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AGRD Partners, a private equity backed association of business law firms formed in 2025, announces today that Swedish firms Wigge and Bokwall Rislund have joined the group.
The additions mark the next stage in AGRD Partners’ accelerated growth journey, significantly expanding its capabilities and reinforcing its position in the legal market. AGRD Partners is backed by Nordic private equity firm Axcel.
Wigge is a transactions-focused firm with deep expertise in financial regulation, banking and finance, private equity, capital markets and real estate. Bokwall Rislund is a top-tier specialist boutique in competition law, public procurement and adjacent areas of practice. The two firms bring highly regarded teams, strong client bases and specialist service offerings that complement and strengthen the existing AGRD Partners platform.
“We created AGRD Partners last year with a long-term vision to build a strong, collaborative platform of leading business law firms”, said Maria-Pia Hope, Group Chief Executive Officer of AGRD Partners.
“Wigge and Bokwall Rislund are exceptional firms with outstanding reputations that perfectly fit with our culture and ambition. We are delighted to welcome both firms and look forward to continuing to build the platform together. Our ambition is to scale AGRD in markets across the Nordic region and internationally, staying true to the collaborative and supportive approach of Scandinavian private equity as we expand”.
The acquisitions are the first since AGRD Partners’ founding in 2025 through the combination of six Swedish firms. They reflect the group’s ambition to build a scalable platform and grow across the Nordics and beyond.
“Joining AGRD Partners allows us to remain independent while gaining access to an ambitious platform with collaboration, innovation and growth at its core. We look forward to contributing to the group’s shared goals and enhancing the value we deliver to clients”, said Patrick Forslund, Founding Partner at Wigge.
“AGRD Partners offers a unique model in the Nordic legal market, combining specialist expertise with a vision of long-term collaboration and teamwork. We see this as an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of the legal industry while further developing our business as a market leading specialist firm”, said Amir Mohseni, Managing Partner at Bokwall Rislund.
As with other firms in the AGRD Group, both Wigge and Bokwall Rislund will continue to operate under their own names, while participating in joint initiatives through the AGRD Partners platform.
About AGRD Partners
AGRD Partners is an association of eight of Sweden’s leading business law firms: Allié, Born, Morris Law, Next Law, Synch, TM & Partners, Wigge and Bokwall Rislund.
Together, the firms combine market-leading expertise with a shared drive to develop the industry through new technology, innovation and strategic investments. AGRD Partners combines the resources and vision to renew business law.
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