Bio

Jakob Wijkander is part of Mannheimer Swartling’s Public M&A and Equity Capital Markets practice group and is based in the firm’s Malmö office. Jakob primarily advises large and medium sized Swedish listed companies. He has great experience of all types of public corporate transactions and frequently works with equity financing, IPO’s, public takeovers, structure transactions, incentive programs and general meetings. Jakob also advises listed companies on issues relating to corporate governance and public disclosure. Jakob has wide experience of advising in ECM transactions and supports listed companies in both directed issues and rights issues, but also international clients with investments in Swedish listed companies. He works with listings processes on both Nasdaq Stockholm’s main market and other trading facilities, and assists Swedish and international bidders as well as target companies in connection with public takeover offers and subsequent squeeze-out processes. Jakob also advises clients in the structuring and implementation of share and share price related incentive programs, and has broad experience of advising listed companies in inside and public disclosure related matters. Jakob gives lectures in corporate law at Lund University, and regularly holds seminars, educations and lectures for the firm’s clients on securities and corporate law related matters.