Claes Kjellberg

Partner | Advokat

Claes heads Snellman’s Private M&A and Private Equity practice and is a member of the firm’s Partner Committee. He specialises in private equity and M&A transactions and advises international corporate as well as private equity clients. Claes has extensive experience primarily in M&A and is known for his competence and capability in large corporate deals, divisional carve-outs, as well as infrastructure and energy related deals. He is also experienced in both review and establishment of private equity and venture capital funds.

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Commercial, Corporate and M&A I Chambers Global 2025
He has amazing analytical skills, meaning he can dissect a transaction and present a workflow model for the deal within minutes.

References

Snellman counsel to Accent Equity-owned Unisport Sweden in its acquisition of Mälardalens Idrottsservice and Fenix Sport

2026

Snellman counsel to Integrated Global Services, backed by American Securities, in its acquisition of Flamsprutarna

2026

Snellman counsel to Paulig in the divestment of Risenta

2026

Snellman counsel to Hypergene, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, in its acquisition of Escali

2026

Snellman acted as legal counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ) in its majority acquisition of Infometric AB

2026

Snellman counsel to Pacenote Equity in its investment in Restra Group

2026

Snellman counsel to JM AB (publ) in divestment of contracting operations

2025

Snellman counsel to Hypergene, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, in its business combination with Stratsys

2025

Snellman advisor to Soltech Energy on its share exchange acquisition of Sesol Group

2025

Snellman counsel to KLAR Partners backed Sandbäckens in its acquisition of Umia Nord and Umia Skellefteå

2025

Snellman counsel to KLAR Partners backed Sandbäckens in its acquisitions of Nordvalvet and Caeli

2025

Snellman counsel to Hypergene, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, in its acquisition of Profitbase

2025

Snellman counsel to Allshares, a portfolio company of Bregal Milestone, in its acquisition of Bolago

2025

Snellman counsel to Kingdom of Sweden in its sale of Lernia AB

2025

Snellman advised PQ Sweden AB on its acquisition of silicate business from Sibelco Group

2025

Snellman counsel to KLAR Partners backed Sandbäckens in its acquisition of Umia Stockholm AB from the Umia Group

2024

Snellman counsel to Anywhere365, a portfolio company of Bregal Milestone, in its acquisition of Tendfor

2024

Snellman Swedish counsel to Apollo Funds in its acquisition of IGT Gaming and Everi for $6.3 billion

Snellman counsel to Vitec in the acquisition of Taxiteknik Nordic AB

2024

Snellman counsel to Hypergene, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, in the acquisition of Thinking Portfolio

2024

Snellman counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ) in the acquisition of Bidtheatre AB

2024

Snellman acted as counsel to Linde Gas in the divestment of Linde’s Home Carbonation Operations in the Nordics and Baltics

2024

Snellman counsel to Petroswede AB in the sale of Svenska Petroleum Exploration Aktiebolag

2024

Snellman counsel to Atria in the acquisition of the Swedish Convenience Food Business Gooh

2024

Snellman counsel to KLAR Partners Backed Sandbäckens in its acquisition of Storå Rör

2024

Snellman counsel to Lagercrantz Group in the acquisition of Nordic Road Safety

2024

Snellman local counsel to ASICS CORPORATION in its sale of Haglöfs AB

2023

Counsel to Thoma Bravo in its growth investment in Hypergene

2023

Snellman counsel to Sandbäckens in the acquisition of City Eltjänst

2023

Snellman counsel to KLAR Partners Backed Sandbäckens in its acquisition of EVIAB Gruppen AB, Växjö Elmontage AB, and El & Projektering Vetlanda AB, controlled by Storskogen Group AB

2023

Snellman acted as counsel to Magnet Forensics, backed by Thoma Bravo, in the acquisition of Griffeye

2023

Snellman counsel to Altor backed Silo AI in the acquisition of Combient Mix

2023

Swedish counsel to the Marshall Family in the creation of the Marshall Group together with Zound Industries

2023

Snellman counsel to Vaaka Partners backed Staria Oyj in the acquisition of Suitespot AB  

2023

Snellman counsel to KLAR Partners Backed Nimlas Group in its acquisition of Konstel

2022

Snellman counsel to Thoma Bravo Backed SMA Technologies in its acquisition of VisualCron

2022

Snellman counsel to Sitowise Group Oyj in the acquisition of Convia Ingenjörsbyrå AB and Convia Infrastructure AB

2022

Snellman counsel to Sandbäckens in its acquisition of LH Ventteknik AB

2022

Snellman counsel to MedCap in its divestment of Vitamin D

2022

Snellman counsel to Thomas H. Lee Partners in its investment in Inriver AB

2022

Snellman counsel to Accent Equity in the investment in Norcospectra

2022

Snellman counsel to the Kingdom of Sweden in the sale of Orio AB

2022

Snellman counsel to KLAR Partners backed Oleter Group in the merger between its underground infrastructure maintenance business (UIM) and Swoosh

