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Richard Akerman

Partner at Snellman Advokatbyrå

Lawyer

Stockholm

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals9

Total Value£ 21.88 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.43 B

Market Context

Awards

2021 Top DeSPAC Lawyers in EMEA

2021 Top M&A Lawyers in Nordics

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20 Dec 2019|Sweden|Transportation Services

Target: FLYGBUSSARNA

Bidder: VY GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: SYNLAB (ANALYTICS & SERVICES UNIT)

Bidder: SGS SA

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 491 M

Value

17 Feb 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: COGNATE BIOSERVICES

Bidder: CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 628 M

Value

25 May 2021|Netherlands|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SYMERES

Bidder: KEENSIGHT CAPITAL

17 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

14 Target | 29 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jan 2021|Sweden|Software

Target: MTEK INDUSTRY AB

Bidder: ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2021|Sweden|Automobiles

Target: POLESTAR

Bidder: GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS LLC

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 15 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

36 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 14.63 B

Value

15 Oct 2021|Sweden|Pharmaceuticals

Target: COBRA BIOLOGICS MATFORS

Bidder: FLERIE INVEST

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 37 M

Value

13 Dec 2021|Sweden|Soft Drinks

Target: TRENSUMS FOOD

Bidder: FAZER GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2022|Sweden|Paper

Target: NYMOLLA UNCOATED FREESHEET PAPER MILL

Bidder: SYLVAMO

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 129 M

Value

27 Jun 2022|Sweden|Consumer Services: Other

Target: VINGA

Bidder: XINDAO INTERNATIONAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2022|Sweden|Transportation Services

Target: MERRESOR

Bidder: VÄSTANHEDE HOLDING AB

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Dec 2022|Germany|Software

Target: DYNAMORE HOLDING GMBH

Bidder: ANSYS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Feb 2023|Sweden|Consumer Electronics

Target: MEDIAMARKTSATURN (SWEDISH BUSINESS)

Bidder: POWER INTERNATIONAL

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2022|Denmark|Iron and Steel

Target: ALUMECO GROUP

Bidder: AMARI METALS

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2023|Germany|Information / Data Services

Target: GFK (CONSUMER PANEL BUSINESS)

Bidder: YOUGOV

15 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 269 M

Value

03 Oct 2023|Sweden|Airlines

Target: SAS AB

Bidder: AIR FRANCE-KLM SA

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

16 Target | 106 Bidder

£ 950 M

Value

02 Apr 2024|Denmark|Biotechnology

Target: SCANBUR (RESEARCH MODELS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Oct 2024|Sweden|FinTech

Target: MINNA TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: MASTERCARD INC

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

19 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Mar 2025|Sweden|Railroad Equipment

Target: DELLNER COUPLERS

Bidder: WABTEC CORP

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 740 M

Value

04 Feb 2025|Sweden|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: UNIVERSUM GLOBAL

Bidder: DUBAG GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2025|Switzerland|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ABB LTD (ROBOTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 4.00 B

Value