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Gernandt & Danielsson advises in TP Aerospace Holding I A/S' issue of secured bonds in a total amount of USD 130 million within a framework of USD 250 million. Pareto Securities AS has acted as sole bookrunner in relation to the bond issue. Gernandt & Danielsson advises Pareto Securities AS with a team consisting of partners Mikael Borg and Mikael Bolling as well as associates Jonathan Antonsson, Einar Brunsberg and Jacob Linder.

On 31 March 2025, a bid consortium consisting of EQT X and First Kraft announced a public cash offer to the shareholders of Fortnox Aktiebolag. The offer values all shares in Fortnox at SEK 54.9 billion. The board of directors of Fortnox recommends the shareholders to accept the offer. Gernandt & Danielsson advises the board of directors of Fortnox with a team led by partner Mikael Borg, senior associate Daniel Sveen and associate Siri Telmen, mainly assisted by partner Niclas Rockborn, senior associates Rikard Sundstedt and Astrid Svensson as well as associate Sofie Hallén.

On 20 March 2025, Anatom Holding AG and other separate entities, all owned by different members of the Kahane family, entered into agreements to acquire class A shares and class B shares in BioGaia AB from Annwall & Rothschild Investments AB, another member of the Rothschild family and David Dangoor (BioGaia’s Vice Chairman). The transaction is conditional on the approval by the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products. Before completion, certain class A shares sold under the transaction shall be converted into class B shares based on a conversion clause which will be introduced to BioGaia’s articles of association after approval at BioGaia’s upcoming annual general meeting. After completion of the transaction, Anatom will own 7.3 per cent of the shares and 18.7 per cent of the votes in BioGaia. The other acquiring entities will own 3.7 per cent of the shares and 9.3 per cent of the votes in BioGaia. BioGaia’s class B shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Gernandt & Danielsson advises the buyers with a team consisting of partner Fredrik Palm, senior associates Daniel Sveen and Arijan Kan as well as associate Jacob Linder.

ICA Gruppen AB (publ) is one of the leading retail companies in the Nordics with a focus on food and health. The Group includes ICA Sweden and Rimi Baltic which mainly conduct grocery retail, ICA Real Estate which owns and manages properties, ICA Bank which offers financial services, ICA Insurance and Apotek Hjärtat which conducts pharmacy operations. The transaction will release funds for ICA Gruppen, that will enable continued investments in and allocations of resources to the Swedish business to strengthen and broaden the customer offerings on the core Swedish market. Gernandt & Danielsson advises ICA Gruppen with a team led by partners Corinne Ekman and Manfred Löfvenhaft, mainly assisted by partner Oscar Anderson, senior associate Simona Stenborg and associates Holly Karlander, Amanda Kull and Elias Vahman, as well as specialist partner Foad Hoseinian (competition/FDI), senior associates Astrid Svensson (Data protection) and Martin Zeitlin (IP) as well as associate Sofia Hagelqvist (competition/FDI). The pan-Baltic law firm Walless has assisted Gernandt & Danielsson as local counsel with a team led by managing partner Dovilė Burgienė and expert partner Artūras Grimaila.