Costin Mihailescu

Costin Mihailescu

Partner
Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyrå KB

Biography

Costin Mihailescu is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Stockholm office. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, with particular emphasis on financial sponsor work. Prior to joining the Firm in 2015, Costin was a senior associate in another international law firm.

Practice Focus

Costin advises private equity houses and their portfolio companies on M&A transactions. He also has significant experience in advising private equity houses and their portfolio companies on leveraged and acquisition finance and restructurings.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised Evergrande Health on the acquisition of a majority stake in National Electric Vehicle Sweden.

  • Advised FSN Capital on its acquisitions of Office IT-Partner, Dicom and Zetup.

  • Advised Quant, a portfolio company of Nordic Capital, on its acquisition of Sataservice.

  • Advised Nordic Capital on its divestment of Bambora and acquisition of Trustly.

  • Advised Allgon on its acquisition of Tele Radio.

  • Advised Accent Equity on its acquisitions of Thor Shipping, Rydells Försäljning, S-Blommor i Stockholm, Tommy Nordbergh Åkeri and Eco Log.

  • Advised Diversey, a portfolio company of Bain Capital Private Equity, on its acquisition of Twister.

  • Advised Corvara on its transfer of Corvara Industri & Skadeservice to SSG and Industrial Services business to Veolia Nordics.

  • Advised McDonald’s Corporation on its divestment and refranchising of all its restaurants in the Nordics.

  • Advised Bain Capital in its divestment of Brakes Group, including the Swedish operations Menigo Foodservice, to Sysco for USD 3.1 billion.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Swedish Bar Association - Member

Admissions

  • Sweden (2009)

Education

  • Stockholm University (LL.M. Juris Kandidat) (2004)

Languages

  • English
  • Romanian
  • Swedish