Christoffer specialises in corporate finance, public M&A, equity capital markets transactions, as well as on other financial regulatory work. He has extensive transactions experience from more than 30 years practice including many ground-breaking cross-border mergers of equals and take-overs, financial sector M&A and restructurings, as well as from multi-jurisdictions securities offerings.
Snellman advised Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria on its SEK 2.4 billion private placement of new shares
2026
Snellman acted as counsel to Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria, a company that is scaling up to become a modern and responsible producing mining company through the reopening of the Viscaria mine in Kiruna, on its directed issue and private placement of 144,222,570 new shares to professional investors, raising approximately SEK 2.4 billion before transaction costs, of which approximately SEK 1.7 billion was cash proceeds. Given the size of the share issue, part of the share issue is subject to approval by an extraordinary general meeting. The complex transaction also included a component under the Swedish so-called Lex Leo rules, a component subject to Swedish FDI approval, and parts of the share issue being paid by set-off. Handelsbanken Markets, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB and Pareto Securities acted as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners in the directed issue. Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm main market.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Emma Greiff, Lisa Kindstedt, Agnes Svensson Backlund and Mattias Friberg (Capital Markets), Philip Thorell and Esther Järvling (FDI).
Snellman advised Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria on its SEK 850 million rights issue
2025
Snellman advised Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria, a company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market and scaling up to become a modern and responsible producing mining company through the reopening of the Viscaria mine in Kiruna, on its rights issue of 90,120,964 new shares, raising approximately SEK 850 million before set-off of certain shareholder loans and before transaction costs. Combined with the private placement of new shares carried out by Viscaria ahead of the rights issue, in which Snellman also advised Viscaria, the company raised approximately SEK 1.65 billion. Handelsbanken Markets and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB acted as financial advisers in the rights issue.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Emma Greiff, Lisa Kindstedt, Anton Eriksson, and Agnes Svensson Backlund.
Snellman counsel to Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria on its SEK 800 million directed issue of new shares
2025
Snellman acted as counsel to Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria, a company that is scaling up to become a modern and responsible producing mining company through the reopening of the Viscaria mine in Kiruna, on its directed issue of 42,105,264 shares to professional investors, raising approximately SEK 800 million before transaction costs. The directed issue is intended to be followed by a rights issue. Combined, the directed issue and the rights issue is expected to raise approximately SEK 1.5 billion in cash. The rights issue is expected to be completed no later than during the first quarter of 2026. Handelsbanken Markets and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB acted as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners in the directed issue.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Emma Greiff, Lisa Kindstedt, and Agnes Svensson Backlund.
Snellman advisor to Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria on its SEK 440 million directed issue of new shares
2024
Snellman acted as legal advisor to Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria, a mineral exploration company scaling up to become a modern and responsible producing mining company through the reopening of the Viscaria mine in Kiruna, northern Sweden, on its directed issue and private placement of 18,016,000 new shares to institutional and professional investors, raising approximately SEK 440 million before transaction costs. Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm main list. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB and Carnegie Investment Bank AB acted as joint bookrunners in the private placement.
Snellman’s advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Mattias Friberg, Emma Greiff, and Lisa Kindstedt (Capital Markets), and Peter Forsberg (Regulatory).
Snellman counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ) on its listing of its shares on Nasdaq Stockholm main market
2023
Snellman counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ), a mineral exploration company focused on base and precious metal exploration in Northern Sweden and with the ambition to reopen the Viscaria mine in Kiruna, with a market capitalisation of approximately SEK 2 billion as of 8 December 2023, on its listing of its shares on Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Emma Greiff, Lisa Kindstedt, and Sebastian Sund.
Snellman counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ) on its SEK 266 million directed issue of new shares
2023
Snellman has advised Copperstone Resources AB (publ), a mineral exploration company focused on base and precious metal exploration in northern Sweden, on its directed issue and private placement of 248,598,130 shares to professional investors, raising approximately SEK 266 million before transaction costs. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB acted as the financial advisor in the private placement.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Emma Greiff, and Lisa Kindstedt.
Snellman counsel to Digital Bros S.p.A in connection with rights issue of shares in Starbreeze AB (publ)
2023
Snellman acted as counsel to Digital Bros S.p.A, a video game publisher and distributor listed on Euronext STAR Milan and one of the largest shareholders in the gaming company Starbreeze AB (publ), listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, in connection with a rights issue of shares in Starbreeze AB (publ). The total value of the rights issue will amount to SEK 450 million, of which Digital Bros S.p.A has committed a total of SEK 154 million through subscription and underwriting commitments. In connection herewith, Digital Bros has also negotiated a prepayment and/or equity conversion of indebtedness corresponding to SEK 365 million in total.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Emma Greiff, Gabriella Fredlund, and Anton Eriksson.
