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Elisabeth Vestin
Elisabeth heads our Intellectual Property & Technology practice at the Stockholm office. Her fields of expertise include IT, (out)sourcing, technology, data protection, IP, marketing, consumer, retail, e-commerce, fashion, franchising, distribution, sports, media and entertainment law, as well as general commercial law.
Her practice includes drafting, interpreting, negotiating and disputing commercial agreements. She also advises on M&A in the IP & Tech field.
In addition, Elisabeth has worked with corporate sustainability, bribery, anti-corruption and compliance matters for over a decade. She regularly conducts presentations and training in these areas.
Elisabeth serves as a board member of the Swedish Franchise Association.
Elisabeth Vestin is outstanding. One cannot think of a better lawyer. She is very focused, always business-driven and dedicated, renders pragmatic advice and is at the same time very pleasant to deal with
IT and Telecom | Legal 500, 2021
References
Parties
Gores Guggenheim, Inc., The Gores Group and Guggenheim Capital, LLC, and Polestar.
Transaction
Gores Guggenheim, Inc. in its closing of business combination with Polestar
Deal value
The transaction implies an equity value of approximately USD 20 billion for Polestar.
Role
Legal advisor to Gores Guggenheim, Inc. together with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
Richard Åkerman
Douglas Essehorn
Alexander Lindqvist
Josephine Lindgren
Lisa Pålsson
Fredrik Olsson
Andreas Wingren
Elisabeth Vestin
Anna Ribenfors
Parties
Kingdom of Sweden (Seller), Metria AB (Target), Sikri Holding AS (Buyer)
Transaction
Counsel to the Kingdom of Sweden in the sale of Metria AB to Sikri Holding AS
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to the Kingdom of Sweden
Claes Kjellberg
Johanna Wärnberg
Douglas Essehorn
Alexander Lindqvist
Nicolina Hultgren Farsani
Anna Wahlbeck
Peter Forsberg
Oskar Helsing
Lars Lundgren
Andreas Wingren
Jenny Lundberg
Lisa Pålsson
Elisabeth Vestin
Jessica Tressfeldt
Julia Nordgren
Parties
Oriola Corporation, Euroapotheca, Kronans Apotek and Apoteksgruppen
Transaction
Counsel to Oriola Corporation in the Formation of a Joint Venture with Euroapotheca combining the Swedish retail pharmacy chains Kronans Apotek and Apoteksgruppen.
Deal Value
EUR 700 million
Role
Counsel to Oriola Corporation
Mikael Klang
Tanja Schnitt
Mikko Heinonen
Annemari Rosi
Peter Forsberg
Marcus Nyberg
Oskar Helsing
Elisabeth Vestin
Olof Östman
Jenny Lundberg
Lisa Pålsson
Markus Bremer
Carolina Wahlby
Oscar Bengtsson
Andreas Wingren
Parties
Wikström Family, Granitor, Mohammed Al Amoudi, Midroc Europe
Transaction
Counsel to the Wikström Family when Midroc Becomes Granitor
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to the Wikström Family
Ola Åhman
Jonas Sjöberg
Mikael Stabo
Elisabeth Vestin
Albert Danielsson
Parties
Gores Guggenheim, Inc., Polestar
Transaction
Counsel to Gores Guggenheim, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed by the affiliates of The Gores Group and Guggenheim Capital, LLC, in its proposed business combination with the global electric performance car company Polestar.
Deal Value
Role
Counsel to Gores Guggenheim, Inc.
