Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) have invested USD 150 million in Northvolt by of a convertible debt instrument. The financing will be used to realize the new site Northvolt Six in Québec. When the battery factory is completed, it will have an annual production capacity of up to 60 GWh.
Vinge has advised Repligen Corporation and subsidiaries ("Repligen"), a multinational life sciences group that develops and commercializes highly innovative bioprocess technologies and systems that enable efficiency in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing process, in connection with its acquisition of Metenova Holding AB with subsidiaries (“Metenova”).
Vinge advises the Altor Funds (“Altor”) in connection with its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Marshall Group AB (publ) (“Marshall”) from Varenne AB, Varenne Invest I AB, Zenith Venture Capital I AB, Zenith Venture Capital III AB as well as a large number of smaller investors.
Vinge represents Altor in connection with its investment in H2 Green Steel. The investment has been carried out in connection with 1.5 billion euro investment round in H2 Green Steel. Investors participating in the capital raise included, in addition to Altor, inter alia AMF, GIC, Hitachi Energy, Kinnevik, Schaeffler, Andra AP-fonden, FAM, Hy24 and Just Climate.
Axel Johnson AB, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AxMedia AB, has made a public mandatory offer for all shares in Dustin Group AB (publ). The offer values all shares in Dustin at approximately SEK 3.2 billion.
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.
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 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.
Vinge advises Biotage AB (publ) (“Biotage”) in connection with its acquisition of Astrea Bioseparations (“Astrea”), a high-growth chromatography solutions provider from Gamma Biosciences (“Gamma”), a life sciences tools platform created and controlled by KKR.
Vinge advises Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) ("SBB") in connection with its sale of stake in its social infrastructure portfolio for public education to Brookfield for SEK 9.2 billion. The transaction also includes earn out payments up to SEK 1.2 billion.
Vinge has advised STARK Group in connection with its acquisition of the Nordic tiles actor FagFlis Group with its Swedish operation FF Kakel AB. The group has conducted operations since 1981 and includes, in addition to the Swedish stores, approximately 30 facilities in Norway with total turnover of approximately NOK 750 million.
Vinge, alongside Covington & Burling LLP, has advised Cameco Corporation in their acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company in a deal valued at USD 7.875 billion. Cameco together with Brookfield Renewable Partners will acquire all shares in Westinghouse Electric Company and upon completion Cameco will beneficially own a 49% interest and Brookfield Renewable, with its institutional partners, will beneficially own a 51% interest.
