Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Josephine works at the firm’s employment law practice at the Stockholm office. She advises both domestic and international companies in matters related to employment law, such as general day-to-day advice for companies operating in the Swedish market, drafting of employment contracts and terminations thereof, union negotiations, as well as employment issues in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings.
References
Counsel to Schaeffler, a leading global supplier to the automotive and industrial sectors and one of the world’s largest family companies, in its investment in the Swedish green impact company H2 Green Steel.

Johanna Wärnberg

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Carl Tengblad

Emma Andersson

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Andreas Wingren

Rezan Akkurt

Sofia Granberg

Olof Östman

Maria Landtman

Emmi Nuutila

Jens Rönneholm
Parties:
KLAR Partners, Sandbäckens, Storskogen Group AB
Transaction:
KLAR Partners backed Sandbäckens has acquired EVIAB Gruppen AB, Växjö Elmontage AB, and El & Projektering Vetlanda AB, controlled by Storskogen Group AB.
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to KLAR / Sandbäckens

Claes Kjellberg

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Anna Nordin Pettersson

Ulrika Wigart

Klara Hasselberg

Fredrik Olsson

Carolina H. Wahlby

Rezan Akkurt

Johan Erlandsson

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Abiram Soma

Angelica Berntsson

Sara Heikfolk

Peter Forsberg

Sarah Ek
Parties:
GfK SE, YouGov PLC
Transaction:
Hannes Snellman acted, together with Jones Day, as counsel to GfK SE in the EUR 315 million sale of its European Consumer Panel business (GfK CP) to YouGov PLC.
Deal value:
EUR 315 million
Role:
Counsel to GfK SE

Richard Åkerman

Astrid Trolle Adams

Ulrika Wigart

Klara Hasselberg

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Olof Östman
Parties:
Equip Capital, Lakers Group AB, Vestum AB
Transaction:
Equip Capital has acquired a portfolio of companies from Lakers Group by Vestum AB
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Equip

Johanna Wärnberg

Annika Schauman

Jonas Sjöberg

Emma Andersson

Tanja Schnitt

Carl Tengblad

Carolina H. Wahlby

Amanda Alexandersson

Abiram Soma

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Louise Nordback

Peter Forsberg

Philip Thorell

Santeri Jääskeläinen

Ingrid Remmelgas
Parties:
DYNAmore and Ansys, Inc.
Transaction:
Swedish counsel to Ansys in its acquisition of Automotive Simulation Channel Partner DYNAmore
Deal:
Value not public
Role:
Swedish counsel to Ansys, Inc.

Richard Åkerman

Jonas Sjöberg

Ulrika Wigart

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Olof Östman

Louise Nordback
Parties:
Equip Capital, Stenbolaget Sverige AB
Transaction:
Equip Capital’s investment in Stenbolaget
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Equip Capital

Johanna Wärnberg

Douglas Essehorn

Nadine Lågland

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Jens Rönneholm

Andreas Wingren

Philip Thorell

Sarah Ek

Carolina H. Wahlby

Amanda Alexandersson

Olof Östman
Parties:
Suitespot AB (Target), Staria Oyj (Bidder)
Transaction:
Staria acquires Suitespot
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Staria Oyj

Claes Kjellberg

Annika Schauman

Jonas Sjöberg

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Nadine Lågland

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Sara Heikfolk
Parties:
MediaMarkt Sweden, Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH, Power International AS
Transaction:
Northern European electronics retailer Power acquired 100 per cent of the shares in MediaMarkt Sweden.
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Power Sweden International AS

Richard Åkerman

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Tanja Schnitt

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Alexander Lindqvist

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Mikael Stabo

Andreas Wingren

Jessica Tressfeldt

Anna Ribenfors

Peter Forsberg

Emma Fröderberg Shaiek
Parties
Nordic Metal Holdings (Buyer), Alumeco Group (Target)
Transaction
Hannes Snellman advised Nordic Metal Holdings in its acquisition of Alumeco Group, a metal wholesaler primarily within aluminum.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Nordic Metal Holdings

Rabbe Sittnikow

Richard Åkerman

Annika Schauman

Moa Fritzon Torbjelt

Jonas Sjöberg

Santeri Jääskeläinen

Juha Ellonen

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Risto Ojakoski

Wilhelm Sanmark

Anniina Somppi

Hilma Mäkitalo-Saarinen

Philip Thorell

Tiia Mäki

Tanja Schnitt

Olof Östman

Andreas Wingren

Jens Rönneholm
Parties:
Puzzel AS (Buyer), S2 Communications AB (Target), Marlin Equity Partners
Transaction:
Counsel to Marlin Equity Partners and its Portfolio Company Puzzel AS in the acquisition of S2 Communications AB
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Marlin Equity Partners

