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Wigge & Partners has advised Ludvig & Co, the largest accounting and consulting firm in Sweden, on its acquisition of the accounting firm Ecofront Ekonomi & Redovisning i Dalarna AB.

Wigge & Partners has advised Agility in connection with Volta Truck’s Series B funding in the total amount of €37 million. Volta Trucks is a leading full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider.

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Wigge & Partners has advised Ludvig & Co, the largest accounting and consulting firm in Sweden, on its acquisition of the accounting firm MAREDO Ekonomi AB.

Wigge & Partners has advised Magnolia Bostad in connection with the sale of 189 rental units in Lillsidan, central Enköping to Mästerbo Fastighets AB, which is a joint venture between CBRE Global Investors and Estea.

The estimated property value upon completion is around SEK 435 million. Following the sale and handover of the project, Magnolia Bostad has a project management agreement with the buyer that runs until completion.

Wigge & Partners has advised Humana, one of the largest private health care companies in the Nordic region, on its acquisition of the health care company Fideli Omsorg AB.

Wigge & Partners are happy to announce that we have now published our first COP (Communication on Progress) as part of the United Nations Global Compact.

We are proud to be a part of such an important global organization, and to do our part in working toward a sustainable future. We hope we may inspire other corporations to join in on this important work as well.

Wigge & Partners has advised Altor Fund V in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Raw Fury, a fast-growing game publisher company focusing on artsy, story-rich PC & console games in the “indie” niche.

John Mattson Fastighetsföretagen AB (publ) has previously announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire shares in HEFAB Fastighets AB and EFIB AB.

Wigge & Partners has once again advised Pophouse Entertainment Group AB in its continued growth, this time in connection with the acquisition of Perfect Day Media AB, founded by Hannah Widell and Amanda Schulman.

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Wigge & Partners has advised Ludvig & Co, the largest accounting and consulting firm in Sweden, on its acquisition of the accounting firms Ödklint Konsult AB, Stanza AB and Öresunds Redovisning AB.

Wigge & Partners is happy to have advised Skandia on its EUR 150 million as well as Folksam on its EUR 290 million investment into PCP Transition Fund – a credit fund focusing on sustainability. Both Skandia and Folksam participated in the first close and are two of the largest investors.

Wigge & Partners has advised the buyer in connection with the acquisition of Auktions- & Värderingshuset U.N.i.T.S AB and Slag 1 AB, two auction & valuation houses for surplus goods and bankruptcies operating in the southern and central Sweden.

Alecta has, together with a consortium led by APG and including also Keva, PGGM and AXA, purchased 50% of the shares in Stockholm Exergi from Fortum. The investment is part of Alecta’s strong focus on the infrastructure market. Wigge & Partners Advokat is happy and humble to have advised Alecta on the consortium terms and conditions and wishes these professional parties the best of luck for the future.

The property is located on Kungsholmen in Stockholm and the largest tenant is Socialstyrelsen.

Wigge & Partners is happy to have advised Kyrkans Pension on its 70 MEUR investment into Storebrand Infrastructure Fund, a sustainable core infrastructure platform initiated by Storebrand, PKA and Pensam. The focus in on brown-field investments in Europe and the US and ESG and sustainability factors are heavily integrated in the investment process and ownership strategy.

Wigge & Partners has advised the sellers in connection with the divestment of Xite Consulting to Office Management. Xite Consulting is a full service IT company and supplier of IT infrastructure and related services and products.

Wigge & Partners has advised MVI and the minority sellers in connection with the divestment of Flow Fastighetsvärden to the PHM Group. Flow Fastighetsvärden is a leading residential property maintenance services provider in Sweden, with revenues of approximately MSEK 250. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to be completed in July 2021.

The SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) tbd30’s main objective is to raise capital through a diversification in ownership in connection with a stock exchange listing and carry out as attractive an acquisition as possible for the company's shareholders, no later than 31 December 2023.