Carl Brodén
Partner, Stockholm
Finance & Restructuring, Contentious Corporate, Insolvency & Corporate Crime, Financial Regulatory
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Carl Brodén is a Stockholm-based Partner. He has broad experience in a wide range of finance-related matters, with a particular focus on restructuring and insolvency as well as structured finance. In addition to a Swedish LL.M. degree, Carl has a post-graduate degree from the University of Oxford (M.Jur.) and an Executive MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics. Prior to joining Roschier, Carl held the position as Head of Trustee Services at CorpNordic. He has also more than ten years’ experience as a financing lawyer at another major Swedish law firm.
Recognitions
Carl is recognized as one of the leading experts in his field in Sweden by international directories such as Chambers Europe, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500. Further, Carl is recognized as a national leader in banking by Lexology Index.
This is what clients say about Carl:
“Carl Brodén is a very skilled lawyer with enormous analytical capacity. A go-to for complex legal issues. Very pleasant to work with.”
– The Legal 500 2026, Banking and finance
“Carl Brodén gets stuck-in, is proactive and, importantly, is commercial. He is able to give practical and commercial advice and solutions, including where the law is new or untested. This makes him stand out.”
– The Legal 500 2026, Insolvency
“Carl Brodén is uniquely skilled at combining commercial work with practical insolvency matters.”
– The Legal 500 2026, Insolvency
“Carl Brodén is very easy to work with and doesn’t leave any stone unturned.”
– The Legal 500 2026, Insolvency
“Carl Brodén is highly technical, focusing on creating solutions firmly grounded in legal principles.”
– The Legal 500 2026, Insolvency
“Carl Brodén is superb jurist.”
– The Legal 500 2026, Insolvency
“Carl Brodén is very easygoing and the go-to guy when it comes to complicated restructurings of companies with bond financing as well as various layers of debt. He is very experienced with knowledge also on formal insolvency proceedings.”
– The Legal 500 2026, Insolvency
“Carl is one of the most intellectual and smartest lawyers in the city. If it is a complicated and complex matter, he is a go-to person.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, Restructuring/Insolvency
“Carl Brodén is really calm and able to cut through the complexity of Swedish processes.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, Restructuring/Insolvency
“He has unique competence in insolvency law as well as banking and finance. He is experienced and has an excellent grasp of complicated capital structures. He is easygoing and very nice to work with.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, Restructuring/Insolvency
“Carl’s knowledge is unparalleled in Sweden.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, Restructuring/Insolvency
“Carl advises with economically aware expertise.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, Restructuring/Insolvency
“Carl provides unique know-how on complicated matters.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Restructuring/Insolvency
“Carl is a very good technical lawyer and easy to work with.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Restructuring/Insolvency
“Carl Brodén is extremely knowledgeable and solution oriented.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Banking & Finance
“Carl Brodén has unique knowledge and experience not only in bond restructurings but also in providing advice on the lender side. He has in addition a unique grasp of formal insolvency proceedings and technical aspects related thereto.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Insolvency
“Carl Brodén has outstanding legal skills and intelligence.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Insolvency
“Carl is a very strong lawyer who is great to work with.”
– Chambers Europe 2024, Restructuring/Insolvency
“He is very analytical, with a lot of good knowledge in how to apply the legal work practically.”
– Chambers Europe 2024, Restructuring/Insolvency
“Carl Brodén is smart and creative.”
– The Legal 500 2024, Insolvency
Work highlights
Carl Brodén’s experience includes advising:
- RCF Steering Committee on Intrum’s EUR 4.5 billion recapitalisation transaction;
- CVC Capital Partners in the strategic minority partnership investment from KKR into the Etraveli Group;
- Moroncha Holdings Co. Ltd and Preem in the sale of the Preem group to VARO Energy;
- Torsholmen Fastighets AB (publ) in the divestment of a logistics property in Gothenburg to Swedish Logistic Property (SLP);
- the bondholders in the restructuring of YA Holding and Yrkesakademin; and
- The Danish state in connection with the reorganization of SAS.
Career
Roschier, Senior Advisor (2015-2025), Partner (2025-)
CorpNordic, Head of Trustee Services (2013-2015)
Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå, Professional Development Lawyer / Senior Associate (2001-2013)
European Investment Bank, Legal Consultant (2004)
Stockholm District Court, Law Clerk (1998-2000)
Memberships
Member of the Swedish Bar Association
Education
Stockholm School of Economics, MBA (2013)
University of Oxford, M.Jur (2001)
University of Gothenburg, LL.M. (1998)
Languages
English, Swedish
The Legal 500Exceptionally brilliant when dealing with intricate restructuring deals. The go-to-guy when it comes to complicated matters involving different debt layers, inter creditor issues and formal insolvency proceedings.