Vinge advises EQT Infrastructure on the EUR 2.7 billion refinancing for its portfolio company GlobalConnect, the leading supplier of B2B and B2C connectivity and digital infrastructure across Northern Europe. The refinancing has raised further funds for expansion and was backed by a group of 14 Scandinavian and international lenders.
IT Advisor Sweden AB provides consultancy services and product-related services for IT-security. The company is located in Stockholm and has currently 26 employees with customers in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.
OptiGroup has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in PacsOn Sverige AB from Herenco AB. The transaction is subject to the approval of the Swedish Competition Authority.
The clothing company Polarn O. Pyret AB is acquired by Procuritas Capital Investors IV from RNB Retail and Brands AB (publ) at a preliminary purchase price of SEK 330 million on a cash and debt-free basis.
Vinge has advised the IT-provider company Advania with the divestment of a majority of the shares to funds managed by Goldman Sachs alongside management, VIA Equity and other reinvesting shareholders.
Vinge advises Ottobock, a portfolio company to EQT, on its acquisition of Exoneural Network AB a Swedish startup that has developed the so called Exopulse Mollii Suit.
Acting as a Swedish local counsel, Vinge has together with Ropes & Gray LLP and Baker Botts LLP advised American Industrial Partners in connection with the acquisition of the Domtar Personal Care business for $920 million, subject to customary adjustments.
FASAB is a local leading supplier of infrastructure services in the northern part of Skåne with a main focus on construction work on behalf of public purchasers via framework agreements with a yearly sales around SEK 300 million. The company’s management team will continue in their respective operational management roles and become shareholders of the Eleda group.
Headquartered in Denmark, STARK Group is a leading B2B distributor of heavy building materials for the construction industry in the Nordics and Germany, with a focus on serving professional craftsmen. The business partners with 10,000 suppliers to serve c. 235,000 customers from more than 400 locations in Denmark (incl. Greenland), Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Germany. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and approvals and is expected to close in Q2 2021.
Diagnostiskt Centrum Hud, the leading provider of medical dermatology services in Sweden, partnered with Bridgepoint Growth to further support the company’s expansion.
Vinge has advised Nordic Paper Holding AB (publ) (“Nordic Paper” or the “Company”) in connection with its listing on Nasdaq Stockholm. The prospectus was published on 12 October 2020 and the first day of trading on Nasdaq Stockholm was 22 October 2020.
