Stefan Balazs | People | Baker McKenzie

Biography

Stefan Balazs is specialized in the EU Prospectus and Market Abuse Regulation. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Stefan worked in the field of capital market law as a legal counsellor at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen), focusing primarily on prospectus law. He has also conducted studies in Business Administration and Economics at the Stockholm University. Furthermore, Stefan is representing Sweden in the Consultative Working Group within the Issuers Standing Committee at the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

Practice Focus

Stefan focuses his practice mainly on Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, and public mergers & acquisitions. Stefan has extensive transaction experience from representing both issuers and investment banks in IPOs, public capital raisings (preferential rights issues and directed issues), bond listings, MTN-programmes and representing clients in SFSA imposed Market Abuse Regulation-sanctions.

Representative Legal Matters

Acted for Atari SA in its public takeover of Thunderful Group on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm
Acted for WeSports in its IPO on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm.
Acted for Viva Wine Group in change of listing venue to Nasdaq Stockholm.
Acted for Arctic Falls on its IPO on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm.
Acted for Embracer Group AB (publ) and Coffee Stain Group in the spin-off of Coffee Stain Group and the subsequent listing on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm.
Acted for Hacksaw in its EUR 2 billion IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Acted for Pareto Securities in Scandinavian Astor Group AB’s (publ) SEK 320 million and SEK 150 million directed share issues.
Acted for Besqab in change of listing venue to Nasdaq Stockholm.
Acted for Asmodee Group in its listing on Nasdaq Stockholm (spin-off from Embracer Group).
Acted for Avanza in IPO of Brock Milton Capital on Nasdaq First North Growth Market.
Acted for JP Morgan and ABG Sundal Collier in the Rule 144A SEK 2 billion primary placement of shares in AB Sagax.
Acted for the independent bid committee of Awardit AB (publ) in the public takeover offer from Fayes.
Acted for Aros Bostad in its Public Takeover Offer of Besqab.
Acted for Verve Group in its SEK 360 million directed share issue and on its uplisting to the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Acted for NIP Group in its IPO on Nasdaq Global Market in New York.

Professional Associations and Memberships

Swedish Bar Association
Member of the Consultative Working Group of the Issuers Standing Committee within the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Admissions

Sweden (2021)

Education

University of Stockholm (Juris Kandidat (LL.M.)) (2011)
University of Stockholm (Business Administration)