Sebastian Wallin

Associate, Stockholm

Biography

Overview

#1 Associate in M&A - Globally by deal volume (Mergermarket 2022 and 2020)

Sebastian is a senior associate in our EMEA Private Equity Group.

He has extensive experience from, and advises leading private equity houses, financial sponsors, listed companies and portfolio companies on, a broad range of transactions and high-profile deals including M&A, IPOs, LBOs, complex carve-outs, restructuring, divestments and corporate matters in various industries (among others; the technology, food and beverage, construction, manufacturing, security, healthcare, and retail sectors).

Bars and Courts
Sweden, Advokat
Education
Master of Laws (LLM)
Stockholm University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics (BSc)
Stockholm University School of Business
International Commercial Transactions Law
University of Cape Town
Languages
Swedish
English

Experience

Representative disclosed transactions include among others:

  • Representation of Oatly, a leading Sweden-based producer of plant-based, dairy-free food products, on:
    • the equity investment by Blackstone, Oprah Winfrey, Natalie Portman, former Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz and Jay-Z-founded Roc Nation
    • its IPO on Nasdaq New York
  • Representation of Adelis, a private equity firm focused on middle market investments in the Nordic region, on:
    • its acquisition of majority shares in SeaCross, a Sweden-based navigation software and defence technology provider.
    • its acquisition of a majority stake in IonOpticks, a global producer of high-performance chromatography columns.
    • the acquisition of Diakrit, a global real estate technology company, and its subsequent acquisition of Virtuance, a US real estate photography and videography company
    • the acquisition of Nordic Biosite, a product supplier within research and diagnostics, and its subsequent acquisition of several European companies
    • the acquisition of Säkra, an insurance brokerage and financial advisory group, and its subsequent acquisition of several Nordic companies
    • the acquisition of Didriksons, a Scandinavian functional and sustainable fashion brand, from Herkules Capital
  • Representation of IK Partners, a Pan-European private equity firm focusing on business services, healthcare, consumer and industrials investments, on:
    • the acquisition of Mabtech, a Swedish biotech company
    • the divestment of BST Brandskyddsteamet, a Nordic fire protection system company, to Norvestor
  • Representation of Valedo, a growth-oriented investment fund in the Nordics, on:
    • the IPO of Norva24, a European underground infrastructure maintenance (UIM) service company, on Nasdaq Stockholm, and its acquisition of several European companies
    • the acquisition of Pinchos, a Nordic app-based restaurant concept company
    • the establishment of Prosero Security and its subsequent acquisition of several Nordic companies
    • the acquisition of BRP Systems, a Swedish based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution firm, and its subsequent acquisition of several Nordic companies
  • Representation of Alder, a Nordic investment fund focusing on environment benefit and sustainable technology, on:
    • the acquisition of Systeminstallation, an energy efficiency solution company in Sweden
    • the establishment of Autocirc, a sustainable car parts distributor in Sweden, and its subsequent acquisition of several Nordic companies
Awards and Recognition

#1 Associate in M&A - Globally by deal volume (Mergermarket 2022 and 2020)