Louise Nordback is part of Snellman’s IP & Technology practice.
Snellman Counsel to Responda Group, a Portfolio Company of IK Partners, in the Acquisition of K2C
2024
Snellman acted as counsel to Responda Group, a portfolio company of IK Partners, in its strategic acquisition of K2C in Sweden AB (“K2C”). Responda Group’s acquisition of K2C is expected to create synergies that will benefit existing and new customers through improved customer service, flexibility, and a broader service offering.
Snellman’s advisory team included Johanna Wärnberg, Douglas Essehorn, Anna Nordin Pettersson, and Adrian Bäck (Private M&A), Lisa Pålsson, and Nellie Jönsson (Employment), and Louise Nordback, and Sara Domeij (IP & Tech).
Snellman Counsel to Teser Group AB in the Acquisition of Godsmak Sweden AB
2024
Snellman acted as counsel to Teser Group AB, a portfolio company of SEB Private Equity, in the acquisition of Godsmak Sweden AB. Godsmak Sweden AB specializes in food delivery directly to small and large companies and offices in the Stockholm area.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Mikael Klang, Alexander Lindqvist, Carl Tengblad, Adrian Bäck (M&A), Josephine Gjerstad Medina, Nellie Jönsson (Employment), and Louise Nordback (IP/Tech).
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Snellman Counsel to Episurf Medical AB on Its Rights Issue of Units
2024
Snellman acts as counsel to MedTech company Episurf Medical AB, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, on its partially secured rights issue of units, each consisting of 15 class B shares and 6 warrants entitling to subscription of additional class B shares. The rights issue raises proceeds of up to approximately SEK 120 million from the issuance of class B shares and, additionally, up to approximately SEK 48 million in case of exercise of the warrants in February 2025. The rights issue is secured by subscription commitments, subscription intentions and guarantee commitments covering approximately SEK 90 million, corresponding to 75 percent of the rights issue. Pareto Securities AB acts as Sole Manager and Bookrunner in the rights issue.
Snellman’s core advisory team includes Mattias Friberg, Khaled Talayhan, Marc Tevell de Falck, Lisa Kindstedt, and Edvin Matton (Corporate & Capital Markets), Elisabeth Vestin and Louise Nordback (IP & Technology), Peter Forsberg (Regulatory).
Snellman Finnish and Swedish Counsel to Masco Corporation in the Acquisition of Sauna360 Group
2023
Snellman acted as the Finnish and Swedish counsel to Masco Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of branded home improvement and building products, in the acquisition of Sauna360 Group Oy. Sauna360 Group is a global manufacturer of sauna solutions, and its portfolio of products includes traditional, infrared, and wood-burning saunas as well as steam showers, rooms, and generators, sold under the Tylö, Helo, Kastor, Finnleo, and Amerec brands. Masco Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Snellman’s core team in Finland and Sweden included Tuire Kuronen, Agda Vähä-Piikkiö, Joonas Vartia, Wilma Montonen, Astrid Trolle Adams and Ulrika Wigart (M&A, Corporate), Simon Mittler, Liisa Vaaraniemi, Louise Nordback (IP&Tech), Ingrid Remmelgas, Anna Nyberg, Lisa Pålsson (Employment), Mikael Wood, Andreas Wingren (Real Assets), Peter Forsberg, Lars Lundgren, Sofia Saarelainen (Competition), Ville Säteri, Sofia Granberg (Finance), and Emilia Reis and Rebecca Osola (Legal Assistants).
Snellman Acted as Counsel to Magnet Forensics, Backed by Thoma Bravo, in the Acquisition of Griffeye
2023
Snellman acted as counsel to Magnet Forensics, backed by Thoma Bravo, in the acquisition of Griffeye from Safer Society Group.
Griffeye, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and founded in 2015, is a leader in digital media forensics for child sexual abuse investigations.
Magnet Forensics is a developer of digital investigation solutions that acquire, analyze, report on, and manage evidence from digital sources, including mobile devices, computers, IoT devices and cloud services. Magnet Forensics is backed by Thoma Bravo, one of the largest software investors in the world.
Snellman’s team was led by Claes Kjellberg and Douglas Essehorn (Private M&A), and it also included Alexander Lindqvist, Nadine Lågland, Anna Nordin Pettersson, and Ulrika Wigart (Private M&A), Carolina Wahlby and Rezan Akkurt (Finance), Caroline Sundberg, Sara Heikfolk, and Louise Nordback (IP & Technology), Jenny Lundberg (Employment), Peter Forsberg and Lars Lundgren (Competition), and Andreas Wingren (Real Assets).
Snellman Counsel to SEB Private Equity in Its Divestment of VaccinDirekt
2023
Snellman acted as counsel to SEB Private Equity, minority shareholders and management in the divestment of VaccinDirekt, the largest retail vaccination provider in the Nordics with over 50 walk-in and mobile vaccination clinics in Sweden and Finland, to the Nordic investment company Impilo.
Snellman’s core advisory team on the divestment comprised Mikael Klang, Astrid Trolle Adams, Annika Schauman, Jonas Sjöberg, Alexander Lindqvist, Emma Andersson, Santeri Jääskeläinen, and Emma Johari, (Private M&A), Sara Heikfolk and Louise Nordback (IP & Tech), Angelica Berntsson (Real Estate), Jenny Lundberg and Jens Rönneholm (leave of absence) (Employment), and Elisa Viiri, Oscar Bengtsson, and Amanda Alexandersson (Finance).