Snellman counsel to Rederiaktiebolaget Gotland on its listing of its class A shares and class B shares on Nasdaq First North Growth Market
2022
Snellman acted as counsel to Rederiaktiebolaget Gotland, a Swedish shipping company founded in 1865 with a market capitalisation of approximately SEK 5 billion as of 7 December 2022, in the listing of its class A shares and class B shares on Nasdaq First North Growth Market.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Ola Åhman, Emma Greiff, Anton Eriksson, and Lisa Kindstedt.
Snellman counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ) on its SEK 235 million directed issue of new shares
2022
Snellman acted as counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ), a mineral exploration company focused on base and precious metal exploration in northern Sweden, on its directed issue and private placement of 204,209,347 shares to professional investors, raising approximately SEK 235 million before transaction costs. Arctic Securities acted as the sole bookrunner in the private placement.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Emma Greiff, and Lisa Kindstedt.
Snellman counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ) in its SEK 80.9 million directed issue of new shares
2022
Snellman acted as counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ), a mineral exploration company focused on base and precious metal exploration in Northern Sweden, in its directed issue and private placement of 71,000,000 shares to Thomas von Koch and Christian Kinch, raising approximately SEK 80.9 million before transaction costs.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Emma Greiff, and Lisa Kindstedt.
Snellman counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ) on its SEK 147 million directed issue of new shares
2022
Snellman advised Copperstone Resources AB (publ), a mineral exploration company focused on base and precious metal exploration in Northern Sweden, on its directed issue and private placement of 136,955,201 shares to professional investors, raising approximately SEK 147 million before transaction costs. Arctic Securities acted as the sole bookrunner in the private placement.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Emma Greiff, and Anton Eriksson.
Snellman counsel to Nivika Fastigheter AB (publ) on its IPO and listing on Nasdaq Stockholm main list
2021
Snellman acted as counsel to Nivika Fastigheter AB (publ), a fast-growing property company, on its initial public offering and listing of all class B shares on the Nasdaq Stockholm main list. The offering of newly issued class B shares, which was heavily oversubscribed, amounted to SEK 1,000 million, and additional class B shares amounting up to SEK 150 million may be issued under an overallotment option. Tredje AP-fonden, Swedbank Robur Fonder, Öhman Fonder, and Weland AB were cornerstone investors in the offering and acquired shares for SEK 600 million in total. Based on the closing share price on the first day of trading, 3 December 2021, the market capitalisation of the company amounted to approximately SEK 5,417 million. Danske Bank A/S, Danmark, Sverige Filial, and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB acted as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners.
Nivika is a fast-growing property company with a focus on long-term ownership, efficient new development, and an investment strategy with purpose of being flexible and adaptable towards the property market. The net proceeds will be used to finance continued growth through acquisitions and project development with new development of residential and commercial properties for long-term own ownership and management.
Snellman’s advisory team consisted mainly of Mattias Friberg, Christoffer Saidac, Khaled Talayhan, Emma Greiff, Anton Eriksson, Lisa Kindstedt, Andreas Wingren, Josephine Lindgren, Rezan Akkurt, and Alexander Lindqvist.
Snellman counsel to the sellers of Life Sciences Partners in the sale of LSP to EQT
2021
Snellman has advised the sellers of Life Sciences Partners (LSP), a leading European life sciences venture capital firm with approximately EUR 2.2 billion of assets under management, in connection with the sale of LSP to EQT AB. LSP, headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a venture capital firm that invests in innovative companies with strong scientific and clinical rationale across several life sciences strategies. LSP was founded in 1998, and today it is one of Europe’s largest and most experienced life sciences investment firms. With the sale, EQT AB acquires 100 per cent of the LSP management companies and 20 per cent of the right to carried interest in selected LSP funds. In addition, EQT AB will be entitled to 35 per cent of the carried interest of future funds. The upfront consideration amounts to EUR 450 million (on a cash and debt free basis), of which 25 per cent consists of cash and 75 per cent consists of publicly traded shares in EQT AB. In addition, a potential earn-out payment of EUR 25 million will be made if certain short-term fundraising targets are met.
Snellman’s core advisory team consisted of Mattias Friberg, Christoffer Saidac, and Khaled Talayhan.
Snellman acted as counsel in the divestment of GCC Capital AB
2021
Snellman acted as counsel to Accastum Partners AB and Accastum AB, in the divestment of its wholly owned subsidiary, GCC Capital AB, a fully regulated Swedish credit market company, to Brocc Holding AB, a fintech lending intermediary. The divestment was subject to various financial regulatory requirements, and it gave rise to a number of strategic M&A and capital market considerations. Our core advisory team included Christoffer Saidac, Paula Röttorp, Claes Kjellberg, and Emma Greiff.
