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Mandate Vinge advised on the sale of IGDB (Internet Games Data Base)

September 18, 2019

Vinge has advised the shareholders in the Gothenburg‑based company 8 Dudes in a Garage AB in conjunction with the sale to Amazon‑owned Twitch.

8 Dudes in a Garage AB has developed the platform Internet Gaming Database, IGDB, which is the world’s largest database for gaming and contains information concerning more than 119 500 unique computer and TV games.

Vinge’s team consisted of Johan Winnerblad.

Jerker Kjellander is a new partner in Skåne

 Dispute resolution expert Jerker Kjellander has been elected as a partner in Vinge’s Skåne office.
November 20, 2020

Amendments to the Swedish Competition Act provide extended powers for the Swedish Competition Authority

Early in 2021, the Swedish Competition Act (2008: 579) will be amended in several important respects. The background to the amendments is Directive (EU) 2019/1 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which aims to harmonize the investigative and sanctioning powers of the European competition authorities in their enforcement of the EU competition rules. Undertakings active in Sweden will be affected by the amendments in several ways.
October 12, 2020

Vinge contributes to IUMI Eye

 International Union of Marine Insurers (IUMI) is preparing for its first web based conference – Stockholm 2020 – of which Vinge is a proud sponsor. In the latest edition of IUMI Eye, published just in time for the conference, Vinge’s Paula Bäckdén and Sweden Insurance’s senior advisor Mikaela Tamm discuss the implications of waiving liability limitations.
September 15, 2020