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Mandate Vinge has advised Colfax Corporation in connection with the acquisition of the GCE Group

August 06, 2018

GCE is Europe's leading gas equipment company with, inter alia, pressure regulators and welding nozzles in its product portfolio.

The GCE Group headquarters are located in Malmö (Sweden) and the group conducts business in over 15 countries. The main production sites are located in the Czech Republic and China. 

The transaction is subject to approval by relevant competition authorities.

Vinge’s team consisted primarily of Daniel Rosvall, Ulrich Ziche, Peter Issa, Stina Bengtsson, Elisabeth Hallberg, Ludvig Wettergren, Agnes Perbo, Sebastian Frisk, Christina Odengran, Hedvig Ekdahl, Hayaat Ibrahim, Sophia Holm, Sarah Berger, Malin Malm Waerme and Nicklas Thorgerzon.

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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.
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