2022

Snellman counsel to the Kingdom of Sweden in the sale of Metria AB

2022

Snellman counsel to Soltech Energy AB (publ) in its acquisition of Falu Plåtslageri AB and Tak och Bygg i Falun AB

2021

Snellman counsel to Soltech Energy AB (publ) in its acquisition of Essaglas & Aluminium AB

2021

Snellman counsel to KLAR Partners Limited in the investment in Oleter Group

2021

Snellman advised the founder and owners of Hemfrid in the sale of Hemfrid to Fidelio Capital

2021

Snellman counsel to Global Elevator and Escalator Provider KONE Corporation and its subsidiary KONE Aktiebolag in the divestment of Motala Hissar AB

2021

Snellman counsel to Sitowise in the acquisition of Infracontrol

2021

Snellman counsel to Koch Industries and Infor on their divestment of Infor EAM to Hexagon

2021

Snellman acted as counsel in the divestment of GCC Capital AB

2021

Snellman counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ) in the acquisition of Nordman & Co

2021

Snellman counsel to Intera Partners backed Sitowise in the acquisition of Stockholms VVS-Kompetens

2021

Snellman counsel to KLAR Partners in the acquisition of Sandbäckens

2021

Snellman counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ) in the acquisition of Unikum Datasystem Aktiebolag

2021

Snellman Counsel to Sitowise in the acquisition of TFIP

2020

Snellman counsel to Magnesium Capital LLP in the acquisition of Rejlers Embriq AS and Rejlers Embriq AB from Rejlers AB (publ)

2020

Snellman counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ) in the acquisition of Appva AB

2020

Snellman counsel to Siemens AB in the acquisition of Vizendo AB

2020

Snellman counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ) in the acquisition of LJ System

2020

Snellman counsel to CORDET in Instabox’s secured financing transaction of SEK 400 million

2020

Snellman counsel to Eltel in the divestment of its aviation & security business to LFV

2020

Snellman counsel to Sitowise Holding AB in the acquisition of Karlsson & Segelström Construct AB

2020

Snellman Counsel to Anticimex in the Acquisition of SGS’ Benelux Pest Control and Fumigation Activities

2019

Snellman Counsel to Lothar Geilen on the Public Offer for Opus Group AB

2019

Snellman counsel to Celine Sieben GmbH in the acquisition of FFW Agency from ICTA AB

2019

Snellman counsel to Recipharm in the divestment of its GLP Bioanalysis Business to the Center for Translational Research AB (CTR) Group

2019

Snellman counsel to NEP in its acquisition of HDR Sweden

2019

Snellman counsel to Calabrio a portfolio company of KKR in its acquisition of Teleopti

2019

Snellman counsel to Intera Partners backed Sitowise Oy in the acquisition of Byggnadstekniska Byrån Sverige AB

2019

Snellman counsel to KID ASA in its acquisition of 100% of the shares in Hemtex AB from ICA Gruppen AB

2019

Snellman counsel to Francisco Partners in the acquisition of EG from Axcel

2019

Snellman counsel to Summit Partners in its investment of USD 67 million in Syncron

2018

Snellman counsel to Unigestion in the acquisition of Danica Pension Försäkringsaktiebolag (publ)

2018

Snellman counsel to Rettig ICC Ltd in the acquisition of Sigarth Aktiebolag

2018

Snellman counsel to Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) in its acquisition of a 30% stake in Stena Renewable AB from Stena Adactum

2018

Snellman Counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ) in its acquisition of Smart Visitor System AB

2018

Snellman Counsel to Infranode 1 (No. 1) AB and Infranode Energi AB on Infranode Energi AB’s public offer for Skånska Energi AB (publ)

2018

Snellman Counsel to Accent Equity in the divestment of S:t Eriks Group AB

2018

Snellman counsel to Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ) in its acquisition of FTZ Autodele & Værktøj A/S and INTER-TEAM Sp. z. o.o.

2018

Snellman counsel to Recipharm in the divestment of the rights to its ThyroSafe Product

2018

Snellman counsel to Ragn-Sells in the divestment of RSM&CO to Ramboll

2018

Snellman counsel to Accent-Equity backed Bogfelt in the acquisition of Ljuspoolen i Kumla AB

2018

Snellman counsel to Vitruvian Partners LLP in the acquisition of Easy Park AS

2018

Snellman counsel to Ragn-Sells in the divestment of its Latvian operations

2018

Snellman Counsel to S:t Eriks in the acquisition of Vinninga Cement

2017

Snellman Counsel to EQT in minority investment in Anticimex

2017

Snellman Counsel to Fingerprint Cards on the financing of the acquisition of Delta ID

2017

Snellman counsel to Max Hansson in the sale of PayEx to Swedbank

2017

Snellman counsel to Accent Equity in the acquisition of Oral Care

2017

Snellman counsel to Anticimex in the acquisition of Viking Pest Control

2017

Snellman counsel to Coupa Software in its acquisition of Trade Extensions

2017

Snellman counsel to Accent Equity 2012 in its divestment of Lavare AB to De Forenede Dampvaskerier

