People
Ranking and references
“Peter Lilja is an extremely talented M&A lawyer.” – Chambers
“Peter Lilja is a skilled negotiator.”- Chambers
“Peter is very hands on and clear, he gets straight to the point.” – Chambers
“Peter is highly commercial and solution-oriented with a pleasant and positive attitude.” – Chambers
“Peter Lilja is always on top of issues.” – Chambers
“He has a very strong commitment to his clients and is truly devoted to achieving successful outcomes through a pragmatic way of working.” – Chambers
“He is strong in terms of negotiation.” – Chambers
“Peter Lilja (Partner) instantly gained our trust by being very professional, pedagogical, and supportive throughout the whole process. It made the acquisition-process smooth and enjoyable having Peter as a trusted adviser by our side.” – Legal 500
“Clients appreciate Peter Lilja’s dedication, describing him as “highly commercial, and he has a good ability to find solutions to complex matters and provide solid advice.” – Chambers
“He has excellent judgement and this adds value to the work he does” – Chambers
“Recommended” – Legal 500
Peter is “highly regarded” – IFLR1000
“a very knowledgeable individual who knows the M&A trade very well, as well as the IT branch” – Chambers
Chambers Europe: Peter Lilja is held in high regard by the market, who comment on his growing presence and recognition in the field of M&A. Clients describe him as “pragmatic and hands-on,” and he has experience of deals in the telecoms industry.
“He is very client-focused, so he is a nice guy to work with. He is very good at developing an understanding of his client’s instructions.” – Chambers
One client describes him as “extremely service-oriented” and “solution-oriented”, adding that he is “very available, any time of day”. – Chambers
Peter Lilja
Peter is a member of Cirio’s M&A team, and specialises in complex M&A transactions for corporate clients and financial sponsors, corporate law, carve-outs, joint ventures and financing. Many of his clients operate within private equity, IT/telecom, retail and financial services. Peter is regularly mandated for sophisticated and high-end sell-side or buy-side mandates. He also has extensive international and cross-border experience and regularly acts as arbitrator in transaction litigation, domestic and international. Peter is the chair of Cirio’s board of directors, and holds other board assignments.
Examples of assignments
Advised:
- Telia Company on its divestments of its Danish operations and Telia Health Monitoring business
- Lekolar on its acquisition of Heutink
- DFDS on its divestment of the Oslo-Fredrikshavn-Copenhagen cruise ferry route
- TA Associates on its investments in and divestment of Söderberg & Partners
- Atlantic Quantum on its merger with Google Quantum AI
- Open Air Group on the divestment of its hunting tech group Natlink to Verdane
- Bizware in connection with Yellow Elk’s acquisition of the business
- Axiomatics and its owners on the divestment to Leonardo
- Bricobomba in connection with Valcon’s acquisition of the business
- Swemco on its sale to Tången
- EDRMedeso on its sale to Construsoft
- ShortCap on its sale of Absorbest to Ceder Capital
- Certego on its acquisition of Scanview, K2 Turvapalvelut and Monitor Larm
- Vita Veritas on its sale to the Riverside Company
- QAdvis on its sale to Labquality
- Grade on its divestment of Matcha
- BW Energy Storage Systems, a part of BW Group, on a SEK 1 billion investment in Ingrid Capacity and Swedish energy storage projects
- Office Management on its divestment of its facility management operations
- Inter IKEA Group on its investment in Nordic SeaFarm
- Graphit NeoTaste on its investment in hÄppi
- Lupus Foder on its sale to VAFO
- Systemair on its divestment of its air conditioning business to Panasonic
- Avoki on its acquisitions of Xite, Bluecom, Avant IT and Primal Infra
- Systemair on its acquisitions of Tecnair and SagiCofim
- Divestments of IT Total to Segulah, Britt Sweden to EQT/Iver, Acon to FSN/Nordlo, L&E Maskin to Renta/IK Partners, EPM Data to Nordlo and Yellow Elk to Intera Partners
- The sellers of PrimeKey on Insight Partners’ acquisition of the business
- Kindred Group on its acquisition of Relax Gaming
- NetEnt on its acquisition of Red Tiger
- Telia Company on its acquisitions of Fello, Zitius, Ipeer, Fält Com, Humany and Atrox
- HNA Tourism Group on its acquisition of Carlson Hotels
- Levi Ray & Shoup on its acquisition of Cirrato Technologies
- Trygg Hansa on its acquisition of Sveland Sakförsäkringar
- ICA on its sale of Netto
- Altia/Anora on a number of acquisitions of extensive wine and spirits portfolios from i.a. Pernod Ricard/Vin & Sprit
- Telenor on its acquisition of Bredbandsbolaget, Vodafone, Spray and More Mobile Relations
- TV4 on its acquisition of Canal Plus
- A large number of acquisitions and divestments for the Catella group
- A large number of acquisitions and divestments for the Inter IKEA Investments/Nalka Invest group
- DUKA on its divestments of their operations in Sweden, Norway and Poland
