Mr Ola Åhman > Hannes Snellman (Sweden) > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Hannes Snellman (Sweden)
KUNGSTRADGARDSGATAN 20
P.O. BOX 7801
SE-103 96 STOCKHOLM
Sweden

Work Department

Public M&A, Corporate Advisory, Capital Markets

Position

Partner

Career

  • Ola has extensive experience in complex public transactions, capital markets work, and corporate matters. He has acted for financial institutions and large listed companies in takeover and distressed situations and regulatory and compliance matters.He frequently lectures at universities on topics related to company law, stock market rules, and general commercial law.

Languages

Swedish, English

Memberships

  • Member of the Swedish Bar Association
  • Member of the Board of the Swedish Bar Association, 2013-
  • Member of the Swedish Securities Council
  • Member of the Research and Education Group of the Stockholm Center for Commercial Law
  • Member of the Public M&A Expert Panel of the Swedish Corporate Governance Board

Education

  • Partner, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2020-
  • Partner, Roschier, Stockholm, 2006-2020
  • Senior Associate, Cederquist, Stockholm, 1998-2005
  • Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow, Uppsala University, 1990-1998
  • Doctor of Laws, Uppsala University, 1997
  • Master of Laws, Uppsala University, 1990

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Hall of Fame)

Ola Åhman – Hannes Snellman (Sweden)

Hannes Snellman (Sweden)’s corporate and M&A practice advises a range of clients, including Swedish and multinational companies, on a host of matters. The team benefits from frequent collaboration with the firm’s partner office in Finland to offer a pan-Nordic service. Claes Kjellberg, who has over twenty years’ experience advising major private equity sponsors, leads the private M&A team. Corporate and public M&A practice head Mattias Friberg has over 25 years of experience acting in the Nordic and international market for industrial companies, financial institutions, and private equity sponsors. Ola Åhman advises on public and private transactions and corporate strategy, as well as regulatory and compliance issues.

Sweden > Insolvency

Hannes Snellman (Sweden)’s finance and restructuring team, working closely with the firm’s M&A, tax, IP and disputes departments, handles a variety of domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters. Managing partner and practice head Fredrik Olsson specialises in private equity-related restructurings and has notable experience in the restaurant industry. Ola Åhman advises companies, creditors and suppliers in relation to insolvency proceedings and distressed situations, while newly promoted partner Carolina Wahlby has expertise in food, entertainment and hotel sector restructurings.

Sweden > Capital markets

Hannes Snellman (Sweden)’s capital markets team has a strong track record in advising issuers, financial advisers and other market participants on a range of matters, including IPOs, equity and debt offerings, derivatives, and private placements. Practice head Mattias Friberg specialises in ECM mandates and has handled domestic, regional and international transactions for 25 years. Ola Åhman leverages his insolvency experience to advise on defensive equity raisings.