW

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Case | 18 Sep 2025

Setterwalls has advised Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Norge, in connection with the reflagging of the Suezmax vessel Stena Sunrise to Swedish flag

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Case | 10 Dec 2024

Setterwalls advised an ad hoc committee of bondholders in the negotiation and implementation of the recapitalisation of the Ellos Group

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Case | 29 Aug 2024

Setterwalls advises in relation to investment in SAS

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Case | 01 Jul 2015

Setterwalls assists in the sale of Eson Pac Group AB to Inter IKEA Investments AB

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Case | 26 Jun 2015

Setterwalls assists Primas Invest AB in the sale of Isolda AB and Selector Logistik AB

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Case | 02 Sep 2011

Setterwalls advises Eson Pac in its acquisition of Strålfors Identification Solutions (SIS)

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Artiklar

Ny lag – Många juridiska personer måste anmäla verklig huvudman till Bolagsverket
News | 14 Aug 2017

Ny lag – Många juridiska personer måste anmäla verklig huvudman till Bolagsverket

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Administrative sanctions on natural persons
News | 01 Dec 2015

Administrative sanctions on natural persons

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Security rights in railway wagons engaged in international traffic
News | 01 Dec 2015

Security rights in railway wagons engaged in international traffic

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Financial Markets Report Winter 2015-2016
News | 01 Dec 2015

Financial Markets Report Winter 2015-2016

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Financial Markets Report Winter 2014
News | 11 Dec 2014

Financial Markets Report Winter 2014

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Bitcoins, the regulatory perspective
News | 01 Dec 2014

Bitcoins, the regulatory perspective

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