Snellman acted as counsel to AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA and its portfolio company Conaxess Trade Sweden AB in the acquisition of Movement Group Nordic AB (a leading Swedish sales, marketing and distribution company for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) that offers both field sales services and full-service distribution).

Conaxess Trade Group is an exclusive distributor of FMCG products to large-scale retail organizations in six European countries with a particularly strong presence in the Nordics. Add-on acquisitions have been an important part of Conaxess’ strategy to grow its market presence in the region.

Snellman’s core team included Mikael Klang, Miklos Kovacs Kal, Nicole Jerad, Iiris Ikkelä (Private M&A), Josephine Lindgren (Employment), David Smith (Finance), Peter Forsberg and David Olander (Competition).