DLA Piper Sweden
Client SatisfactionDLA Piper Sweden’s corporate and M&A team handles a high volume of mid-market matters, particularly in the tech, gaming, life sciences, fintech, and infrastructure sectors. Practice head Anders Malmström has considerable experience advising multinationals and private equity firms on M&A transactions in Sweden and the Nordic region, working closely with lawyers throughout the firm’s global network to offer a cross-border service. Mathias Berggren and Mikael Moreira are well known for their work in the tech space.
Testimonials
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‘Petter Kjöllerström and Petros Vardanian deserve special mention.'
‘Mikael Moreira lead his team well by fronting persons of the right seniority in respect of the right tasks. His focus and his experience in multi-party negotiations is valuable.'
'Jesper Lindbom is absolutely a rising star. He is highly skilled in drafting and managing his younger colleagues in order to push a complex project forward.'
'Karolin Bergström is excellent and works at a level and with tasks typically above her level of seniority.'
‘Mikael Moreira is the go-to-lawyer for VC deals in Sweden if you are a sponsor.'
'The team is responsive, pays close attention to detail and contributes excellently and creatively in negotiations.'
‘A great team advising many sponsors.'
Key clients
- Heimstaden Bostad
- EQT
- Storskogen
- Din Bil Sverige
- Partyking AB
- CBRE Group
- Sportway AB
- SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken)
- Novax
- Swedbank
- The Swedish State Pension Funds; Första, Andra, Tredje, Fjärde och Sjunde AP-Fonden
- Eterni Gruppen
- AddSecure
- Allianceplus Holding
- Ville Silvasti Oy
- Capillar
- TSG Group
- Scania CV Aktiebolag
- Cube Infrastructure
Work highlights
- Advised Heimstaden Bostad AB in connection with a capital investment by the company and its partner Allianz in the joint venture Heimstaden Eagle AB. The investment amounts to a total of SEK 7 billion, where Allianz invests approximately SEK 3.9 billion and Heimstaden approximately SEK 3.1 billion.
- Advised Metro AG in connection with its acquisition (through a group company) of JOHBECO AB from Litorina V Fund and a number of minority shareholders for approx. EUR 100 million.
- Advised the two EQT funds, EQT Ventures and EQT Growth, in connection with the DoorDash acquisition of Wolt Oy in an all-shares deal worth approximately €7 billion, one of the largest ever tech deals in Europe.