Mikael Bolling

Partner

Assistant

Cindy Fraga

Mikael is a partner within Gernandt & Danielsson’s banking and finance practice. Mikael has more than 15 years’ of experience of advising arrangers as well as borrowers in a vast array of Swedish, Nordic and International debt finance transactions, including bank financings (leverage finance, cross over and investment grade), direct lending, high yield bonds, EMTN and MTN programmes, sustainable and green finance, regulatory capital (AT1 and T2 and similar instruments), hybrid bonds and hybrid loans, securitisations and other asset backed lending, margin loans, factoring, leasing and OTC derivatives.

Experience
  • Gernandt & Danielsson since 2018 (Partner 2022)
  • Secondee, SEB, Stockholm, 2017
  • Senior Associate, White & Case Advokat AB, 2013–2018
  • Legal counsel, SEB, 2008-2013
Education
  • LL.M., Stockholm University, 2010
  • BSc in Business Administration, Stockholm University, 2009
Languages
  • Swedish
  • English
Legal community
  • Member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2018
Ranking
  • Ranked in band 2 within Capital Markets: Debt by Chambers and Partners
  • Ranked in band 3 within Banking & Finance by Chambers and Partners
  • Ranked as "Next Generation Partner" within Capital Markets by Legal 500
  • Ranked as "Highly regarded" in Banking and Finance and Capital Markets: Debt by IFLR1000
  • Recognised as a “Recommended” within Restructuring & Insolvency and Banking & Finance by Legal 500, 2025

"Mikael is a pleasure to work with. His pragmatic approach and sharp focus on what truly matters consistently help us close deals efficiently. He has a knack for cutting through complexity."
Chambers and Partners, 2025

"He offers extremely high service levels and is solution-oriented."
Chambers and Partners, 2025

"Mikael Bolling provides excellent guidance through large and complicated processes. His deep knowledge in the field has been invaluable to us."
Chambers and Partners, 2025

“He is very attentive and has a broad understanding of both loans and bonds. He is also talented in negotiations and processing transactions, and this is combined with a friendly attitude and a focus on what matters most.”                                                                                             
Chambers and Partners, 2024

“Mikael Bolling is a pragmatic and solution-oriented lawyer who excels at delivering practical and effective legal solutions.”
Chambers and Partners, 2024

Predominantly use Mikael Bolling on complex and highly bespoke financing transactions. Very strong commercial skills, an outstanding work ethic, and always available when we need him.”
Legal 500, 2022

Mikael is a pleasure to work with. His pragmatic approach and sharp focus on what truly matters consistently help us close deals efficiently. He has a knack for cutting through complexity.

Chambers and Partners

News

Matters 2026-06-01

Gernandt & Danielsson is advising HLL Hyreslandslaget in its acquisition of Herok Group

HLL Hyreslandslaget (“HLL”) announced on 29 May 2026 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Herok Group (“Herok”), subject to customary merger approval. Both HLL and Herok are family-owned machine rental companies which together will create a strong presence in central and eastern Sweden. Gernandt & Danielsson advises HLL with a core team led...