Caroline Krassén

Counsel Member of the Swedish Bar Association
  • Stockholm
  • Languages:
    Swedish, English

Mentions

"Caroline Krassen is always very professional, high quality, and responsive." FinTech 2024 | Chambers & Partners

Counsel Caroline Krassén is another key name for regulatory and compliance issues, particularly relating to the financial and payment services industries. Legal 500 2023

"Caroline is the go-to person for swift, client-focused assistance within FinTech. She has deep knowledge and is able to quickly understand complex business models. She is hands-on, hard-working, and always has a commercial perspective." FinTech 2023

"one of Sweden's leading privacy lawyers in the finance sector," and another reports that "Caroline has deep knowledge and experience with regard to matters involving the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and a great understanding for our business, which has been very valuable." - FinTech 2022

"Very good at understanding the importance of the risk advisory component. She is very good - she gives business-centric advice and does not blindly follow the letter of the law." - Chambers and Partners - FinTech 2021

"she has a good knowledge of the regulatory field and understands our business." - Chambers and Partners - FinTech 2020

Business Sectors

Education

  • Uppsala University, LL.M., 2010
  • Korea University, Seoul 2007-2008 

Experience

  • Associate, Setterwalls law firm, 2013-2016
  • Legal counsel, The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, 2010-2013
  • Junior Associate, Dezan Shira & Associates Shanghai, 2010

Awards

Mandates

Mandate September 19, 2024

Vinge advises Santander Consumer Finance in connection with the divestment of its Swedish and Norwegian Credit Card and Sales Financing business

Vinge has advised Santander Consumer Bank AS in connection with the sale of its Swedish and Norwegia…

Mandate January 09, 2024

Vinge advises Santander Consumer Finance in connection with its acquisition of Athlon Sweden AB

Vinge advises Santander Consumer Finance in connection with its acquisition of all shares in Athlon…

Mandate June 21, 2023

Vinge advises SEB Kort Bank AB in connection with its acquisition of Lufthansa AirPlus Servicekarten GmbH

SEB Kort Bank AB ("SEB Kort"), a wholly-owned subsidiary within the SEB Group, has entered into an a…

Mandate April 11, 2023

Vinge advises Lunar in connection with the transfer of all customer relationships within its P2P business to SaveLend

Vinge advises Lunar Bank A/S in connection with the transfer of all customer relationships with inve…

Mandate September 06, 2022

Vinge represents Cinven in connection with the acquisition of Säkra

Vinge has represented the international private equity firm Cinven in connection with its acquisitio…

Mandate March 08, 2022

Vinge advises Schibsted in conjunction with investment in Savr

Vinge has advised Schibsted in conjunction with its investment in Savr AB. The investment round, whi…

Mandate February 15, 2022

Vinge advises Borgo in connection with its acquisition of a mortgage loan portfolio, assumption of covered bonds and establishment of its commercial paper programme

Vinge has advised Borgo AB (publ) (“Borgo”) in connection with its acquisition of the majority of Ål…

Mandate January 19, 2022

Vinge advises the shareholders, including Bridgepoint, in FCG Group AB in connection with the divestment to IK Partners

FCG is a GRC services provider, offering advisory, outsourcing, GRC technology and fund administrati…

Mandate January 11, 2022

Vinge advises Bonhams 1793 Limited in connection with its acquisition of Bukowski

Vinge has advised Bonhams 1793 Limited, an international auction house with its head office in Londo…

Mandate December 23, 2021

Vinge advises IBM Sweden

Vinge advises IBM Sweden in connection with the separation and reorganization of its managed infrast…

Mandate November 10, 2021

Vinge acts as lead advisor to EQT in connection with its acquisition of Life Sciences Partners

Vinge acts as lead advisor to EQT AB in connection with its acquisition of Life Sciences Partners, a…

Mandate June 09, 2021

Vinge advises EQT in connection with the acquisition of Anticimex

Vinge advises EQT in connection with the acquisition of leading global pest control specialist Antic…

Mandate May 19, 2021

Vinge advised Nabo in the acquisition of Rendall and Rittner

Vinge has advised Nabo, a leading software and service company that serves the residential real esta…