Richard Åkerman
Douglas Essehorn
Alexander Lindqvist
Elisabeth Vestin
Anna Ribenfors
Josephine Lindgren
Lisa Pålsson
Fredrik Olsson
Andreas Wingren
Parties
Terveystalo Plc, Terveystalo Healthcare Oy, Feelgood Svenska AB (publ)
Transaction
Hannes Snellman advised Terveystalo on its acquisition of 72 percent of the shares and recommended mandatory takeover offer for Feelgood Svenska AB (publ)
Deal Value
SEK 606 million / EUR 60 million
Role
Counsel Terveystalo Plc and Terveystalo Healthcare Oy
Mattias Friberg
Ola Åhman
Marcus Lehtinen
Marc Tevell de Falck
Klaus Ilmonen
Markus Bremer
Matias Moberg
Rezan Akkurt
Albert Danielsson
Peter Forsberg
Nathalie Miskin
Jenny Lundberg
Josephine Lindgren
Elisabeth Vestin
Mikael Stabo
Andreas Wingren
Parties
Vitec Software Group AB (publ)
Transaction
Nordman & Co
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ)
Johanna Wärnberg
Douglas Essehorn
Claes Kjellberg
Elisabeth Vestin
Parties
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., Cognate BioServices, Inc. Cobra Biologics
Transaction
Swedish counsel to Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. in the acquisition of Cognate BioServices, Inc,. including its Swedish and British subsidiaries Cobra Biologics.
Deal value
The purchase price amounted approximately USD 875 million.
Role
Counsel to Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
Richard Åkerman
Douglas Essehorn
Jenny Lundberg
Elisabeth Vestin
Parties
Vitec Software Group (publ), Travelize International AB
Transaction
Vitec Software Group acquires the Swedish software company Travelize International AB
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vitec Software Group (publ)
Claes Kjellberg
Johanna Wärnberg
Alexander Lindqvist
Jenny Lundberg
Josephine Lindgren
Elisabeth Vestin
Caroline Sundberg
Parties
PPG Industries, Inc. (Bidder), Tikkurila Oyj (Target)
Transaction
Recommended public cash tender offer for all of the shares in Tikkurila by PPG Industries, Inc.
Deal Value
EUR 1.5 billion
Role
Counsel to Tikkurila Oyj
Mikko Heinonen
Klaus Ilmonen
Anniina Järvinen
Kaisa Himmanen
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Maria Wasastjerna
Jenni Heurlin
Laura Sainio
Meri Dahlqvist
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Elisabeth Vestin
Satu Kokko
Parties
TrønderEnergi AS, Scandinavian Biogas
Transaction
The Norwegian energy company TrønderEnergi has become the largest shareholder in Scandinavian Biogas, a leading producer of biogas in the Nordics.
Deal value
Value not public
Role
Swedsih counsel to TrønderEnergi AS
Johanna Wärnberg
Mikael Stabo
Peter Forsberg
Elisabeth Vestin
Mattias Friberg
Jenny Lundberg
Albert Danielsson
Douglas Essehorn
Ebba Almén
Alexander Lindqvist
Josephine Lindgren
Parties
AB Nordiska Kompaniet (NK)
Transaction
Counsel to AB Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) in its digitalisation project and launch of an e-commerce platform.
Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Nordiska Kompaniet (NK)
Elisabeth Vestin
Anna Ribenfors
Caroline Sundberg
Jessica Tressfeldt
Parties
Alma Talent AB (Seller), New Technology Media Group AB (Buyer)
Transaction
Counsel to Alma Talent, which is a part of Alma Media, in a share transaction to sell the share capital of Alma Talent AB to New Technology Media Group AB.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Alma Talent AB
Johanna Wärnberg
Josephine Lindgren
Elisabeth Vestin
Jenny Lundberg
Ebba Almén
Parties
Fortum Recharge AS, Infracapital, Fortum
Transaction
Infracapital in the acquisition of 63% of Fortum Recharge AS with subsidiaries.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Swedish and Finnish counsel to Infracapital
Johanna Wärnberg
Douglas Essehorn
Satu Kokko
Elisabeth Vestin
Caroline Sundberg
Jessica Tressfeldt
Jenny Lundberg
Parties
Tieto Corporation, EVRY ASA
Transaction
The combination of Tieto and EVRY through a cross-border merger
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to EVRY ASA
Klaus Ilmonen
Elisabeth Vestin
Anna Ribenfors
Riikka Kuha
Annika Schauman
Stefan Stellato
Parties
Recipharm AB (publ) (Seller), SERB SA (Buyer)
Transaction
Recipharm’s divestment of the rights to its ThyroSafe product to SERB
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Recipharm AB (publ)
Claes Kjellberg
Elisabeth Vestin
Parties
Asiakastieto Group Plc (Buyer), UC AB (Target), Six Swedish banks (Sellers)
