Trimco Group (UK) Limited has announced a recommended takeover offer to the shareholders in Nilörngruppen AB (publ). The offer values Nilörngruppen to approximately SEK 878 million. Nilörngruppen’s B-shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Small Cap.
KANTER has assisted Nilörngruppen in connection with the offer.
Hyper Island has signed a lease agreement with Areim for approximately 1,700 sqm of lettable area in Tidningskvarteren, Stockholm. The premises will be refurbished ahead of Hyper Island’s access in August 2026 and will be used by Hyper Island as center for the company’s activities in learning and professional development.
Hyper Island was founded in 1996 in Karlskrona, Sweden, and has since grown into a global platform for lifelong learning. The company brings this to life in two ways: as a global partner for executive learning and transformation, working with leaders and organisations across markets; and as a Nordic vocational school in Sweden, delivering Higher Vocational Education (YH) programmes for the Nordic job market from its base in Stockholm. In nearly three decades, Hyper Island has reached over 10 million people in more than 40 countries. Through partnerships with over 2,000 organisations, Hyper Island helps people and teams grow and develop in a world of constant change. Its alumni today hold key roles in creativity, technology, business development and leadership at companies around the world.
KANTER advised Hyper Island in the lease negotiations.
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KANTER Advokatbyrå har biträtt Hyper Island som legal rådgivare i samband med att bolaget ingått ett hyresavtal med Areim avseende cirka 1 700 kvm uthyrningsbar yta i Tidningskvarteren i Stockholm. Lokalerna kommer att renoveras inför Hyper Islands tillträde i augusti 2026 och kommer att användas som centrum för bolagets verksamhet inom lärande och professionell utveckling.
Hyper Island grundades 1996 i Karlskrona och har sedan dess vuxit till en global plattform för livslångt lärande. Bolaget bedriver yrkeshögskoleutbildning och erbjuder med bas i Stockholm YH-program för den nordiska arbetsmarknaden. Hyper Island är en global partner för executive learning och utveckling, i samarbete med ledare och organisationer på olika marknader. Under cirka tre decennier har Hyper Island nått över 10 miljoner människor i fler än 40 länder. Genom samarbeten med över 2 000 organisationer hjälper Hyper Island människor och team att växa och utvecklas i en värld av ständig förändring. Bolagets alumner innehar i dag nyckelroller inom kreativitet, teknik, affärsutveckling och ledarskap på företag världen över.
Amplio Private Equity, through the fund Amplio I, has entered into an agreement to divest SELATEK Holding to the IK X Fund, managed by IK Partners, a leading European private equity firm.
SELATEK is a technical installation platform specialising in Security, Electrical and Automation solutions across buildings, infrastructure and industrial environments, with a strong focus on security-sensitive operations. Established in 2022 following Amplio’s acquisition of Levinsgruppen in November 2021 and an active buy-and-build strategy involving more than 20 add-on acquisitions, the SELATEK group brings together several local technical service providers across Sweden under a shared structure. Operating across more than 30 locations in Southern and Central Sweden, the Group has over 900 full-time employees
KANTER advised Amplio Private Equity on the transaction.
On 1 April 2026, Printworks Sweden AB announced the sale of the company to Network of Design (“NOD“), a portfolio company of Altor Equity Partners.
Printworks Sweden AB is an international home decoration and premium gifting brand founded in Stockholm in 2017 by Annette Gårdö and Patrik Westerdahl. The company has pioneered the concept of “functional decoration”, built a presence across 71 markets and five continents, and is today available through more than 5,000 retailers worldwide alongside a fast-growing e-commerce business.
KANTER has advised the owners of Printworks Sweden AB on the transaction.
Genova and Urban Partners have entered into an agreement regarding a newly formed joint venture for the first stage of the Viby urban development project in Upplands-Bro, in which Genova will hold a 50 per cent stake alongside Urban Partners via NSF V. Completion of the transaction is expected to take place on 31 March 2026.
The first stage comprises ten properties and approximately 40,000 sqm of gross lighted floor area. Urban Partners, which already has a joint venture with Genova relating to rental apartments and a retirement home in Norrtälje, holds an option to acquire 50 per cent of the project’s remaining two stages. Genova acquired the property Viby 19:3 in 2014. The zoning plan enables the long-term development of Viby into a new, accessible district comprising a total of 850 residential units, green spaces and strong community services. The project will be developed in three stages, and construction of the first blocks commenced in May 2025. These include approximately 300 residential units, a Hemköp grocery store, an elementary school with the Raoul Wallenberg School, and a sports centre. Completion of the first stage is expected during 2027–2028.
