Håkan Fohlin Partner, Member of the Swedish Bar Association +46 8 598 890 09 +46 70 520 09 04 hakan.fohlin@setterwalls.se Practice areas: Corporate law / Mergers & Acquisitions, M&A / Commercial agreements / Maritime and Transport law Industries: Financial services / Automotive industry / Transport / Commerce & consumer / Private Equity / Chinese desk / German desk Languages: swedish, english Office: Stockholm Visit Linkedin profile Download vCard Profile I work with Swedish and international M&A, often in collaboration with foreign law firms. After more than 30 years at Setterwalls, I have wide-ranging corporate law competence and also much experience of complex contract negotiations, as well as of general contract and commercial contract law. For many years, I have managed Swedish and international projects within company acquisition, corporate establishments in Sweden, corporate finance, joint ventures, and private and public project financing often related to the Swedish technology (incl. cleantech), shipping and automotive industries. This includes providing advice to investors and portfolio companies on the venture capital and private equity markets. After studies abroad, internships in the UK and the USA, participation in the International Bar Association, my international contact network is large. I was the managing partner of the firm during 2004-2007 and am currently responsible for Setterwalls’ China desk in Stockholm, and for coordinating Setterwalls Stockholm’s international contacts. I am a contact partner with respect to the firm’s membership in the World Law Group (and past member of the Board of Directors/Treasurer), a Chambers ranked Elite, international network of law firms. Read more Read less To our people careerrecommendationsmeritscasesarticles careerrecommendationsmeritscasesarticles 1987-,Setterwalls2004-2007,Setterwalls, managing partner1987-1988,Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens Law Firm, New York, Jantzen scholarship1986,Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Oslo1986,Administrative Court of Appeals of Stockholm, Assistant Judge1983-1986,District Court of Stockholm, law clerk1984,Rea, Grundberg & Co. Law Firm, London1982,National Board of Taxation1981-1982,Student Union of the University of Stockholm, Student Legal Advisor1981,Stockholm University, Business Administration1980,Stockholm University, LL.M. 05 May 2022 Setterwalls acted as Swedish counsel to Press Ganey in the acquisition from EQT Private Equity and Verdane, of Forsta, a leading global provider of customer experience and market research technology 02 Nov 2021 Setterwalls advisor to the global financial rating institute Moody’s in the acquisition of Swedish Bogard AB a leading provider of data and information on politically exposed persons (PEPs) in the Nordic region 27 Sep 2021 Setterwalls advisor when Mode Cold Brew AB raises financing from the venture capital fund Uequity One AB 18 Aug 2021 Setterwalls has assisted SwissHealth Ventures, as co-lead investor with several international VC investors in the Swedish based start-up Flow Neuroscience offering a new treatment method for depression 02 Jul 2021 Setterwalls acted as Swedish counsel to Royal Unibrew, the listed Danish multi-regional beverage company in the acquisition from the private equity fund CapMan of the leading importer and distributor of alcohol Solera Beverage Group 29 Jun 2021 Setterwalls advisor to Wallenius in the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture with Alfa Laval – AlfaWall Oceanbird – for the supply of wind propulsion solutions for sustainable shipping 06 Apr 2021 Setterwalls acts as legal counsel to Harvard University in the controversial climate research experiment with a test flight from the Esrange space base in Kiruna, Sweden 12 Nov 2020 Setterwalls assisted medical diagnostic service provider SYNLAB on the sale of its Analytics & Services (A&S) business to Swiss inspection group SGS 27 Aug 2020 Setterwalls assists Chinese Alibaba Group with investment in Swedish e-sports platform Challengermode 01 Jun 2020 Setterwalls has assisted Rolling Optics in connection with an acquisition, issue of tracking shares and list change 21 Apr 2020 Setterwalls advisor to Danish Kvadrat A/S in the establishment of the residential textile joint venture Magniberg 23 Jan 2020 Setterwalls advisor to the global chemical group Arkema in the acquisition, by its group company Bostik, of Lip Sverige AB within the Scandinavian LIP group 12 Nov 2019 Setterwalls advisor to ICTA in the sale of the international digital consulting group FFW 02 Sep 2019 Setterwalls has assisted VC-firm Meritech Capital Partners with investment of USD 25M in the security tech company Yubico 03 Jun 2019 Setterwalls advisor to Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery Co., Ltd, the leading company in China’s industry of automobile radiators, in the acquisition of Swedish Setrab 11 Apr 2019 Setterwalls has assisted Smartrac, a global leader in Radio-frequency identification (RFID) products and Internet of Things solutions, with investment in 4E Antenna AB, a leader in green antenna technology 21 Jan 2019 Setterwalls advisor on