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Jan Holmius

Jan Holmius

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Jan Holmius is a partner at Mannheimer Swartling and a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity practice groups. He specialises in private M&A including acquisitions, divestments, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic partnerships and restructurings. Recognised as one of Sweden’s foremost M&A and private equity practitioners, Jan advises many of Europe’s major private equity funds active in the Nordic region as well as other financial actors, global corporates and household names.

Jan is consistently ranked as a leading M&A lawyer by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe (Band 1 for M&A; Band 2 for Private Equity), Legal 500 (Leading Partner), Lexology/Who’s Who Legal (Thought Leader) and IFLR1000 (Highly Regarded). Clients describe him as “a preeminent and highly experienced M&A practitioner with an excellent commercial mindset”, “extremely competent, highly dedicated, responsive and a true problem solver”, and as “a charismatic negotiator with technical know-how and a strategic adviser” with “impressive interpersonal skills”.

Career

Partner, Mannheimer Swartling, 2003-

Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, 2001-2002

General Counsel, Spray, 1999-2001

Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, 1995-1999

Trainee, Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, 1993-1994

Professional Memberships

Swedish Bar Association, 2002

New York State Bar, 1996

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A - Sweden

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Jan Holmius is held in high esteem for the breadth of his expertise in the Swedish corporate and private equity world. His strengths include the handling of large divestments, acquisitions and public takeovers, where he acts for accounting firms and private equity-owned companies.

Strengths

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  • Jan is a very good lawyer, who understands his client's requirements and is very responsive.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Global Guide

Ranked Individuals at Mannheimer Swartling (27)

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Sweden

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