Transaction
Asiakastieto Group Plc’s pending acquisition of UC AB, a credit information company
Deal Value
Appr. EUR 340 million
Role
Counsel to Asiakastieto Group Plc
Klaus Ilmonen
Richard Åkerman
Markus Bremer
Elisabeth Vestin
Antti Kuha
Albert Danielsson
Elina Toivakainen
Sara Heikfolk
Jonas Sjöberg
Jenny Lundberg
Annemari Rosi
Parties
Verlinvest and China Resources (JV), Oatly (Target)
Transaction
The investment in Oatly by the newly established Joint-Venture Between Verlinvest and China Resources
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Verlinvest and China Resources
Elisabeth Vestin
Jenny Lundberg
Moa Fritzon Torbjelt
Rankings
- Ranked as Next Generation Partner, 'Clients say: "Elisabeth Vestin leads the team and has a particular focus on matters in the media sector."', Data Privacy and Data Protection, Intellectual Property and Media and IT and Telecoms , Legal 500, 2022
- Ranked among the 2021 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in EMEA and 2021 Top Female M&A Lawyers in EMEA by MergerLinks, 2021
- Ranked as Next Generation Partner, 'Clients say: "Elisabeth Vestin – Our main contact. Very trustworthy and always great engagement. She has a lot of experience and great knowledge in tech and e-commerce."', Data Privacy and Data Protection, Legal 500, 2021
- "Elisabeth Vestin and Anna Ribenfors are standout. They are highly knowledgeable within their fields of expertise and have, what I find essential, in-house legal experience. This means that the legal advice provided is presented in a format which makes it easy for me to understand the key issues.", Data Privacy and Data Protection, Legal 500, 2020
- Ranked as Next Generation Lawyer, 'Clients say: "‘Working together with Elisabeth Vestin always creates the impression of working with an internal colleague. She is advising on a highly professional level, but at the same time, always argues down to earth and calmly while having our business interests in focus."', Data Privacy and Data Protection, Legal 500, 2020
- "Elisabeth Vestin combines IP knowledge with a wide range of IT experience; she is assisting Fortum Group with its digitalisation process. Other highlights include advising Green Cargo on its IT transformation program including the outsourcing on its IT services, applications and infrastructure to Advania.", Legal 500, 2019
- Ranked as one of the world's leading franchise lawyers, Who's Who Legal, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
- "Led by Elisabeth Vestin, Hannes Snellman handles IT issues for clients such as Dustin Group, the Ramirent Group and Hi3G Access.", Legal 500, 2018
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Officer in the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Technology Law Committee
- Member of the International Chamber of Commerce – Marketing Committee (ICC Sweden)
- Member of the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)
- Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Member of the Swedish Association for IT and the Law (SIJU)
- Member of the Swedish Data Protection Forum (Forum för dataskydd)
- Board Member of the Swedish Franchise Association, 2015
- Member of the Swedish Bar Association, 2009
- Member of the Swedish Association for Copyright Law (SFU)
- Member of the Swedish Competition & Market Law Association
Publications
- Co-author of the Swedish chapter in the Global Legal Insights: AI, Machine Learning & Big Data Laws and Regulations, 2022
- Hannes Snellman Fashion Law Review - Edition 2, 2021
- Global Legal Insights to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Big Data, 2020
- The ICLG to: Franschise, 2020
- Hannes Snellman Fashion Law Review - Edition 1, 2020
- The Franchise Law Review - Edition 6, 2019
- The ICLG to: Franchise, 2019
- The Franchise Law Review - Edition 4, 2017
Education and Professional Background
- Partner, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2018
- Specialist Partner, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2016
- Associate and Senior Associate, Advokatfirman Lindahl, Stockholm, 2006-2015
- Trained on the Bench, District Court of Lund, 2004-2005
- LL.M. in Innovation, Technology and the Law, Edinburgh University, 2003
- Jur. kand. (LL.M), University of Lund, 2002
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