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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Fredrik Olsson
Client Relations Coordinator: Erica Bokelius
Quick facts
Number of partners

16

Number of partners

68

Total number of practitioners (Worldwide)

108

Languages

Swedish, English

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Corporate and M&A
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Restructuring and insolvency
Firm overview

We advise leading international and local corporations, investment companies and private equity sponsors, banks, and other financial institutions across all business sectors.

Established in 2008, our goal is to be the preferred partner for any client looking for commercially sound, pragmatic, top-quality business law advice, whether it relates to transactions, disputes, or other legal matters.

Whilst we work on highly complex legal matters, our top-tier team always strives to present our advice in a format that is as easy to access as possible and to provide our clients with commercial guidance and clear decision points, allowing them to drive the matters forward.

Address:
Kungsträdgårdsgatan 20
Stockholm, 111 47
Tel:+46760000000 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://snellman.com/
2027 Edition
Banking and finance
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cederquist
9 practice areas
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Mannheimer Swartling
8 practice areas
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Roschier
8 practice areas
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Vinge
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gernandt & Danielsson
9 practice areas
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Setterwalls
10 practice areas
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White & Case
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cirio
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
7 practice areas
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Hammarskiöld
11 practice areas
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Lindahl
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
8 practice areas
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RE:FI STHLM
1 practice area
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Schjødt
6 practice areas
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Snellman
11 practice areas
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TM & Partners
11 practice areas
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Wigge
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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CMS Wistrand
8 practice areas
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Delphi
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
16 firms ranked
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Gernandt & Danielsson
9 practice areas
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Mannheimer Swartling
8 practice areas
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Roschier
8 practice areas
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Vinge
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cederquist
9 practice areas
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Snellman
11 practice areas
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White & Case
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Linklaters
8 practice areas
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Setterwalls
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Hammarskiöld
11 practice areas
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BAHR View profile
Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Cirio
9 practice areas
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Nybron Advokater View profile
Schjødt
6 practice areas
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TM & Partners
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Gernandt & Danielsson
9 practice areas
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Mannheimer Swartling
8 practice areas
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Roschier
8 practice areas
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Vinge
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Cederquist
9 practice areas
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Setterwalls
10 practice areas
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Snellman
11 practice areas
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White & Case
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Lindahl
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cirio
9 practice areas
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Delphi
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
7 practice areas
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Schjødt
6 practice areas
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Wigge
9 practice areas
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BAHR View profile
DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Hammarskiöld
11 practice areas
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Kanter
7 practice areas
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Maqs
9 practice areas
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Moll Wendén
2 practice areas
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M&A
27 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Mannheimer Swartling
8 practice areas
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Roschier
8 practice areas
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Vinge
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Cederquist
9 practice areas
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Gernandt & Danielsson
9 practice areas
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Setterwalls
10 practice areas
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Snellman
11 practice areas
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White & Case
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Hammarskiöld
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Wistrand
8 practice areas
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Cirio
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Delphi
9 practice areas
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Lindahl
10 practice areas
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Schjødt
6 practice areas
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Tier 5

BAHR View profile
Eversheds Sutherland
7 practice areas
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Kanter
7 practice areas
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TM & Partners
11 practice areas
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Wigge
9 practice areas
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Andulf
1 practice area
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Hansen
2 practice areas
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Maqs
9 practice areas
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Moll Wendén
2 practice areas
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Private equity
19 firms ranked
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Mannheimer Swartling
8 practice areas
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Roschier
8 practice areas
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Vinge
8 practice areas
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White & Case
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gernandt & Danielsson
9 practice areas
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Setterwalls
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Cederquist
9 practice areas
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Cirio
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Lindahl
10 practice areas
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Snellman
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Wistrand
8 practice areas
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Delphi
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Hammarskiöld
11 practice areas
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Hansen
2 practice areas
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Kanter
7 practice areas
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Schjødt
6 practice areas
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Project development
19 firms ranked
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Mannheimer Swartling
8 practice areas
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Vinge
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cirio
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Setterwalls
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AG Advokat
2 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Lindahl
10 practice areas
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Maqs
9 practice areas
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Roschier
8 practice areas
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Snellman
11 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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CMS Wistrand
8 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
7 practice areas
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Foyen
2 practice areas
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Hammarskiöld
11 practice areas
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Magnusson
5 practice areas
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Ramberg
2 practice areas
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TM & Partners
11 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
20 firms ranked
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CMS Wistrand
8 practice areas
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Gernandt & Danielsson
9 practice areas
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Mannheimer Swartling
8 practice areas
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Roschier
8 practice areas
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Setterwalls
10 practice areas
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Vinge
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cederquist
9 practice areas
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Cirio
9 practice areas
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Fylgia
2 practice areas
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Schjødt
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Delphi
9 practice areas
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Hammarskiöld
11 practice areas
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Lindahl
10 practice areas
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Snellman
11 practice areas
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TM & Partners
11 practice areas
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White & Case
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Hellström
9 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate
Snellman was founded in 2008. The firm advises leading international and local corporations on a wide range of business law matters. The team is led by managing partner Mikael Klang, a notable practitioner in the Swedish market, and is supported by a team of prominent legal professionals. The firm has a strong presence in financial and corporate transactions, including banking and finance, debt and equity capital markets, M&A, project development, and restructuring and insolvency matters.

