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Baker McKenzie’s M&A team in Stockholm remains active in the Swedish market. Experienced commercial lawyer Carl Svernlöv has broad experience advising clients in the aerospace, airline services, defence, industrial electronics, IT, and telecoms sectors, amongst others. He leads the group alongside managing partner Costin Mihailescu who advises private equity houses and their portfolio companies on M&A. Anders Fast and John Gustafson are key contacts in the team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘John Gustafson is probably the best M&A lawyer in Sweden right now and is able to handle any M&A matter. John is a great guy too and fun to work with. He is always available and always commercially-focused.'

  • ‘Costin Mihailescu is clear, direct and pragmatic - an overall great advisor. John Gustafson is a calm and collected in all situations and Carl Svernlöv is probably one of the best corporate law advisers in Sweden.'

  • 'Carl Iskasson has excellent project management skills and always goes that extra mile for the client. He understands our levels of risk and is super talented: an upcoming star.'

  • ‘I would like to highlight John Gustafson. He has an impressive ability to navigate complicated legal frameworks while keeping our commercial objectives front of mind. This balance between legal expertise and business acumen makes John an exceptional business partner and advisor.'

  • ‘Costin Mihailescu is one of the very best M&A lawyers in Sweden. He has broad experience with highly complex cross-border deals and is very commercially-oriented. He is very hands-on and proactive, and always keeps the interests of his client in mind. John Gustafson is an up-and-coming rising star, in my opinion. He is very diligent, skilled and comfortable to work with.'

  • ‘Baker McKenzie in Sweden is both a very good local offering for advice on transactions and capital markets in Sweden, whilst also an excellent gateway to the global offering of Baker McKenzie. The team is pragmatic and grounded, whilst offering excellent project management and goal-oriented advice.'

  • ‘The team is outstanding when it comes to business orientation, combining legal advice with a practical approach and human capital. They seem to remember everything we've ever done together too.'

  • ‘From the moment we engaged their services, we have been met with professionalism, expertise, and a genuine commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for our needs.’

Key clients

  • Olink Holding AB (publ)
  • Erik Penser Bank
  • Oda Group Holding AS
  • Shareholders of Charge Amps
  • Shareholders of Vi Tri Medical AB
  • Biamp Group
  • Flowserve Corporation
  • Safe Life
  • Nalka Invest AB
  • Nordic Capital
  • BLQ invest
  • Håndverksgruppen

Work highlights

  • Advised Olink Holding AB, a leader in next generation proteomics in its sale to Thermo Fisher Scientific in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.1bn.
  • Advised Erik Penser Bank on the divestment of its Wealth Management and Corporate Finance business areas to Carnegie.
  • Acted as Swedish legal advisor to Norwegian Oda in connection with the merger with Swedish Mathem; the merged companies form a new Nordic market leader in e-commerce of groceries with home delivery, with a total turnover of over SEK 5 billion.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Carl Svernlöv, Costin Mihailescu

Other key lawyers

Anders Fast, John Gustafson, Carl Iskasson