Vinge - The top ranked Nordic M&A lawfirm!

Vinge - The top ranked Nordic M&A lawfirm! Vinge tops all Mergermarket's ranking lists of legal advisors for major Nordic M&A transactions and are more than twice the size of their nearest competitor. Vinge is also No. 1 in the whole European M&A market among independent law firms in Europe. Vinge is No. 1 in the Nordic region both as regards the total number of transactions (39) and total enterprise value(M EUR 21,900) for the first nine months of 2001. The top ten individual legal advisors in the Nordic region include five partners in the Vinge Stockholm office and the lists are headed by Vinge lawyers Johan Cervin and Christopher Saidac. The nearest competitor is the Swedish firm of Mannheimer Swartling with a total of 17 transactions with a total deal value of M EUR 15,900, and Swedish-English Linklaters Alliance with 15 transactions with a value of M EUR 15,300. - It is very gratifying that Advokatfirman Vinge and several of our lawyers are in such clear leading positions within the attractive Nordic M&A market - comments Fredrik von Baumgarten, partner at Vinge's Stockholm office. Vinge is No. 11 on Mergermarket's lists for the whole of the European market for M&A, with only the large English and American law firms in front. This means that Vinge is No. 1 outside England and the US. - It is impressive that a Swedish independent firm such as Vinge is so highly placed in the European ranking within M&A and this shows what a strong position Vinge commands in the market even compared with the largest international firm - adds Fredrik von Baumgarten. For further information contact Fredrik von Baumgarten, Tel. +46 (0)8 614 3107, +46 (0)70 714 3107, e-mail fredrik.baumgarten@vinge.se. Mergermarket is an English company which continually compiles information about M&A and other capitalmarket transactions on the European market. For more information visit www.mergermarket.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/11/19/20011119BIT00810/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/11/19/20011119BIT00810/bit0002.pdf