Vinge advises Santander Consumer Finance in connection with its acquisition of all shares in Athlon Sweden AB, which is part of Mercedes-Benz Mobility.
Vinge advises EQT Healthcare Growth, a new dedicated healthcare buy-out strategy introduced by EQT, in connection with its first investment – the acquisition of the biotech company, Mabtech, from IK Small Cap II Fund and several minority sellers.
Vinge has advised Byggfakta Group Nordic HoldCo AB (publ) in connection with a public takeover offer provided by Stirling Square, TA Associates and Macquarie Capital, through Giant BidCo, to the shareholders of Byggfakta. The offer price is SEK 46 per share and values Byggfakta to approximately SEK 10.1 billion.
Lantmännen has signed an agreement to acquire HKScan Corporation’s Swedish operations, HKScan Sweden AB. The acquisition includes all operations in Sweden and the brands Scan, Pärsons and Bullens. The acquisition means that Lantmännen is broadening and strengthening its business portfolio from field to fork – and that long-term conditions for Swedish agriculture are strengthened.
Vinge has advised the owner of Nordic Road Safety AB in connection with the sale of 85% of the shares to Lagercrantz Group AB. Nordic Road Safety is a leading supplier within development, consultation, sales, project management and installation of permanent road safety in the form of road barrier systems and noise protection and has a turnover of approximately SEK 350 million with an operating profit of approximately SEK 50 million.
Vinge advises Fastighets Aktiebolaget Trianon (publ) in connection with its partial tender offer for outstanding subordinated perpetual floating rate callable sustainable capital securities.
In total, sustainable capital securities with an aggregate nominal amount of SEK 370 million were repurchased. Payment for repurchased sustainable capital securities was made by way of set-off against new newly issued series B shares of the company.
Vinge has advised Svea Bank AB (the “Company”) in connection with its issuance of SEK 300 million additional tier 1 capital bonds (AT1) with a floating rate interest of 3-month STIBOR + 7.50%.
Vinges advises the EQT X fund (or “EQT Private Equity”) in connection with its investment in the Nordic software companies HVD Group (Hantverksdata) and Next (Next One Technology). Both companies serve the tradespeople and construction industry, with HVD Group focused on installation and service professions – such as electricians, plumbers, heating and ventilation firms – while Next is focused on contractors. HVD Group’s platform complements that of Next, and the investment thus paves the way for a further strengthened product offering, which builds on both companies’ strong customer satisfaction scores.
Vinge has advised Annehem Fastigheter AB (publ) in connection with the acquisition of the property The Corner, a new-build office property in Malmö. The property value amounts to SEK 420 million.
Vinge has advised the principal shareholder Norvestor VI L.P in connection with the public offer by Altor PC AB to the shareholders of Permascand Top Holding AB (publ). Norvestor holds approximately 44.45 per cent of the Permascand shares and has undertaken to accept the offer. The offer values the total number of shares of Permascand at approximately SEK 1,008 million.
Vinge has advised Helix Kapital in conjunction with it becoming a strategic stakeholder in Sacpro AB, a leading supplier and producer of tools and materials for pipe relining in properties. Together with Helix Kapital, Sacpro's founders and management will accelerate the company's growth by focusing on Northern Europe and the US.
Vinge advises Precio Fishbone AB (publ) (”Precio Fishbone”) in connection with the sale of approximately 80.1 per cent of the shares in the subsidiary Precio Fishbone Systems AB ("Omnia"), including the product Omnia Digital Workplace, to Monterro.
Veoneer is the world leader in automotive electronic restraint control systems and has sold more than 1 billion electronic control units and crash sensors. Veoneer’s scalable, best-in-class restraint control systems are saving lives by mitigating the effects of car crashes. In 2023, the company’s products are part of more than 40 scheduled vehicle launches. The company has approximately 2,700 employees in 11 countries.
Vinge has advised Region Uppsala in connection with its issuance of a so-called health impact bond in the amount of SEK 80 million and with a tenor of five years. The health impact bond is the second of its kind in the world and comes after Region Stockholm’s bond which was linked to preventive measures against type 2 diabetes. Skandia was the sole investor and SEB acted as financial advisor and issuing agent.
