Sara is part of Snellman’s IP & Technology practice.
Her focus is on data protection & privacy, IT/technology, intellectual property, media, marketing & consumer laws, retail/e-commerce and commercial agreements.
She has advised several clients operating in various industries with their GDPR-compliance work, including review of processing operations, data flow mapping and gap analysis as well as data protection impact assessments and data processing agreement negotiations. Sara has experience as an in-house lawyer following secondments with one of Sweden’s largest telecom operators and with a Nordic alternative investment fund. She also advises on M&A in the IP &Technology field.
Sara is currently on leave of absence.
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 KLAR Partners backed Sandbäckens in its acquisition of the three electricity companies EVIAB Gruppen AB, Växjö Elmontage AB, and El & Projektering Vetlanda AB, controlled by Storskogen Group AB. The companies have a combined turnover of approximately SEK 400 million and have around 180 employees.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Claes Kjellberg, Miklos Kovacs Kal, Anna Nordin Pettersson, Ulrika Wigart, and Klara Hasselberg (Private M&A), Fredrik Olsson, Carolina H. Wahlby, Rezan Akkurt, and Johan Erlandsson (Finance), Josephine Gjerstad Medina and Lisa Pålsson (Employment), Abiram Soma and Angelica Berntsson (Real Assets), Sara Heikfolk (IP & Tech), and Peter Forsberg and Sarah Ek (Competition & Regulatory).
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 Moneta Communications in its acquisition of UK and Australian online sport betting brands from Catena Media
2023
Snellman acted as counsel to Moneta Communications Ltd, a leading UK-based sports betting affiliate, in its EUR 6.0 million acquisition of UK and Australian online sports betting brands from Catena Media.
The transaction covers the sale of all assets in Catena Media’s UK business, which includes sports betting brands Squawka and GG.co.uk, and all shares in the group’s wholly-owned Australian subsidiary.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Mikael Klang, Miklos Kovacs Kal, Tanja Schnitt, and Nicolina Hultgren Farsani (Private M&A), Anna Ribenfors and Sara Heikfolk (IP & Tech), and Jenny Lundberg (Employment).
Snellman counsel to Vaaka Partners backed Staria Oyj in the acquisition of Suitespot AB
2023
Snellman acted as counsel to Vaaka Partners backed Staria Oyj, a Finnish information system and accounting services company, in the acquisition of Suitespot AB, a Swedish information technology and services company.
Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Claes Kjellberg, Annika Schaumann, Jonas Sjöberg, Nicolina Hultgren Farsani, and Nadine Lågland (M&A), Josephine Lindgren (Employment), Sara Heikfolk (IP & Tech).
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.
Snellman counsel to Sandbäckens in its acquisition of LH Ventteknik AB
2022
Snellman acted as counsel to Sandbäckens, a provider of technical installation services, in its acquisition of LH Ventteknik AB. The acquisition continues to broaden Sandbäckens range of services within the property technology solution.
Snellman’s core team included Claes Kjellberg, Miklos Kovacs Kal, Nicolina Hultgren Farsani, Tanja Schnitt (M&A Private), Jenny Lundberg, Josephine Lindgren, Lisa Pålsson (Employment), Abiram Soma (Real Assets), Sara Heikfolk (IP & Technology), Rezan Akkurt, and Ebba Sjölin (Finance & Restructuring).
Snellman counsel to Siemens AB in the acquisition of Vizendo AB
2020
Parties
Siemens AB, Vizendo
Transaction
Siemens has acquired Swedish service and software company Vizendo AB, a provider of virtual operator training for industrial companies.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Siemens AB
Snellman Counsel to If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ) in its Acquisition of Viking Redningstjeneste Topco AS
2019
Parties
AAC Capital Partners, Intermediate Capital Group PLC and other shareholders (Sellers), Viking Redningstjeneste Topco AS (Target)
Transaction
P&C Insurance Ltd (publ) in its Acquisition of Viking Redningstjeneste Topco AS
Deal Value
EUR 32 million
Role
Swedish and Finnish counsel to Sweden-based insurance company If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ)
Snellman counsel to Calabrio a portfolio company of KKR in its acquisition of Teleopti
2019
Parties
Calabrio Sweden AB (Buyer), HoldIT Communication AB (Seller), Teleopti (Target)
Transaction
Calabrio, a portfolio company of KKR, in its acquisition of Teleopti, a global provider of cloud-based workforce management (WFM) software
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Calabrio
Snellman counsel to Asiakastieto Group Plc in its acquisition of UC AB in Sweden
2018
Parties
Asiakastieto Group Plc (Buyer), UC AB (Target), Six Swedish banks (Sellers)
Transaction
Asiakastieto Group Plc’s pending acquisition of UC AB, a credit information company
Deal Value
Appr. EUR 340 million
Role
Counsel to Asiakastieto Group Plc
Professional Background
Education