Mandate April 20, 2021

Vinge advises the sellers to Ijort Invest AB in connection with the sale to Arcane

Vinge is advising the sellers to Ijort Invest AB in connection with the sale of all shares in Ijort…

Mandate March 17, 2021

Vinge has advised Borgo AB in its a credit institution license application

Vinge has successfully advised Borgo AB in its license applications as a credit institution. The aut…

Mandate October 22, 2020

Lendify has secured new financing of up to SEK 1,000,000,000 from, amongst others, Insight Investment

Together with, amongst others, the management of the company, the arranger and legal advisors to the…

Mandate August 26, 2020

Vinge advises Industrifonden in conjunction with an investment in Open Payments

Vinge has advised Industrifonden in connection with Industrifonden commencing a seed round of EUR 3…

Mandate May 14, 2020

Vinge advises Anyfin

Vinge has advised the fintech company Anyfin AB in connection with an investment round of approximat…

Mandate March 16, 2020

Vinge has advised Santander Consumer Bank AS

Vinge has advised Santander Consumer Bank AS in connection with its acquisition of all shares in For…

Mandate October 03, 2019

Vinge is advising funds managed by Corsair Capital LLC

Vinge is advising funds managed by Corsair Capital LLC on their acquisition of a controlling interes…

Mandate June 11, 2019

Lendify has secured new financing of up to SEK 1,500,000,000 from, amongst others, Insight Investment

Together with, amongst others, the management of the company, the arranger and legal advisors to the…

Mandate February 12, 2019

Vinge advised Lendify in connection with new financing and redemption of bonds

Lendify AB (“Lendify”), an online lender and one of Sweden’s most notable challengers in the banking…

Mandate February 08, 2019

Vinge advises KKR on its significant investment in Söderberg & Partners

Vinge has advised the global investment firm KKR in connection with KKR entering into an agreement w…

Mandate February 07, 2018

Vinge advises Hellman & Friedman in connection with the acquisition of Nets A/S and its Swedish subsidiary DIBS Payment Services AB

Vinge has advised the US private equity company Hellman & Friedman in connection with the acquis…

Mandate January 25, 2018

Vinge advises Bridgepoint in conjunction with an investment in FCG

Vinge has advised Bridgepoint Development Capital in conjunction with the entry into of a partnershi…

Mandate April 27, 2017

Vinge advises Advania on its offer for Caperio Holding

Advania has, through Advania Holding AB, made a recommended cash offer to the shareholders of Caperi…

Mandate September 16, 2016

Vinge has advised KCG in connection with the acquisition of Neonet

Vinge has advised KCG Holdings, Inc. on its acquisition of Neonet Securities AB from inter alios Hay…

News

Vinge top ranked in Chambers & Partners FinTech Guide
News December 05, 2024

Vinge top ranked in Chambers & Partners FinTech Guide

Vinge has topped Chambers & Partners FinTech Guide 2025 for Europe for the seventh consecutive year.…

Vinge top ranked in 12 practice areas in Chambers & Partners Europe Guide 2024
News March 14, 2024

Vinge top ranked in 12 practice areas in Chambers & Partners Europe Guide 2024

Thank you to all our clients who provided important feedback in connection with Chambers & Partners'…

Vinge is top-ranked in Fintech
News December 05, 2023

Vinge is top-ranked in Fintech

For the sixth consecutive year, Vinge has been top-ranked in the Chambers & Partners' Fintech Guide…

New partners and counsel appointed at Vinge’s Malmö and Stockholm offices
News June 30, 2022

New partners and counsel appointed at Vinge’s Malmö and Stockholm offices

Advokat Daniel Daun and advokat Victor Ericsson at Vinge’s Malmö and Stockholm offices respectively…

Articles

FinTech 2022

GLOBAL PRACTICE GUIDES | CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS
Article September 02, 2021

FinTech 2021 Sweden

Global Practice Guides | Chambers and Partners
Article August 17, 2021

FinTech 2022 - Sweden

GETTING THE DEAL THROUGH
Article April 28, 2021

Fintech 2021 - Sweden

GETTING THE DEAL THROUGH
Article September 17, 2019

Fintech 2020 - Sweden

GETTING THE DEAL THROUGH