John Gustafson

Representative transactions include representation of:

• FSN Capital, a leading Northern European private equity investment firm with more than EUR 4 billion under management, on numerous transactions including the acquisitions of:
  • Ilionx, a leading Dutch IT implementation partner, from Egeria Capital
  • OptiGroup, a leading player in the business-to-business distribution market, from Triton and Altor, and the simultaneous acquisition and combination with Hygas, a leading Benelux business-to-business distributor
  • Fellowmind, through the simultaneous combination of three leading Microsoft partners in Europe across the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland
  • Nordlo, through the simultaneous combination of 20 independent IT consultancy providers to form a leading IT operations services provider
  • Holmbergs Safety System, a global market leader in safety systems for child safety seats
  • Bygghemma (BGH), a leading Nordic e-commerce company, from Nordstjernan
  • Active Brands, a fast growing house of premium sports apparel and equipment brands
• Nalka Invest, a leading Europan institutional investor, on numerous transactions including:
  • acquisition of Norstat from Triton Partners
  • acquisition of Uniwater from SEB Private Equity
  • acquisition of Office Management from Priveq
  • divestment of Hööks Hästsport to Jula
  • divestment of Synsam to CVC Capital
• Trill Impact on its acquisition of Nordomatic from Adelis Equity
• Nordic Capital, a leading Nordic private equity investor, on its divestments of:
  • Sunrise Medical to Platinum Equity
  • Menigo Foodservice to the Brakes Group
  • Point International to VeriFone 
• Safe Life, a European and North American leader in AEDs and training, on its acquisitions of 13 companies across the US, Canada and Europe, including investments by Swedbank Robur Private Equity, Bonnier Capital, and several other institutional investors
• Maersk, the leading global logistics company, on its SEK 2.6 billion acquisition of KGH Customs Services from Bridgepoint
• Dun & Bradstreet on its USD 807 million acquisition of Bisnode from Ratos and Bonnier
• Sellers in connection with investments by private equity funds and their portfolio companies, including Optimity (Blackstone / RELEX), We Are Padel (Triton), Brödernas (Litorina), Bastard Burgers (Equip Capital), Cura of Sweden (Verdane) o
• Altor Equity Partners on its sale of Åkers Specialty Rolls to Ampco-Pittsburgh
• Exeger on its directed primary issuance of shares of SEK 560 million

• Swedish Bar Association
• International Bar Association