- Autodesk’s acquisition of Illuminate Labs
CV
| 2019 | Cirio Advokatbyrå, Partner |
| 2001 - 2018 | Lindahl Law Firm, Partner |
| 1997 - 2001 | Johnsson & Johnson |
Education
| 1996 | Oxford University, M.Jur. |
| 1994 | Stockholm University, LL.M. |
Membership
| 2000 | Member of the Swedish Bar Association |
Languages
| Swedish |
Ranking and references
“Peter Lilja is an extremely talented M&A lawyer.” – Chambers
“Peter Lilja is a skilled negotiator.”- Chambers
“Peter is very hands on and clear, he gets straight to the point.” – Chambers
“Peter is highly commercial and solution-oriented with a pleasant and positive attitude.” – Chambers
“Peter Lilja is always on top of issues.” – Chambers
“He has a very strong commitment to his clients and is truly devoted to achieving successful outcomes through a pragmatic way of working.” – Chambers
“He is strong in terms of negotiation.” – Chambers
“Peter Lilja (Partner) instantly gained our trust by being very professional, pedagogical, and supportive throughout the whole process. It made the acquisition-process smooth and enjoyable having Peter as a trusted adviser by our side.” – Legal 500
“Clients appreciate Peter Lilja’s dedication, describing him as “highly commercial, and he has a good ability to find solutions to complex matters and provide solid advice.” – Chambers
“He has excellent judgement and this adds value to the work he does” – Chambers
“Recommended” – Legal 500
Peter is “highly regarded” – IFLR1000
“a very knowledgeable individual who knows the M&A trade very well, as well as the IT branch” – Chambers
Chambers Europe: Peter Lilja is held in high regard by the market, who comment on his growing presence and recognition in the field of M&A. Clients describe him as “pragmatic and hands-on,” and he has experience of deals in the telecoms industry.
“He is very client-focused, so he is a nice guy to work with. He is very good at developing an understanding of his client’s instructions.” – Chambers
One client describes him as “extremely service-oriented” and “solution-oriented”, adding that he is “very available, any time of day”. – Chambers
Examples of assignments
Advised:
- Telia Company on its divestments of its Danish operations and Telia Health Monitoring business
- Lekolar on its acquisition of Heutink
- DFDS on its divestment of the Oslo-Fredrikshavn-Copenhagen cruise ferry route
- TA Associates on its investments in and divestment of Söderberg & Partners
- Atlantic Quantum on its merger with Google Quantum AI
- Open Air Group on the divestment of its hunting tech group Natlink to Verdane
- Bizware in connection with Yellow Elk’s acquisition of the business
- Axiomatics and its owners on the divestment to Leonardo
- Bricobomba in connection with Valcon’s acquisition of the business
- Swemco on its sale to Tången
- EDRMedeso on its sale to Construsoft
- ShortCap on its sale of Absorbest to Ceder Capital
- Certego on its acquisition of Scanview, K2 Turvapalvelut and Monitor Larm
- Vita Veritas on its sale to the Riverside Company
- QAdvis on its sale to Labquality
- Grade on its divestment of Matcha
- BW Energy Storage Systems, a part of BW Group, on a SEK 1 billion investment in Ingrid Capacity and Swedish energy storage projects
- Office Management on its divestment of its facility management operations
- Inter IKEA Group on its investment in Nordic SeaFarm
- Graphit NeoTaste on its investment in hÄppi
- Lupus Foder on its sale to VAFO
- Systemair on its divestment of its air conditioning business to Panasonic
- Avoki on its acquisitions of Xite, Bluecom, Avant IT and Primal Infra
- Systemair on its acquisitions of Tecnair and SagiCofim
- Divestments of IT Total to Segulah, Britt Sweden to EQT/Iver, Acon to FSN/Nordlo, L&E Maskin to Renta/IK Partners, EPM Data to Nordlo and Yellow Elk to Intera Partners
- The sellers of PrimeKey on Insight Partners’ acquisition of the business
- Kindred Group on its acquisition of Relax Gaming
- NetEnt on its acquisition of Red Tiger
- Telia Company on its acquisitions of Fello, Zitius, Ipeer, Fält Com, Humany and Atrox
- HNA Tourism Group on its acquisition of Carlson Hotels
- Levi Ray & Shoup on its acquisition of Cirrato Technologies
- Trygg Hansa on its acquisition of Sveland Sakförsäkringar
- ICA on its sale of Netto
- Altia/Anora on a number of acquisitions of extensive wine and spirits portfolios from i.a. Pernod Ricard/Vin & Sprit
- Telenor on its acquisition of Bredbandsbolaget, Vodafone, Spray and More Mobile Relations
- TV4 on its acquisition of Canal Plus
- A large number of acquisitions and divestments for the Catella group
- A large number of acquisitions and divestments for the Inter IKEA Investments/Nalka Invest group
- DUKA on its divestments of their operations in Sweden, Norway and Poland
- Autodesk’s acquisition of Illuminate Labs
CV
| 2019 | Cirio Advokatbyrå, Partner |
| 2001 - 2018 | Lindahl Law Firm, Partner |
| 1997 - 2001 | Johnsson & Johnson |
Education
| 1996 | Oxford University, M.Jur. |
| 1994 | Stockholm University, LL.M. |
Membership
| 2000 | Member of the Swedish Bar Association |
Languages
| Swedish |