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Mandate Vinge has advised OptiGroup in connection with the acquisition of Mercamer Oy and Oy Telpak Ab

January 30, 2018

Mercamer and Telpak are full service packaging distributors with a wide range of industrial packaging products, services and equipment.

With the acquisitions OptiGroup is entering the industrial packaging market in Finland.

Vinge’s team consisted of Christina Kokko, Johanna Wiberg, and Oscar Rydén (M&A), and Anna Palmérus and Rebecka Hansson (competition law).

Vinge in first place when the transaction year 2020 is summarized
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Sanctions round-up

Not long time ago sanctions were a rare occurrence which only involved obscure products and countries, and which were decided by the members of the United Nations Security Council. Today, the European Union and, in particular, the United States, impose sanctions and other trade restrictions with high frequency which have the potential to affect any type of transaction. Below you will find a summary of some recent developments.
December 22, 2020

EU Commission criticizes Sweden for its application of the rules on combined transports

 Through a formal notice to Sweden, the European Commission has criticized the inadequate application of Directive 92/106/ECC on common rules for certain forms of combined transport of goods between Member States (the “Combined Transports Directive”). The notice mainly concerns the Swedish Transport Agency's application of the term "nearest suitable railway station"
December 11, 2020