Joséphine Tessmar
Partner
Lawyer
About
Joséphine Tessmar regularly represents Swedish and international borrowers, banks, debt funds and other finance providers as well as equity investors. She works mainly with leveraged- and acquisition finance, real estate finance and project finance (primarily wind). She also has experience of capital market transactions, such as bond issues.
Qualifications
Professional background
Partner, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB
2021-
Senior Associate, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB
2016-2021
Associate, Advokatfirma DLA Nordic KB
2011-2016
Trainee, Advokatfirma DLA Nordic KB
2011
Paralegal, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, London
2010
Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Stockholm University
2009
Studies in law, Université Paul-Cézanne (Aix-Marseille III), Aix-en-Provence
2009
Studies in law, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2007-2008
Membership
Swedish Bar Association since 2014
Experience
Selected experience
Advised the property fund manager, Savills Investment Management, on the establishment of its new fund Nordic Fund III – Retail, and the fund's subsequent acquisition of four retail parks in Haparanda, Borlänge, Uppsala and Uddevalla in Sweden from IKEA.
Advised Moment Group, one of the leading companies within the entertainment industry in the Nordics and listed on Nasdaq First North, in connection with its issue of non-secured bond of SEK200 million
Advised the Swedish company, Stillfront Group AB, in connection with its bond financing of its acquisition of Hamburg-based Goodgame Studios
Advised U Global Holding AB on the sale of Universum (global leader in employer branding) to the online job platform StepStone, a company of Axel Springer SE U Global Holding AB
Advised OX2 on its sale of the 357 MW wind farm to Aquila Capital, a leading European manager of alternative investments
Advised NORD/LB on the project financing of a 46.8MW (13 turbine) wind farm site in Sweden. The sponsor is Marguerite Fund
Ranking
Legal 500
Ranked as "Next Generation Partner" in Banking and Finance, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026
Insights
Publications
Relevant news
Cases
DLA Piper has advised Verdane on its investment in Tom
Cases
DLA Piper Sweden advises Aonic AB on the issuance and admission to trading of Subsequent Bonds on Nasdaq Stockholm
Cases
DLA Piper advises global technology and gaming group Aonic on acquisition of Prime Insights
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