Commercial, corporate and M&A

DLA Piper Sweden

Client Satisfaction

DLA Piper Sweden’s team is regularly involved in domestic and cross-border matters in the tech, life sciences, fintech, and infrastructure sectors, amongst others. Elevated to practice head in May 2024, Mathias Berggren handles a high volume of M&A and private equity transactions, including for major international private equity sponsors and corporate investors operating in the tech and industrial spaces. Anders Malmström has considerable experience advising multinationals and private equity firms. Mikael Moreira focuses on M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions in the tech sector.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Mikael Moreira has a ton of experience advising high-growth companies scaling internationally - he is a great partner to us and our portfolio. Mikael is the go-to-person for VC deals in Sweden.'
‘Petter Kjöllerström, Anton Olenius and Sara Latrach provide excellent service and availability and go above and beyond in delivering on our requests.’
‘Mikael Moreira stands out as a highly client-centric and knowledgeable adviser in the corporate and venture capital space. His deep understanding of venture capital dynamics and market conditions is impressive, allowing him to offer practical and strategic guidance.'
‘DLA Sweden has been able to provide a very stable and competent team over a period of more than 5 years. That makes the different transactions and processes work very smooth, and they truly understand our needs as a client.’
‘A knowledgeable team who do most of the venture capital deals in Sweden.'
‘A team with wide knowledge and experience offering creative solutions, professionalism and quality service.'
‘They have great knowledge about all things tech and SaaS. A highly experienced team in dealing with minority owners and issues that arose during the transaction.'
‘A great team set-up with two partners and two associates offering outstanding attention to both details and getting the job done on time and to the best quality.'

Key clients

Metro AG
EQT
Storskogen
Din Bil Sverige
Creandum
CBRE Group
Canada Pension Fund CPPIB
SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken)
Novax
Swedbank
The Swedish State Pension Funds; Första, Tredje, Fjärde och
Sjunde AP-Fonden
Eterni Gruppen
AddSecure
Allianceplus Holding
Ville Silvasti Oy
Cube Infrastructure
TSG Group
Scania CV Aktiebolag
Fairpoint Capital
Novax
Consolid Equity
Northzone
Siemens
AXA Investment Managers
ABRY PartnersVertex Inc.
Equip Capital
H&M
Karat
Systemair
Dundee Partners
Skogsfond Baltikum

Work highlights

Advised Siemens Financial Services with its investment in H2 Green Steel.
Advised Cube Infrastructure Fund on the acquisition of Urbaser Nordic.
Advised Vertex, Inc. in connection with a recommended cash offer to the shareholders of Pagero Group AB.