KANTER advised Genova on the transaction.
Bockasjö and Ica Fastigheter has entered into an agreement regarding a joint venture for the development of a new logistics property in Norrköping. The parties own 50 per cent each in the company. Apotek Hjärtat will be the tenant. The development project is the construction of a modern and sustainable logistics property situated on a site of appr. 140 000 square meters in Klinga south of Norrköping. Construction works will start in spring 2026 and are estimated to be completed in 2028.
KANTER advised ICA Fastigheter in the transaction.
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Bockasjö och Ica Fastigheter har tecknat avtal om att bilda ett gemensamt ägt bolag för utvecklingen av en ny logistikfastighet i Norrköping. Parterna äger 50 procent vardera i det gemensamma bolaget. Apotek Hjärtat kommer att vara hyresgäst. Projektet avser uppförandet av en modern och hållbar logistikfastighet på ett ca 140 000 kvadratmeter stort markområde i Klinga söder om Norrköping. Byggnationen påbörjas under våren 2026 och beräknas vara färdigställd under 2028.
KANTER biträdde ICA Fastigheter i transaktionen.
Fingerprint Cards and Precise Biometrics have adopted a joint merger plan for merging the companies through a statutory merger in accordance with the Swedish Companies Act. The merger till be implemented by Precise Biometrics absorbing Fingerprint Cards, whereby the shareholders in Fingerprint Cards will receive nine (9) new ordinary shares in Precise Biometrics for each share in Fingerprint Cards. The merger combines capabilities within hardware, software, and identity solutions within one single provider, and is conditional upon, inter alia, approval by the shareholders of each of Precise Biometrics and Fingerprint Cards at their respective general meetings. The merger consideration values Fingerprint Cards at approximately SEK 135.7 million.
Fingerprint Cards is a global biometrics hardware and systems provider, with its sensors already embedded and in active use in nearly two billion devices worldwide. Precise Biometrics is a global provider of biometrics and access control software. Fingerprint Cards and Precise Biometrics are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
KANTER advises Fingerprint Cards on the merger.
Amplio Private Equity, through the fund Segulah V, has entered into an agreement to divest Multisoft to SEB Nordic Direct III. Founded in 2000, Multisoft delivers business process systems, leveraging its proprietary low-code software platform Softadmin® to develop customised and pre-configured enterprise applications with a focus on automation.
Segulah V acquired a majority stake in Multisoft in January 2021, with its two co-founders reinvesting for a significant minority stake. Together with its founders and management team, Multisoft has delivered strong revenue and profit growth driven by accelerated investments and the addition of AI capabilities to the Softadmin® platform, the verticalisation and standardisation of its offering, and increased investments in sales and marketing. In addition, three complementary strategic acquisitions have been completed, including a market entry into Norway.
KANTER advised Amplio Private Equity on the transaction.
Olofsson Förvaltning AB divests its real estate portfolio comprising seven properties with Bilia as the main tenant and a total letting area of approximately 18 000 sqm.
The properties are located in Haninge, Sweden.
KANTER has advised Olofsson Förvaltning AB on the transaction.
KANTER Advokatbyrå is delighted to announce that Richard Folke will be joining the firm as a new partner.
“Richard is an outstanding addition to KANTER. His broad experience and deep expertise will further strengthen our M&A and capital markets capabilities and enhance the value we deliver to our clients. We are confident that Richard will play a key role in the firm’s continued development and growth,” says Karl Eklund, Managing Partner at KANTER.
Richard has extensive experience in equity capital markets and public transactions, advising issuers, financial advisers, investors and other market participants in Sweden and internationally. He has been involved in a wide range of complex and high-value transactions, and his arrival further reinforces KANTER’s ability to advise clients on sophisticated business law matters.
“I am very pleased to be joining KANTER. The firm has a strong market position and an excellent reputation, and I look forward to working with my new colleagues to further develop the practice and provide high-quality, commercially focused advice to our clients,” says Richard Folke.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming Richard to the team!