Key clients  

IK Partners, Roc Oil, SoftBank, Thoma Bravo, and Vida.

Highlights
 
Recent examples of the firm’s deal include advising IK Partners on its acquisition, and the acquisition financing of, Tecomatic from PEQ Invest.

In M&A, the firm acted as Swedish counsel to SoftBank Group Corp on its acquisition of ABB Robotics division from ABB, for an enterprise value of USD 5.375 billion. The firm also advised Thoma Bravo and its Swedish portfolio company Hypergene AB in its business combination with Stratsys.

Testimonials
“Pragmatic, solution-oriented, and deep knowledge of the industry.” - Banking and finance

“Commercial attitude and solutions, project drive, availability and flexibility, professional network, and project management.” – Equity Capital markets

“Extraordinary quick and precise attention to requirements of the project.” - M&A

“The team is highly structured and organised, demonstrates extensive expertise in its field, is easy to work with, consistently meets deadlines and commitments, and enables us to make quick and well-informed decisions.” - Project development

“Alexander Lindqvist is extremely service minded and very supportive. Super skilled in all things M&A.” - M&A

“Carolina Wahlby is structured and deep knowledge of the business.” - Banking and finance

“Carolina Wahlby has professional network, commercial mindset, availability, solution-oriented and is building great delivery teams.” – Equity Capital markets

“Fredrik Olsson is pragmatic and solution oriented.” - Banking and finance

“Isabelle Vinterskog has commercial mindset and solutions and is building great delivery team.” – Equity Capital markets

“Mattias Friberg is commercially focused on solutions and builds strong delivery team and professional network.” – Equity Capital markets

“Mattias Friberg is very supportive, extremely deep and has a wide knowledge in the Capital Markets domain.” - M&A

