Petter Kjöllerström
Language
Swedish, English, French
Petter Kjöllerström has over 20 years of experience in providing legal advice on corporate transactions, private equity investments, incentive programmes and corporate law issues.
He works primarily with private equity firms and industrial players acquiring companies in Sweden, both with and without international operations. Petter has particular expertise in structuring and managing incentive programmes in investments, often with complex international components.
Petter regularly assists both Swedish and international clients in all phases of M&A and venture capital investments, from due diligence and acquisition structuring to management and divestment. He works closely with our international offices, particularly in the Nordics, US, UK and Germany to deliver integrated advice with a global perspective.
Petter also leads DLA Piper's Aerospace and Defence practice in Sweden, aiming to provide a comprehensive solution for players in a rapidly growing and safety-critical industry.
Professional background
Partner, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB
2016-
Senior Associate, Advokatfirma DLA Nordic
2011-2016
Associate, Vinge
2006-2011
Law Clerk, District courts of Oskarshamn and Kalmar
2004-2006
Education
Masters of Laws (LL.M.), University of Uppsala
2004
University of Tilburg, Law studies
2003
University of Miami, Law and economy studies
2003
Memberships
Swedish Bar Association since 2009
Selected experience
Advising Din Bil Sverige that together with Scania Sverige (Scania) decided to jointly seek to acquire the full business of Bilmetro, as well as, together with Nordisk Renting, some 17 real estate companies, by an acquisition for a combined value of circa SEK 4.4 billion.
Advising NYSE-listed Graphic Packaging on its US$1.45 billion acquisition, through controlled action, of AR Packaging, with subsidiaries in 14 jurisdictions all over the world
Advising Aberdeen Standard Investments in the divesture of its Nordic direct real estate business in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark through a controlled auction to DEAS Group
Advising Abry Partners II, LLC, a media, communications, business and information services focused private equity investment firm, in its disposal of its majority interest in AddSecure to funds advised by Castik Capital S.à r
Advising AddSecure AB, in its acquisition of Lund’s ProgramArkitekter AB (LPA), a company that develops and sells IT systems. With LPA's advanced software services specially adapted to the needs of rescue services
Advising Bergvik Skog AB in the division of the forest assets in Bergvik Skog AB. The transaction includes the purchase of Bergvik Skog Öst AB by BillerudKorsnäs AB for a purchase price of approximately SEK 6,4 billion
Advising Confirmasoft, backed by Abry Partners, a Nordic platform focusing on acquiring strong enterprise software companies with specialized offerings for SME customer
Advising infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners on its EUR150 million investment in Stockholm-based Alight, a leading developer of subsidy free solar projects in the Nordics
Advising Svevik Industri AB, a company acquiring small and mid-sized Nordic companies primarily within B2B
Advising on and setting up management incentive programmes, both domestic and involving participants from different jurisdictions
Legal 500
"Petter Kjöllerström and Petros Vardanian deserve special mention.", Client quote in Legal 500, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, 2024
Recommended in Legal 500 in Commercial, Corporate and M&A 2024