2017

Snellman counsel to Fingerprint Cards on the acquisition of Delta ID

2017

Snellman Counsel to Intrum Justitia in connection with the combination with Lindorff

2016

Snellman Counsel to Norvestor in connection with the takeover offer for Nordic Camping & Resort

2016

Snellman Counsel to Anticimex on the financing of the acquisition of SITA Pest Control & Fumigation Service Pte Ltd

2016

Snellman counsel to Accent Equity 2012 in its acquisition of Bogfelts

2016

Snellman counsel to Pelican Rouge Coffee Solution Group in the sale of Pelican Rouge Coffee Solution AB to Simonssongruppen

2016

Snellman counsel to the managers and directors of Oak & Oak AB in the sale of Ekelöw InfoSecurity AB to PwC Sweden

2016

Snellman counsel to Etib Holding in the public offer to shareholders of NSP

2016

Snellman counsel to Anticimex in the acquisition of SITA Pest Control & Fumigation Service Pte Ltd

2016

Snellman Counsel to Royal Vopak in its divestment of Vopak Chemicals Logistics Finland Oy

2015

Snellman counsel to Recipharm on the acquisition of OnTarget Chemistry

2015

Snellman counsel to Royal Vopak in the divestment of its terminals in Sweden

2015

Snellman counsel to TeliaSonera in its USD 115 million investment in Spotify

2015

Snellman counsel to Tata Steel in its acquisition of steel service centers in Naantali (Finland) and Halmstad (Sweden)

2015

Snellman counsel to Anticimex in its acquisition of the Enviropest Group

2015

Snellman counsel to Paulig Group in its acquisition of Risenta

2015

Snellman counsel to Novax in its acquisition of Latour’s entire shareholding in Academic Work

2015

Snellman counsel to Accent Equity 2012 in its acquisition of the St. Eriks group

2015

Rankings
  • "Claes Kjellberg is a skilled lawyer and trusted adviser.”, Chambers Europe 2026
  • "Claes is service-minded and a true expert.", Chambers Europe 2026
  • "He has amazing analytical skills, meaning he can dissect a transaction and present a workflow model for the deal within minutes.", Chambers Global 2025 and Chambers Europe 2025
  • "Claes is an excellent partner who is very keen and solution-oriented.", Chambers Global 2025 and Chambers Europe 2025
  • Ranked as Leading individual in The Legal 500 EMEA - 2024 edition, clients say "Claes Kjellberg and Douglas Essehorn both offer valuable strategic/tactical insights."
  • "Claes Kjellberg is very pragmatic and knows what clients are looking for.", Chambers Global 2024 and Chambers Europe, 2024
  • "Claes Kjellberg is very engaged and easy to communicate with. He shows keen understanding for industry issues and is quick to propose solutions.", Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Legal 500, 2023
  • 'Clients report that he is "very experienced, prudent and pragmatic."', Corporate M&A, Chambers Global and Europe, 2023
  • Claes Kjellberg has been ranked among the top Mid Cap M&A lawyers in EMEA by the MergerLinks, 2022
  • Ranked as Notable Practitioner 'Attentive, well-structured and able to handle different types of transactions - from the small to the larger and more complex', M&A, IFLR1000, 2022
  • Ranked as Leading individual ’Claes Kjellberg has extensive transactional and private equity experience and heads up the private M&A team.’, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Legal 500, 2022
  • Ranked in Corporate/M&A, Chambers Global, 2022
  • Ranked as Leading individual, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Legal 500, 2021
  • 'A client describes Claes Kjellberg as a "highly committed and energetic lawyer," and particularly appreciates that he is "pragmatic in his approach."', Corporate/M&A, Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, 2021 
  • Ranked as Leading individual ’ Clients report that he is “a great guy with a strong sense of driving projects forward” as well as “action oriented, fast and informal!”’, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Legal 500, 2020

  • 'Clients say "He is very commercial, easy to get hold of, fast in responding and service-minded."', Corporate/ M&A, Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, 2020
  • Ranked as Notable practitioner in M&A in the 2020 editions of IFLR1000
  • "Claes Kjellberg advised Max Hansson, the founder of PayEx, on its sale to Swedbank; other clients include EQT and Fazer Group", Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Legal 500, 2019
  • Recommended in Corporate and M&A, Legal 500, 2019
  • 'Clients report that he is "very customer-oriented, easy to talk to and responsive to our needs."', Corporate M&A, Chambers Global, 2019
  • Ranked as one of 2016’s most prolific individual Nordic legal advisers, Mergermarket, 2016
  • 'Claes Kjellberg has "excellent knowledge of private equity."', M&A, Legal 500, 2014
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Professional Background

  • Partner, Snellman, Stockholm, 2013
  • Senior Associate, Snellman, Stockholm, 2010
  • Associate, Wistrand Advokatbyrå, 2010
  • Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, 2004-2010
  • Airline Transport Pilot, Ljungbyhed, 2001

Education

  • Jur. kand. (LL.M.), Stockholm University, 2004

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