Mikael Klang

Alexander Lindqvist

Tanja Schnitt

Emma Johari

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Olof Östman
Parties
PCP and Avia Pharma AB
Transaction
PCP in its SEK 350 million term loan to Avia Pharma AB
Deal Value
SEK 350 million term loan
Role
Counsel to PCP

Fredrik Olsson

Maria Orrgard

Ebba Sjölin

Oskar Helsing

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Tiia Mäki

Veera Heiskanen
Parties
Schaeffler (bidder), H2 Green Steel (target)
Transaction
Schaeffler, a leading global supplier to the automotive and industrial sectors and one of the world’s largest family companies, investment in the Swedish green impact company H2 Green Steel.
Deal Value
H2 Green Steel raises EUR 190m in series B round
Role
Counsel to Schaeffler

Johanna Wärnberg

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Emma Andersson

Andreas Wingren

Jessica Tressfeldt

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Lisa Pålsson

Maria Landtman

Emmi Nuutila
Parties
Sandbäckens (buyer), LH Ventteknik AB (target)
Transaction
Sandbäckens in its acquisition of LH Ventteknik AB
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Sandbäckens

Claes Kjellberg

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Tanja Schnitt

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Lisa Pålsson

Rezan Akkurt

Ebba Sjölin

Abiram Soma

Sara Heikfolk
Parties
VASS Group (buyer), Zington AB (target)
Transaction
Counsel to VASS Group in the acquisition of Zington
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to VASS Group

Mikael Klang

Maja Uppgren

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Tanja Schnitt

Lisa Pålsson

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Olof Östman

Abiram Soma

Peter Forsberg

Lars Lundgren
Parties:
Novedo, Nordsign AB, ProvideU, Elektronik Mekanik in Västerås
Transaction:
Counsel to Novedo in the acquisition of Nordsign AB, and its portfolio company ProvideU in the acquisition of Elektronik Mekanik in Västerås
Deal Value:
Not public
Role:
Counsel to Novedo and ProvideU

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Tanja Schnitt

Anna Nordin Pettersson

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Olof Östman
Parties:
Xindao, Vinga Sweden
Transaction:
Counsel to Xindao in Its Acquisition of Vinga Sweden
Deal Value:
Not public
Role:
Counsel to Xindao

Richard Åkerman

Maja Uppgren

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Tanja Schnitt

Andreas Wingren

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Ebba Sjölin

Olof Östman
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 Gjerstad Medina

Lisa Pålsson

Fredrik Olsson

Andreas Wingren

Elisabeth Vestin

Anna Ribenfors
Parties:
Soltech Energy Sweden AB, Sud Energies Renovables S.L
Transaction:
Counsel to Soltech Energy Sweden in the acquisition of Sud Energies Renovables S.L
Deal Value:
179 MSEK
Role:
Counsel to Soltech Energy Sweden AB

Johanna Wärnberg

Alexander Lindqvist

Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Parties:
KLAR Partners, Oleter Group, Swoosh
Transaction:
Counsel to KLAR Partners backed Oleter Group in the merger between its underground infrastructure maintenance business (UIM) and Swoosh
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to KLAR Partners

Claes Kjellberg

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Emma Andersson

Tanja Schnitt

Anna Nordin Pettersson

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Andreas Wingren

Fredrik Olsson

Carolina H. Wahlby

Amanda Alexandersson

Peter Forsberg

Lars Lundgren

Olof Östman
Parties:
Rebellion, Stockholm Betongkonsult AB
Transaction:
Counsel to Rebellion in the acquisition of Stockholm Betongkonsult AB
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Rebellion

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Alexander Lindqvist

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Olof Östman
Parties
Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ), Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ), Din Takläggare i Värmland-Dalsland AB (“Din Takläggare”), Solexperterna Värmland AB (“Solexperterna”)
Transaction
Counsel to Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ) in its international expansion and first bolt-on acquisition
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ)

Johanna Wärnberg

Maja Uppgren

Alexander Lindqvist

Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Parties
Aker BP ASA, Lundin Energy AB
Transaction
Combination of the oil and gas businesses of Aker BP ASA and Lundin Energy AB
Deal Value
SEK 100.17 billion
Role
Counsel to Aker BP ASA