Snellman’s core advisory team on management’s reinvestment comprised Miklos Kovacs Kal and Douglas Essehorn (Private M&A).
Snellman Counsel to Responda Group, a Portfolio Company of IK Partners, in the Acquisition of H1 Communication
2023
Snellman acted as counsel to Responda Group, a portfolio company of IK Partners, in the acquisition of H1 Communication.
Responda Group is a leading provider of answering and customer services with a passion to deliver value-creating customer experiences and strengthen relations through innovative, efficient, and qualitative customer service. The strategic acquisition of H1 is an important milestone in Responda Group’s growth agenda and strengthens its position as a leading supplier of outsourced customer service in the Nordics.
For further information, please refer to IK Partners’ press release here
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Johanna Wärnberg, Miklos Kovacs Kal, Douglas Essehorn, and Nadine Lågland (Private M&A), Jenny Lundberg and Jens Rönneholm (Employment), Filip Åhsberger and Louise Nordback (IP & Tech), Johan Erlandsson (Finance), and Angelica Berntsson (Real Assets).
Swedish Counsel to the Marshall Family in the Creation of the Marshall Group Together with Zound Industries
2023
Snellman acted as Swedish counsel to the Marshall Family, along with Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors, who advised the Marshall Family on the deal itself including all UK aspects of the transaction, in the sale of Marshall Amplification to Zound Industries, in connection with which the Marshall Family will become the largest shareholder of the newly formed Marshall Group.
Since 2010, Zound Industries has been bringing the Marshall brand to a global consumer audience through its range of headphones and wireless speakers sold in over 90 countries. This deal represents the moment that the iconic British brand and its partner, one of Sweden’s most successful profitable growth companies, come together to build the most exciting audio tech powerhouse.
The Marshall Family will own 24% of the newly formed Marshall Group, with Terry Marshall and Victoria Marshall joining the board of the Marshall Group.
The Snellman team included Ola Åhman, Claes Kjellberg, Douglas Essehorn, Anna Nordin Pettersson, Marc Tevell de Falck, and Carl Tengblad (M&A), Jessica Tressfeldt and Louise Nordback (IP & Tech), Ebba Sjölin (Finance), and Lisa Pålsson (Employment).
Snellman Counsel to Equip Capital in the Acquisition of Remagruppen
2023
Snellman acted as counsel to Nordic private equity firm Equip Capital in the acquisition of Remagruppen.
As the new principal owner in Remagruppen, Equip Capital will assist Remagruppen to reach continued growth and realise the vision of becoming the leading Nordic player in sustainable property-related services within external property maintenance and service. Remagruppen’s management team, including Niclas Winberg (CEO and founder), and NEA Partners are reinvesting in Remagruppen alongside Equip.
Our core team comprised Johanna Wärnberg, Douglas Essehorn, Tanja Schnitt, and Ulrika Wigart (Private M&A), Lisa Pålsson (Employment), Ebba Sjölin (Finance), Andreas Wingren (Real Assets), and Olof Östman and Louise Nordback (IP & Tech).
Snellman Counsel to Equip Capital in the Acquisition of a Portfolio of Companies from Lakers Group AB (publ)
2023
Snellman acted as counsel to Equip Capital, a Nordic private equity firm, in the acquisition of a portfolio of companies that were previously part of the Lakers Group but are now part of Vestum AB (publ). The portfolio of companies consists of 20 operating companies in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Germany. Closing of the transaction is expected to take place in the second quarter of 2023.
Snellman’s team included Johanna Wärnberg, Jonas Sjöberg, Emma Andersson, Tanja Schnitt, and Carl Tengblad (Private M&A), Carolina Wahlby and Amanda Alexandersson (Finance & Restructuring), Abiram Soma and Milla Mänistö (Real Assets), Josephine Lindgren (Employment), Louise Nordback (IP & Tech), and Peter Forsberg and Philip Thorell (Competition & Regulatory).
For more information, please read here.
Snellman Counsel to The Riverside Company in the Acquisition of Vita Verita AB
2023
Snellman acted as counsel to The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, in the acquisition of Vita Verita, a specialist in cleanroom consumables and laboratory equipment, as the first add-on to Dastex Reinraumzubehör GmbH & Co. KG.
The Riverside Company is a global investment firm focused on being one of the leading private capital options for investors, business owners, and employees at the smaller end of the middle market by seeking to fuel transformative growth and creating lasting value.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Mikael Klang, Maja Uppgren, Nicolina Hultgren Farsani, Tanja Schnitt and Anna Nordin Pettersson, (Private M&A), Jens Rönneholm and Jenny Lundberg (Employment), Ebba Sjölin (Finance & Restructuring), Louise Nordback (IP & Tech), Abiram Soma (Real Assets), and Lars Lundgren and Peter Forsberg (Competition & Regulatory).
Snellman Counsel to Paulig in Their Strategic Digitalisation Programme
2022
Snellman acted as a counsel to Paulig, a family-owned international company in the food and beverage industry, in their strategic digitalisation programme. We assisted Paulig with drafting and negotiating implementation project agreements and licence and cloud service agreements with international vendors of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) software.
“We at Paulig are confident that our contracts going forward will support a successful journey with our vendors due to the professional and high quality work by Snellman’s team”, says Marika Lindström, Chief Information Officer at Paulig.
This is the fifth large-scale strategic digitalisation project in the past three years in which Snellman’s IP & Technology team has acted as counsel. The total value of these technology/digitalisation projects exceeds EUR 12 billion.
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