White & Case LLP - Staff - Claes Zettermarck


Banking and Finance Capital Markets Litigation and Arbitration Mergers & Acquisitions Other Practices

Practice Experience
Mr. Zettermarck heads the mergers and acquisitions practice at the Stockholm office. His areas of practice includes besides mergers and acquisitions also arbitration and general commercial litigation.

Active in the merger and acquisitions area, Mr. Zettermarck has represented sellers, investors, management and financial institutions. The main focus is however to represent private equity firms.

Prior to joining White & Case in 1983, Mr. Zettermarck was a partner and formerly an associate with a Swedish firm. He also served as a junior judge at the Svea Court of Appeals and a law clerk at the District Court of Södertörn.

Representative transactions include:

Assisted a Nordic and a US-based private equity company in connection with their successful bid to purchase a business unit, a world leader in the development and marketing of innovative wound therapeutics and ostomy care products.
Assisted a Nordic private equity company, in its public tender offer for a IT services company, listed on the Helsinki and Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Assisted the largest shareholder in one of the world's leading suppliers of digitally distributed gaming entertainment, in connection with a Tender Offer.
Assisted the Nordic region's largest trading company in installation products and tools and machinery, in its acquisition of a company, active in the same industry.
Assisted a Danish pharmaceuticals multinational, in connection with its acquisition of another major pharmaceutical company.
Assisted the selling shareholders and the target in connection with an IPO on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Assisted the buyer, one of Sweden's leading IT companies, in connection with its acquisition of another major Nordic IT company.
Assisted a Nordic private equity company in connection with its acquisition of one of the world's leading electric wheelchair manufacturers.
Assisted a Nordic private equity company in connection with its divestment of a health care company.
Assisted the seller, a Nordic private equity company, in its divestment of a trading company in installation products and tools and machinery.
Assisted a French private equity company, in connection with its acquisition of all the shares in a Swedish chemical company.
Assisted American purchaser in an acquisition of a Swedish holding company with trading operations in the US and in Europe.
Assisted Swedish buyer purchasing a substantial portion of four manufacturing companies with businesses in Sweden, Holland, USA and Canada.
Assisted Swedish seller of publishing house in negotiations with a European purchaser.
Assisted a Swedish seller of an airline to divest a major portion of its holding to a Norwegian company.
Assisted a Swedish state-owned entity to divest a company in the business of public transportation to a company in the UK.
Assisted a Swedish bank to purchase an insurance company.
Assisted a Swedish buyer purchasing two IT consultant companies.

Bars and Courts
Swedish Bar, 1980

Education
LLM, Juris kandidat, University of Stockholm, Sweden, 1972

Professional Associations and Memberships
President of the Swedish Bar Association
Swedish Society for Construction and Consulting Law

Languages
English
Swedish

Citizenship
Sweden

	Claes Zettermarck
[Download Contact information] Expertise Banking and Finance Litigation and Arbitration Mergers & Acquisitions	Partner Stockholm T: + 46 8 506 32 339 F: + 46 8 611 21 22 E: *Practice Experience* Mr. Zettermarck heads the mergers and acquisitions practice at the Stockholm office. His areas of practice includes besides mergers and acquisitions also arbitration and general commercial litigation. Active in the merger and acquisitions area, Mr. Zettermarck has represented sellers, investors, management and financial institutions. The main focus is however to represent private equity firms. Prior to joining White & Case in 1983, Mr. Zettermarck was a partner and formerly an associate with a Swedish firm. He also served as a junior judge at the Svea Court of Appeals and a law clerk at the District Court of Södertörn. Representative transactions include: Assisted a Nordic and a US-based private equity company in connection with their successful bid to purchase a business unit, a world leader in the development and marketing of innovative wound therapeutics and ostomy care products. Assisted a Nordic private equity company, in its public tender offer for a IT services company, listed on the Helsinki and Stockholm Stock Exchange. Assisted the largest shareholder in one of the world's leading suppliers of digitally distributed gaming entertainment, in connection with a Tender Offer. Assisted the Nordic region's largest trading company in installation products and tools and machinery, in its acquisition of a company, active in the same industry. Assisted a Danish pharmaceuticals multinational, in connection with its acquisition of another major pharmaceutical company. Assisted the selling shareholders and the target in connection with an IPO on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Assisted the buyer, one of Sweden's leading IT companies, in connection with its acquisition of another major Nordic IT company. Assisted a Nordic private equity company in connection with its acquisition of one of the world's leading electric wheelchair manufacturers. Assisted a Nordic private equity company in connection with its divestment of a health care company. Assisted the seller, a Nordic private equity company, in its divestment of a trading company in installation products and tools and machinery. Assisted a French private equity company, in connection with its acquisition of all the shares in a Swedish chemical company. Assisted American purchaser in an acquisition of a Swedish holding company with trading operations in the US and in Europe. Assisted Swedish buyer purchasing a substantial portion of four manufacturing companies with businesses in Sweden, Holland, USA and Canada. Assisted Swedish seller of publishing house in negotiations with a European purchaser. Assisted a Swedish seller of an airline to divest a major portion of its holding to a Norwegian company. Assisted a Swedish state-owned entity to divest a company in the business of public transportation to a company in the UK. Assisted a Swedish bank to purchase an insurance company. Assisted a Swedish buyer purchasing two IT consultant companies. *Bars and Courts* Swedish Bar, 1980 *Education* LLM, Juris kandidat, University of Stockholm, Sweden, 1972 *Professional Associations and Memberships* President of the Swedish Bar Association Swedish Society for Construction and Consulting Law *Languages* English Swedish *Citizenship* Sweden	Claes Zettermarck - one of the most popular business lawyers in Sweden White & Case Assisted in Leaf and Cloetta Merger More...