Ola Åhman

Mattias Friberg

Emma Greiff

Anton Eriksson

Lisa Kindstedt

Saara Ludvigsen

Julia Nordgren

Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Parties
Savvy Gaming Group, ESL Gaming, FACEIT
Transaction
Counsel to Savvy Gaming Group in its acquisition of ESL Gaming and FACEIT
Deal Value
SEK 15 billion
Role
Counsel to Savvy Gaming Group

Ola Åhman

Mattias Friberg

Khaled Talayhan

Maja Uppgren

Alexander Lindqvist

Olof Östman

Albert Danielsson

Amanda Alexandersson

Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Parties
Mangold AB
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Mangold AB in its listing on the Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market.
Deal Value
Not public
Role
Counsel to Mangold AB

Ola Åhman

Mattias Friberg

Marcus Lehtinen

Marc Tevell de Falck

Lisa Kindstedt

Anna Ribenfors

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Albert Danielsson

Alexander Lindqvist

Lisa Pålsson
Parties
IK Partners (Buyer), Intera Fund II Ky, Intera Fund III Ky, management and other minority shareholders (Sellers), Renta Group Oy (Target)
Transaction
Intera Partners’ sale of Renta Group Oy to IK Partners
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Intera Partners

Sten Olsson

Roosa Väre

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Sami Niemi

Pauliina Sutinen

Risto Ojakoski

Jesper Nevalainen

Wilhelm Sanmark

Mikko Huimala

Claes Kjellberg

Douglas Essehorn

Alexander Lindqvist

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Olof Östman

Amanda Alexandersson
Parties
Fazer Group and Trensums Food
Transaction
Counsel to Fazer Group in its acquisition of Trensums Food
Deal Value
Not public
Role
Counsel to Fazer Group

Richard Åkerman

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Jonas Sjöberg

Emma Andersson

Mikael Stabo

Andreas Wingren

Jessica Tressfeldt

Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Parties
Nivika Fastigheter AB (publ)
Transaction
Counsel to Nivika Fastigheter AB (publ) on Its IPO and Listing on Nasdaq Stockholm Main List
Deal Value
SEK 1 000 million
Role
Counsel to Nivika Fastigheter AB (publ)

Mattias Friberg

Christoffer Saidac

Khaled Talayhan

Emma Greiff

Anton Eriksson

Lisa Kindstedt

Andreas Wingren

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Rezan Akkurt

Alexander Lindqvist
Parties
Nordic Climate Group (backed by Capillar Equity) and Kylgruppen Invest AB
Transaction
Advised the Kylgruppen Invest AB and its owners in relation to the divestment of Kylgruppen AB to Nordic Climate Group, backed by Swedish private equity firm Capillar Equity.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Kylgruppen Invest AB

Claes Kjellberg

Alexander Lindqvist

Douglas Essehorn

Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Parties
NEP Group, Inc. (a Carlyle Group portfolio company), Bright Group Oy (funds managed by CapMan Buyout)
Transaction
Counsel to global event technology leader NEP Group, Inc., a Carlyle Group portfolio company, in the acquisition of Bright Group, a 360 supplier of live event services in Northern Europe with presence in Finland, Sweden, and Norway.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to NEP Group, Inc. (a Carlyle Group portfolio company)

Annika Schauman

Johanna Wärnberg

Mikael Lustig

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Elisa Viiri

Ingrid Remmelgas

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Jesper Nevalainen

Jenni Parviainen
Parties
Mecenat Aktiebolag, Senior World AB
Transaction
Mecenat Aktiebolag, a portfolio company of IK Partners (“IK”), in its add-on acquisition of Senior World AB, which operates under the brand “Seniordays”.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to IK and Mecenat Aktiebolag

Johanna Wärnberg

Douglas Essehorn

Alexander Lindqvist

Tanja Schnitt

Lisa Pålsson

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Jessica Tressfeldt
Parties
Altia Plc, Arcus ASA
Transaction
Merger of Altia Plc and Arcus ASA to form Anora Group
Deal value
Preliminary aggregated annual revenue EUR 640 million
Role
Lead counsel to Altia Plc

Sonja Siggberg

Klaus Ilmonen

Anniina Järvinen

Robert Gordin

Ebba Almén

Mikko Huimala

Essi Ellman

Jenni Heurlin

Peter Forsberg

Sarah Ek

Heikki Vesikansa

Harri Vehviläinen

Isabella Kartila

Markus Bremer

Sami Niemi

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Risto Ojakoski

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Panu Siitonen

Sarita Schröder
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 Gjerstad Medina

