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 counsel to Humana in its acquisition of Homsan
2026
Snellman acted as counsel to Humana in its acquisition of Homsan, a well-established provider of daily activities under LSS in the Stockholm region. Humana will, through the acquisition, more than double its offering of daily activities and thereby strengthen its geographical presence in the region.
Snellman’s core advisory team consisted of Miklos Kovacs Scherlin, Nadine Lågland and Irma Jarlén (Private M&A), Nellie Jönsson (Employment), Linnéa Eriksson and Angelica Berntsson (Real Assets), Louise Nordback and Bohdana Kopyl (IP & Tech), as well as Philip Thorell and Esther Järvling (Competition, Procurement & Regulatory).
Snellman acted as counsel in SEB Private Equity’s majority share acquisition of Multisoft Group
2026
Snellman acted as counsel in SEB Private Equity’s acquisition of the majority of the shares in Multisoft Group, one of Sweden’s leading suppliers of systems for automation of business processes. The founders of Multisoft Group will remain in the company as minority shareholders.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised of Mikael Klang, Alexander Lindqvist, and Adrian Bäck (Private M&A), Douglas Essehorn (Management reinvestment), Carolina H. Wahlby and Signe Persson (Finance and Restructuring), Philip Thorell, Veronica Thurin and Esther Järvling (Competition and Regulatory), Sina Mindus Amini, Louise Nordback and Bohdana Kopyl (IP & Tech), Nellie Jönsson (Employment) and Linnéa Eriksson (Real Assets).
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