Private Equity
Europe Guide 2024 : Sweden
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Vinge’s specialist competence offers efficient transaction management in connection with acquisitions, business transfers and complex transactions. As adviser to private equity companies, we are the only Swedish firm on the top-10 list for Europe.
Vinge’s specialists are top‑ranked year after year both by international ranking institutes and in client surveys. By virtue of our business law full‑service offering, we can provide support in relation to all commercial law issues.
In order to retain our position as a leading business law adviser, we impose very stringent requirements on ourselves; competence development, exchange of experience and an astute recruitment strategy are some of the decisive success factors.
Chambers Review
Vinge offers a premium practice with experience handling large, complex public and private M&A transactions. The team is highly respected for its handling of international mandates, as well as its pan-Nordic and Swedish capabilities. Mergers, acquisitions, divestments and takeovers are regularly handled by the law firm, and its clientele ranges from corporates to shareholders and founders. Vinge also offers outstanding ECM capabilities ranging from IPOs and listing changes to share and rights issuances. Domestic and Nordic private equity houses and their portfolio companies also seek Vinge's assistance with large acquisitions and investments as well as venture capital transactions. Clients especially benefit from the law firm's full-service expertise, leveraging its presence in tax, competition and employment law.
Work Highlights
- Vinge represented SBB in the sale of a SEK9.2 billion stake in its social infrastructure portfolio for public education to Brookfield.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Vinge provides excellent advice and support on corporate and capital markets matters. Team members are insightful and offer short response times."
"The law firm is experienced, pragmatic and efficient."
"We are impressed with the team's combination of strong legal and business acumen."
"Lawyers in the team have a great ability to quickly handle complex situations."
"The firm always puts its clients in the first place."
"Vinge provides excellent advice and support on corporate and capital markets matters. Team members are insightful and offer short response times."
"The law firm is experienced, pragmatic and efficient."
"We are impressed with the team's combination of strong legal and business acumen."
"Lawyers in the team have a great ability to quickly handle complex situations."
"The firm always puts its clients in the first place."
Notable Practitioners
Seasoned practitioner Christina Kokko enjoys an excellent reputation in both the corporate and private equity world, advising on public offers, takeovers and acquisitions as well as divestments. Her clientele ranges from well-known domestic corporates to portfolio companies and Nordic private equity houses.
"Christina Kokko is extremely knowledgeable and experienced, has a commercial mindset and is always quick to get back with a thought-through yet pragmatic approach to difficult matters."
"She is experienced, flexible and pragmatic."
Leading capital markets expert Erik Sjöman is well placed to advise on share and rights issuances, listings and recapitalisations. He also assists with public offers and takeovers.
"Erik Sjöman is really excellent and very knowledgeable."
Johan Winnerblad is highly experienced in acting on acquisitions and divestments, where he acts for well-known domestic corporates as well as private equity funds.
"Johan Winnerblad is available and is a very experienced partner at Vinge."
Jesper Schönbeck remains a trusted adviser due to his expertise in ECM mandates ranging from share and rights issuances to new listings.
"Jesper Schönbeck's exceptional commercial awareness is one of his greatest strengths as a lawyer. He is forward-thinking and has a commitment to staying ahead of the curve at all times."
"Jesper is extremely knowledgeable. He is a creative lawyer and understands business issues."
Jonas Bergström is particularly active for domestic and international private equity funds and their portfolio companies on acquisitions. Swedish corporates also seek his support with divestments.
"Jonas Bergström is available, experienced and answers questions on the spot."
"He gets down to the details and is smart, clever and creative."
Jonas Johansson frequently assists clients from the healthcare and technology sectors with large and often cross-border divestments and acquisitions. He also assists private equity houses with transactions and has expertise in financing rounds.
"Jonas Johansson has the ability to take complex and intricate details and communicate them in a digestible way to make decision-making easy and efficient."
"He is highly skilled and is really easy to work with. He is proactive, thorough and has an ability to focus on the bigger picture without losing attention to the details."
Johan Larsson advises private equity funds on cross-border divestments and also assists startups with venture capital financing rounds.
"He has a great understanding of clients and their needs."
"Johan Larsson is very experienced in private equity and venture capital investments and provides valuable and pragmatic advice."
Up-and-coming partner David Andersson supports a broad range of clients across the full spectrum of ECM mandates, including assisting with listings and share issuances.
"He is service-minded, easy to get in touch with and delivers value to us."
"David Andersson is always calm and extremely skilful."
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