“Rezan Akkurt is super structured and has a good expertise in contract drafting especially considering his seniority.” - Banking and finance
Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
The Safecto Group - M&A
2025-08-25
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Miklos Kovacs Scherlin, Adrian Bäck, Carl Tengblad, Emma Andersson, Adam Jatta
The Safecto Group
Acquirer
Humana - M&A
2026-03-12
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Miklos Kovacs Scherlin, Nadine Lågland, Irma Jarlén, Nellie Jönsson, Linnéa Eriksson, Angelica Berntsson, Louise Nordback, Bohdana Kopyl, Philip Thorell, Esther Järvling
Humana
Acquirer
SEB Private Equity - M&A
2026-03-10
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Mikael Klang, Alexander Lindqvist, Adrian Bäck, Douglas Essehorn, Carolina Wahlby, Signe Persson, Philip Thorell, Veronica Thurin, Esther Järvling, Sina Mindus Amini, Louise Nordback, Bohdana Kopyl, Nellie Jönsson, Linnéa Eriksson
SEB Private Equity
Acquirer
Vitec Software Group AB - M&A
2026-02-04
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Claes Kjellberg, Alexander Lindqvist, Nadine Lågland, Klara Hasselberg, Irma Jarlén, Sina Mindus Amini, Louise Nordback, Lisa Pålsson
Vitec Software Group AB
Acquirer
Pacenote Equity - M&A
2026-01-27
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Claes Kjellberg, Douglas Essehorn, Philip Thorell, Ajda Hasanovic
Pacenote Equity
Investor
Bonnier Capital - M&A
2026-04-09
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Miklos Kovacs Scherlin, Douglas Essehorn, Ulrika Wigart, Adam Jatta Kölin, Sina Mindus Amini, Louise Nordback, Josephine Gjerstad Medina, Lisa Pålsson, Angelica Berntsson, Linnéa Eriksson, Charlotte Säker, Philip Thorell, Ajda Hasanovic
Bonnier Capital
Buyer
Paulig Ltd and its wholly owned subsidiary Santa Maria AB - M&A
2026-04-01
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Claes Kjellberg, Alexander Lindqvist, Ulrika Wigart
Paulig Ltd and its wholly owned subsidiary Santa Maria AB
Seller
Euroclear Bank SA/NV - M&A
2026-03-25
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Mattias Friberg, Anton Eriksson, Edvin Matton, Love Holmgren
Euroclear Bank SA/NV
Acquirer
Hypergene AB - M&A
2026-03-19
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Claes Kjellberg, Douglas Essehorn, Anna Ribenfors, Lisa Palsson
Hypergene AB
Buyer
Subset - M&A
2026-04-14
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Miklos Kovacs Scherlin, Emma Andersson, Philip Thorell, Veronica Thurin, Josephine Gjerstad Medina, Nellie Jönsson, Louise Nordback, Moa Gilbertsson
Subset
Seller
Integrated Global Services, Inc. (“IGS”) - M&A
2026-04-14
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Claes Kjellberg, Douglas Essehorn, Klara Hasselberg, Lisa Pålsson, Philip Thorell, Veronica Thurin, Louise Nordback, Mikael Stabo, Angelica Berntsson, Signe Persson
Integrated Global Services, Inc. (“IGS”)
Buyer
Accent Equity-owned Unisport Sweden - M&A
2026-04-15
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Claes Kjellberg, Emma Andersson, Irma Jarlén
Accent Equity-owned Unisport Sweden
Buyer
Linx Equity-backed Cube Storage AS - M&A
2026-04-15
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Mikael Klang, Emma Andersson, Ulrika Wigart, Sophia Engdahl, Mikael Stabo, Angelica Berntsson, Linnéa Eriksson, Nellie Jönsson
Linx Equity-backed Cube Storage AS
Buyer
Cube Storage AS - M&A
2026-05-26
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Mikael Klang, Emma Andersson, Ulrika Wigart, Sophia Engdahl, Mikael Stabo, Andreas Wingren, Angelica Berntsson, Linnéa Eriksson, Lisa Pålsson, Sina Mindus Amini, Louise Nordback, Moa Gilbertsson
Cube Storage AS
Acquirer
EAS Transport Planning - Joint venture
2026-06-17
Snellman
Sweden
Joint venture
Mikael Klang, Douglas Essehorn, Nadine Lågland
EAS Transport Planning
Joint venture partner
Flowa - M&A
2026-06-16
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Mikael Klang, Douglas Essehorn
Flowa
Target
Mission Trail - M&A
2026-06-08
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Mattias Friberg, Anton Eriksson
Mission Trail
Acquirer
ML Eiendom Invest AB - M&A
2026-06-05
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Mikael Klang, Emma Andersson, Ulrika Wigart, Sophia Engdahl, Mikael Stabo, Andreas Wingren, Angelica Berntsson, Linnéa Eriksson, Carolina H. Wahlby, Charlotte Säker, Philip Thorell, Esther Järvling
ML Eiendom Invest AB
Buyer
Bonnier Capital - M&A
2026-06-02
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Miklos Kovacs Scherlin, Douglas Essehorn, Emma Andersson, Ulrika Wigart, Adam Jatta Kölin, Sina Mindus Amini, Louise Nordback, Moa Gilbertsson, Nellie Jönsson, Linnéa Eriksson, Signe Persson, Ylva Timmerbacka-Halje, Philip Thorell, Ajda Hasanovic
Bonnier Capital
Investor
VTC Beteiligungen GmbH; Baettr Guldsmedshyttan AB - M&A
2026-07-03
Snellman
Sweden
M&A
Claes Kjellberg, Alexander Lindqvist, Klara Hasselberg
VTC Beteiligungen GmbH, Baettr Guldsmedshyttan AB
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