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Vinge advises the sellers of Refensa in connection with the sale to Viking Ventures’ portfolio company Grade

February 23, 2022 Capital Markets and Public M&A

Refensa is a cloud-based solution for digital reference checking when recruiting. The acquisition of Refensa further strengthens Grade’s offering of best-of-breed solutions within HR and is a natural step in the Grade’s growth strategy.

Following the transaction, the expanding Grade group consists of the companies Varbi, Grade, Workbuster and Refensa. In connection with the acquisition of Refensa, the group is collectively called Grade.

Vinge has advised the founders of Refensa in connection with the transaction.

Vinge’s team consisted of Karl Klackenberg, Ulrich Ziche and Egil Svensson.

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