the sale of the majority in NP-Gruppen to SolTech Energy Sweden AB (publ) 30 Oct 2018 Setterwalls assisted Drug Free Sport (US) in the merger with International Doping Tests & Management (IDTM–Sweden), the world’s leading providers of anti-doping testing 05 Jun 2018 Setterwalls has assisted leading Silicon Valley VC-firm Andreessen Horowitz with investment in the internet security company Yubico 16 Jan 2018 Setterwalls advisor to the world’s largest cork company Corticeira Amorim in the acquisition of 70 % of the shares in the wooden tops producer Elfverson & Co AB 06 Nov 2017 Setterwalls advisor to fashion company Scotch & Soda with establishment in Sweden 25 Aug 2017 Setterwalls assisted in the sale of the German video game developer Black Forest Games to THQ Nordic 07 Aug 2017 Setterwalls assisted lab service provider SYNLAB on acquisition of ALcontrol 24 Jul 2017 Setterwalls advisor to Hydraforce Inc's establishment in Sweden 01 Jun 2017 Setterwalls has assisted one of the world's leading venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with investment in the internet security company Yubico 19 May 2017 Setterwalls advisor to Wallenius in the merger with Wilh. Wilhelmsen 09 May 2017 Setterwalls advisor to Tata Technologies in acquisition of Escenda Engineering AB 02 May 2017 Setterwalls advisor to EUKOR Car Carriers Inc's establishment in Sweden 10 Apr 2017 Setterwalls advisor to Hong Kong-based HF Overseas Co Ltd in the acquisition of the majority shares in Leax Group AB 29 Dec 2016 Setterwalls assists Belgian PE-firm Korys with investment in cleantech company GreenByte 30 Jun 2016 Setterwalls advising in the establishment of Södertälje Science Park 23 Jun 2016 Setterwalls assists with venture capital investment in Enferno AB 30 May 2016 Setterwalls has assisted German PE-firm CAPCELLENCE in the acquisition of 49 % of the shares in Swiss Argo-Hytos group 13 May 2016 Setterwalls assists with Private Placement in IRRAS AB 29 Apr 2016 Setterwalls has advised Kista Hotel Apartments with hotel establishment in Europe's leading ICT cluster 24 Feb 2016 Setterwalls has assisted Wallenius Water in the acquisition of 50% of the shares in Vegafish 23 Feb 2016 Setterwalls advised DTZ Egeskov & Lindquist A/S in establishment of cooperation with Newsec under the new brand Newsec Egeskov & Lindquist 21 Sep 2015 Setterwalls advisor to the Swedish Government agency “National Museums of World Culture” in collaboration with the Henan Provincial Administration of CulturalHeritage (China) 11 Jun 2015 Setterwalls assist a new Chinese shareholder of the Saab automobile manufacturer NEVS 28 Apr 2015 Setterwalls advised Equistone in the acquisition of SportGroup from IK Investment Partners 17 Mar 2015 Setterwalls advised Danish IT-company Conscia in the acquisition of Netsafe International 18 Sep 2014 Setterwalls advises environmental technology company Wallenius Water in a project regarding legionella protection of domestic water in China 10 Mar 2014 Setterwalls advises Wallenius Water in a R&D project in China 03 Feb 2014 Setterwalls advised Omya in the acquisition of Imery's calcium carbonate facility in Köping 04 Jul 2013 Setterwalls has assisted Schütz in the establishment of a joint venture with All-emballage of Sweden 18 Jun 2012 Setterwalls advisor for Samsung's acquisition of Nanoradio 07 Mar 2022 Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Sweden 13 Apr 2021 Setterwalls advises Harvard University on controversial climate research program 22 Jun 2020 Board Liability under Swedish Law 03 Jul 2018 Setterwalls – Sweden’s oldest law firm – celebrates 140 years! 18 Apr 2007 Setterwalls continues to be top-ranked by young lawyers External publications2012-2021”Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Europe” (Sweden), Juris Publishing, Inc.2015-2021"Establishing a business in Sweden", Global Guide 2015-2021, Practical Law Thomson Reuters2018"Sweden - Analysis of Company Laws", International Trust Laws and Analysis, Wolters Kluwer2013-2016"International Liability of Corporate Directors", (Sweden), Juris Publishing, Inc.NOV 2011Factoring and pledging of trade receivables, Banking & Finance ReportSEP 2010"Revamp of the VC market? Advising the entrepreneur on raising capital", The International Bar Association Closely Held and Growing Enterprises Committee e-bulletin.AUG 2009"EU must sign prohibition of ballast discharges", Dagens IndustriJUN 2008"The Rail Road Committee - balanced system for information and ticket-booking for railroad passengers regardless of operators", report to the Swedish Government's Agency for Public ManagementAPR 2008"Multiple Representations in Auctions", M&A Report2004, 2005, 2006"Getting the Deal Through - Corporate Governance - Sweden"MAY 2000"Bank's and Financial Institutions' Outsourcing of Business Activities", European Banking Review, vol. IIIDEC 1999"The New Market for Corporate Law", Magazine of the Swedish Bar Association "Advokaten"IFLR1000 (2018-2021) ”Håkan Fohlin, draws praise from his colleagues in other countries. One international partner describes him as "precise" and "creative". His team, too, are described in a very positive way: "The quality is great".”IFLR 1000