Vinge has advised Apoteket Omstrukturering AB in connection with the reregulation of the Swedish pharmacy market and in connection with the disposal through Apoteket AB (publ) of 8 so-called cluster companies consisting of a total of 465 pharmacies to Kronans Droghandel/KF, Altor, Priveq/Investor Growth Capital and Segulah for a total purchase price of approximately SEK 5.9 billion.
The Vinge team was led by Carl Gustaf De Geer and Henrik Wenckert and included associates from different practice areas such as M&A, Banking & Finance, EU &Antitrust, IT/Telecom, Employment & Benefits, Real Estate, Intellectual Property and also entailed regulatory issues regarding the pharmaceuticals legislation including licensing on the pharmacy market.