Snellman counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ) on its directed issue and private placement of 128,255,140 new shares to professional investors
2021
Snellman has advised Copperstone Resources AB (publ), a mineral exploration company focused on base and precious metal exploration in northern Sweden, on its directed issue and private placement of 128,255,140 new shares to professional investors, raising approximately SEK 96 million before transaction costs. Arctic Securities acted as the sole bookrunner in the private placement.
Snellman’s advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Khaled Talayhan, Emma Greiff, and Anton Eriksson.
Snellman counsel to Copperstone Resources on its SEK 160 million rights issue
2021
Snellman has advised Copperstone Resources AB (publ), a mineral exploration company focused on base and precious metal exploration in northern Sweden, on its SEK 160 million issue of new shares with preferential rights for existing shareholders, including a potential over-allotment share issue of additionally up to SEK 10 million. Through free-of-charge taking over and placing subscription rights from the company’s largest shareholder Sunstone Metals Ltd, which will not subscribe for its prorate share in the rights issue, the company has cost-efficiently obtained subscription undertakings corresponding to 51 per cent of the rights issue with and without subscription rights.
Snellman’s advisory team comprised Christoffer Saidac, Mattias Friberg, Khaled Talayhan, Emma Greiff, Marcus Lehtinen, and Marc Tevell de Falck.
Snellman counsel to consortium led by Paradigm Capital on its public offer for Internationella Engelska Skolan
2020
Parties
Paradigm Capital Value Fund SICAV, Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige Holdings II AB (“IES”)
Transaction
Counsel to consortium led by Paradigm Capital on its public offer for Internationella Engelska Skolan
Deal Value
The offer values IES at approximately 3.3 Billion
Role
Counsel to Consortium Led by Paradigm Capital
Snellman counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ) on its private placement of new shares
2020
Parties
Copperstone Resources AB (publ)
Transaction
Counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ) on Its Private Placement of New Shares
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Copperstone Resources AB (publ)
Snellman advised Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB in connection with entering a global strategic partnership with Elevar Therapeutics Inc.
2020
Parties
Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB, Elevar Therapeutics Inc
Transaction
Advised Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Mid Cap, on corporate, disclosure, governance and due diligence matters in connection with Oasmia entering a global strategic partnership with US based Elevar Therapeutics Inc. Snellman has in this connection also assisted Oasmia and its global/US pharmaceutical counsel.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Advised Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB
Snellman counsel to Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB on its SEK 399 million rights issue
2019
Counsel to Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Mid Cap, on its SEK 399 million issue of new shares with preferential rights for existing shareholders
Snellman counsel to SpareBank 1 Markets AS in connection with transactions concerning Lundin Petroleum AB
2019
Parties
SpareBank 1 Markets AS, Lundin Petroleum AB
Transaction
SpareBank 1 Markets AS in connection with transactions involving Lundin Petroleum AB, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap
Deal Value
SEK 14.5 billion
Role
Counsel to SpareBank 1 Markets AS
Snellman counsel to NDX Intressenter in the mandatory bid for all shares in Nordax
2018
Snellman counsel to Mekonomen AB on its rights issue and debt financing
2018
Parties
Mekonomen AB (Issuer), Nordea Bank AB (Underwriter), Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Underwriter)
Transaction
Mekonomen AB on its rights issue and debt financing
Deal Value
SEK 1.62 billion
Role
Counsel to Mekonomen
Snellman counsel to Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ) in its acquisition of FTZ Autodele & Værktøj A/S and INTER-TEAM Sp. z. o.o.
2018
Parties
Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ) (Buyer), FTZ Autodele & Værktøj A/S, INTER-TEAM Sp. z. o.o. (Targets)
Transaction
Mekonomen’s acquisition of FTZ Autodele & Værktøj A/S. the Danish market leader within automotive spare parts distribution and INTER-TEAM Sp. z. o.o., who has an established market position in the fast-growing and fragmented Polish automotive spare parts market.
Deal Value
EUR 395 million
Role
Counsel to Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ)
Snellman counsel to NDX Intressenter in the mandatory bid for all shares in Nordax Group AB
2018
Parties
NDX Intressenter (Buyer), Nordax Group AB (Target)
Transaction
NDX Intressenter’s mandatory bid for all shares in Nordax Group AB
Deal Value
Offer value SEK 6.657 million
Role
Counsel to NDX Intressenter
Snellman counsel to Eltel in connection with its planned rights issue of EUR 150 million
2017
Parties
Eltel AB
Transaction
New share issue with preferential right for existing shareholders of approximately EUR 150 million
Deal Value
EUR 150 million
Role
Counsel to Eltel AB
Snellman counsel to Hoist Finance in its IPO and listing on Nasdaq Stockholm
2015
Parties
Hoist Finance
Transaction
Initial public offering and listing of Hoist Finance’s shares on Nasdaq Stockholm
Deal Value
SEK 4.56 billion
Role
Counsel to Hoist Finance
Professional Background
Education
