Axel Eriksson

Merger control and foreign investment

• Advised a leading private equity firm in multiple acquisitions, successfully representing the client before the Swedish Competition Authority.
• Advised FSN Capital in its acquisition of Dextry Group AB, a group of surface treatment providers, before the Swedish Competition Authority.
• Advised Olink Holding AB (publ) in divestment to Thermo Fisher Scientific (worth USD 3.1 billion).
• Advised on competition law matters on Erik Penser Bank's divestment to Carnegie.
• Advised Cellnex Telecom, S.A. in its divestment of 49% interest stake to Stonepeak (worth EUR 730 million), in the mobile networks operation market.
• Advised Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. in its subscription of new shares in European Energy A/S, a European operator of offshore wind farms, before the Inspectorate for Strategic Products under the Swedish Foreign Direct Investment regime.

Investigations

• Advised on and successfully defended a provider of e-mobility services against a suspected cartel infringement investigation before the Swedish Competition Authority.
• Conducted due diligence investigations and compliance audits for multinational clients.

Antitrust compliance

• Advised client, including drafting of practical guidelines and clean team agreements, on information exchange and general competition law issues ahead of strategic acquisition of competitor.
• Advised multinational clients on multijurisdictional merger control and foreign direct investment analyses.