Snellman’s corporate and M&A practice advises a range of clients, including Swedish and multinational companies, on a host of matters. The team benefits from frequent collaboration with the firm’s partner office in Finland to offer a pan-Nordic service. Claes Kjellberg, who has over twenty years’ experience advising major private equity sponsors, leads the private M&A team. Corporate and public M&A practice head Mattias Friberg has over 25 years of experience acting in the Nordic and international market for industrial companies, financial institutions, and private equity sponsors. Ola Åhman advises on public and private transactions and corporate strategy, as well as regulatory and compliance issues.

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‘Richard Åkerman is an outstanding commercial lawyer. He is knowledgeable and always finds constructive solutions.'
'Claes Kjellberg and Douglas Essehorn both offer valuable strategic/tactical insights.'
‘Ola Ahman is exceptional! He is very professional, knows his stuff well, and is very authoritative and helpful. Most importantly, he is endlessly patient.'
‘Mattias Friberg is highly skilled, responsive and outstandingly customer and solution-oriented.'
‘Hannes Snellman has a highly professional and highly skilled team of Swedish legal experts with a very broad set of competences and expertise.’
‘They have a very friendly and personal approach for a firm of their size.'
‘The team is very quick to respond and very reliable when it comes to deadlines and expectations. The team members are also clearly collaborating very well internally, as it is easy for clients to coordinate and engage with anyone of the team members in any given project.'
‘They have a good understanding of a general commercial approach to deal making.'

Key clients

KLAR Partners Limited
Ahlstrom Capital BV
Oriola Oy
Tokmanni Group Oy
Equip Capital AS
IK Investment Partners Ltd
Sylvamo Corporation
Thoma Bravo, L.P
Transdev Sverige AB
Linxens Holding
Marlin Equity Partners
Riverside Europe Partners AB
SEB Investment Management AB
Vida Aktiebolag (subsidiary of Canfor Corporation)
NeoGames S.A.
Aker BA ASA

Work highlights

Acted as counsel to Thoma Bravo-backed Magnet Forensics in the acquisition of Griffeye from Safer Society Group.
Acted as counsel to Oriola Corporation in the formation of a joint venture with Euroapotheca, combining the Swedish retail pharmacy chains Kronans Apotek and Apoteksgruppen.
Acted as counsel to Aker BP ASA in the combination of the oil and gas businesses of Aker BP ASA and Lundin Energy AB.

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