Söderberg & Partners has raised new capital for its continued international expansion. The current minority owner, KKR, has invested an additional amount of SEK 2.3 billion through a new issue of shares. Following the new issue of shares, KKR will remain as a significant minority shareholder in Söderberg & Partners together with TA Associates. However, control of the company remains with its founders and chairman of the board of directors.
Vinge has advised EQT IX (”EQT”) in connection with the sale of shares in Beijer Ref AB (publ) through an accelerated bookbuilding process carried out on 20 June 2023.
SEB Kort Bank AB ("SEB Kort"), a wholly-owned subsidiary within the SEB Group, has entered into an agreement with Lufthansa Group to acquire all shares in Lufthansa AirPlus Servicekarten GmbH ("AirPlus").
Progrits consists of ten businesses that develop specialised solutions within transport and logistics, vehicle digital solutions and integrated e-commerce. The B2B software company simplifies and automates customer information handling and workflows for approximately 5,000 Nordic and international customers.
The fund – which is Fidelio Capital’s third – has secured more than EUR 1 billion in total capital commitments from an international investor base, which is more than triple the size of the total capital commitments of its previous investment mandate.
In 2022, Anotherblock launched a blockchain-based marketplace for music rights. The company has through its platform granted fans access to streaming rights from several known artists. The investment round is led by Stride.VC.
Vinge has advised Continental in connection with its acquisition of Printing Solutions Holding AB from Trelleborg AB (publ). The transaction was closed on 2 May 2023.
Vinge advises Procuritas Capital Investor VII (“Procuritas”) in connection with its acquisition of PropTech Sweden AB (“PropTech Sweden”) and its subsidiaries Axcell Fastighetspartner AB (“Axcell Fastighetspartner AB”) and Ömangruppen Svenska AB (“Ömangruppen”).
Vinge advises the sellers, represented by Litorina V Fund, in connection with the divestment of JOHBECO AB (including its Swedish and Finnish subsidiaries Johan i Hallen & Bergfalk) to METRO FSD Holding GmbH, an indirect subsidiary of international wholesaler METRO AG.
Vinge has advised Axcel in connection with the investment in XPartners Samhällsbyggnad (“XPartners”), a sustainability-focused technical consulting group, specialising in infrastructure, public and commercial buildings as well as environmental services.
VSV AB with its subsidiaries Scandinavian Transmission Service AB, LBM Autoparts AB and Vaihteistokeskus Oy (the "Companies") conduct operations pertaining to trading and refurbishing transmission parts and driveline components for vehicles.
ACQ Bure AB, a Swedish acquisition company (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and Yubico AB have signed a merger agreement and adopted a joint merger plan to combine ACQ and Yubico.