Lisa Pålsson

Fredrik Olsson

Andreas Wingren
Parties
KLAR Partners Limited, Oleter Group consisting of OCAB and Frøiland Bygg Skade
Transaction
Counsel to KLAR Partners Limited in the Investment in Oleter Group
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to KLAR Partners Limited

Claes Kjellberg

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Emma Andersson

Maria Orrgard

Fredrik Olsson

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Sarah Ek
Parties
Sitowise Group Oyj, Infracontrol AB
Transaction
Sitowise Group Oyj’s acquisition of Infracontrol AB
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Sitowise

Claes Kjellberg

Jonas Sjöberg

Alexander Lindqvist

Anna Ribenfors

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Anniina Järvinen
Parties
Abracon LLC (a portfolio company of The Riverside Company) as Buyer and the selling shareholders of ProAnt AB as sellers
Transaction
Advisng The Riverside Company and its portfolio company Abracon LLC on the acquisition of Proant AB and Proant Asia Limited
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Advisor to Private Equity Sponsor Riverside and its portfolio company Abracon LLC

Mikael Klang

Douglas Essehorn

Alexander Lindqvist

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Anna Ribenfors
Parties
SEB Private Equity
Transaction
SEB Private Equity in its investment in and partnership with Eatery
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to SEB Private Equity

Mikael Klang

Jonas Sjöberg

Ebba Almén

Alexander Lindqvist

Caroline Sundberg

Jessica Tressfeldt

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Lisa Pålsson

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 Gjerstad Medina

Elisabeth Vestin

Mikael Stabo

Andreas Wingren
Parties
Proventus Capital Partners IV AB (publ), MatHem
Transaction
Proventus Capital Partners IV AB (publ) in its SEK 700 million loan facility to MatHem.
Deal Value
SEK 700 million loan facility
Role
Counsel to Proventus Capital Partners IV AB (publ)

Fredrik Olsson

Maria Orrgard

Jonas Sjöberg

Ebba Almén

Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Parties
Bare Collective, JaBaDaBaDo
Transaction
Bare Collective in its acquisition of JaBaDaBaDo
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Bare Collective

Mikael Klang

Jenny Lundberg

Emma Andersson

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Lisa Pålsson
Parties
Cerberus, Koch, and PQ Performance Chemicals
Transaction
Cerberus and Koch to Acquire PQ Performance Chemicals
Deal Value
The purchase price amounted to approximately USD 1.1 billion
Role
Swedish counsel to Cerberus and Koch

Claes Kjellberg

Alexander Lindqvist

Andreas Wingren

Jonas Sjöberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Parties
Intera Partners backed Sitowise Holding AB, Stockholms VVS-Kompetens
Transaction
Intera Partners backed Sitowise Holding AB in the acquisition of Stockholms VVS-Kompetens AB
Deal value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Intera Partners backed Sitowise

Claes Kjellberg

Jonas Sjöberg

Emma Andersson

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Jenny Lundberg

Roosa Väre
Parties
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA, Conaxess Trade Sweden AB, Movement Group Nordic AB
Transaction
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA and its portfolio company Conaxess Trade Sweden AB in the acquisition of Movement Group Nordic AB
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA and its portfolio company Conaxess Trade Sweden AB

Mikael Klang

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Peter Forsberg

Sarah Ek
Parties
KLAR Partners, Sandbäckens, Segulah
Transaction
KLAR Partners funds make first acquisition in Sweden: Acquire Sandbäckens to build the Nordic region's leading technical installation and property services Group
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to KLAR Partners

Claes Kjellberg

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Ebba Almén

Emma Andersson

Fredrik Olsson

Rezan Akkurt

Martin Rifall

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina
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 Gjerstad Medina

Elisabeth Vestin

Caroline Sundberg
Parties
Vitec Software Group AB (Buyer), Unikum Datasystem Aktiebolag (Seller)
Transaction
The acquisition of Unikum Datasystem Aktiebolag, a Swedish business system developer.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vitec Software Group AB

Claes Kjellberg

Johanna Wärnberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Ebba Almén

Alexander Lindqvist

Caroline Sundberg
Parties
Sitowise Holding AB, TFIP
Transaction
Sitowise in the Acquisition of TFIP
Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Intera Partners backed Sitowise Holding AB

Claes Kjellberg

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Carolina H. Wahlby

Jenny Lundberg

Jonas Sjöberg

Emma Andersson

Josephine Gjerstad Medina
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
