Marianne Ramel

Partner
Stockholm
About

Marianne Ramel is experienced in a broad range of debt and equity finance transactions, particularly in project finance (including public-private partnership), real estate finance and acquisition finance. Marianne has represented a wide range of finance providers (including sovereigns) and borrowers. Marianne is also active within the firm’s Corporate group.

Marianne is head of the China desk in Sweden, and is experienced in cross-border transactions, with a particular emphasis on the Chinese market. Having worked and studied in various periods in China since 1988, Marianne has given advice on some of the largest foreign investments in China, as well as on outbound Chinese investments. Marianne advises Nordic companies in achieving their strategic and commercial plans in China, as well as Chinese companies investing in the Nordic region.

Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural ResourcesCorporateFinanceMergers and AcquisitionsPrivate Equity

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised DBS Bank and STMicroelectronics on a US$750 million senior syndicated credit facility and a US$250 million junior syndicated credit facility in relation to the project financing of a manufacturing facility in China
  • Advised Chengdu Générale des Eaux-Marubeni Waterworks Co., Limited (a the joint venture between Veolia Water and Marubeni Corporation) on the restructuring and refinancing of the syndicated credit facility provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) together with a syndicate of international banks, as well as, the guarantee facility provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB) together with a syndicate of international banks for a US$106 million project; one of the first BOT projects in China
  • Advised DBS Bank and STMicroelectronics on a US$450 million senior syndicated credit facility in relation to the project financing of the expansion of a manufacturing facility in China
  • Advised Air Liquide on RMB2.2 billion syndicated term and revolving credit facilities for the acquisition of group of Chinese companies
  • Advised Carlsberg on its acquisition of a 12.25 percent shareholding in large Chinese brewery, including the anti-trust notification, in the amount of RMB2.38 billion
  • Advised Schneider Electrics on its acquisition of a Chinese electronics company and the licensing of various technologies, including the anti-trust notification
  • Advised STMicroelectronics on the sale of its shares in a foreign invested joint venture in China in the amount of US$422 million, including the anti-trust notification
  • Advised STMicroelectronics on the sale of its shareholding in a joint venture company to one of its competitors, a large US semi-conductor solution provider, in the amount of US$1.27 billion, including the anti-trust notification
  • Advised STMicroelectronics on its contribution of its China flash memory business and other assets into a joint venture vehicle jointly established by it, Intel and the US private equity firm, Francisco Partners, including the anti-trust notification. The Chinese assets were contributed in the form of an equity transfer within the framework of a global asset contribution agreement
  • Advised Micron on the sale of its shareholding in a foreign invested joint venture company to one of its competitors, a large semi-conductor solution provider, in the amount of US$425 million
Languages
  • Swedish
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • Serbian
Education

    Prior Experience

    • 2016 - , Partner, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB
    • 2012 - 2016, Partner, DLA Nordic, Stockholm, Sweden
    • 2005 - 2011, Special Counsel, international law firm, Beijing, China
    • 2001 - 2005, Associate, leading international law firm, London, England
    • 1998 - 2001, Associate, international law firm,, London, England

    Memberships And Affiliations

    • English Law Society since 2000
    • Swedish Bar Association since 2012

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