ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an introduction to the Swedish stock market and the regulation of takeovers in Sweden, including the role of the Takeover Panel. Chapter 2 provides an overview of legal issues typically associated with public takeovers in Sweden. Chapter 3 is a commentary on the Takeovers Act, while in Chapter 4 a commentary is presented on the Takeover Code. Finally, Chapter 5 contains a brief overview of the Takeover Rules applicable to the MTF trading platforms in Sweden, namely Nasdaq First North, AktieTorget and Nordic MTF (the NBK Rules).
