Lisa Goransson
Partner
London
Lisa Goransson
Partner
London
Contact Details
Lisa is the head of A&O’s Nordic desk and a partner in the corporate department in London. Lisa has close to 30 years’ experience of corporate finance and general corporate work, both from working in private practice in Sweden and England and as the General Counsel of a Swedish large cap company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Lisa has wide corporate and M&A experience, as well as capital markets transactions, including IPOs, rights issues and private placements. She has particular expertise advising on cross-border transactions.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as advokat, Sweden, 1999
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2004
Academic
Stockholm University, 1993
University of California, Los Angeles, 1996
Experience highlights
Advising Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 and West Street Infrastructure Partners on their EUR2bn acquisition of HES International.
Advising Thomson Reuters on the implementation of its USD17bn sale of the majority stake of its Financial & Risk business and related share buyback offer to a consortium led by Blackstone.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as advokat, Sweden, 1999
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2004
Academic
Stockholm University, 1993
University of California, Los Angeles, 1996
News & insights
Publications: 12 MAY 2021
The UK’s Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime 2021
On 26 April 2021, the UK Government announced a new sanctions regime specifically targeting corruption. Following the introduction of the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (the…
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News: 12 MAY 2021
Allen & Overy advises Pendal Group Limited on its acquisition of TSW and associated capital raise
A multi-jurisdictional A&O team in Sydney, New York and Washington, D.C. advised Pendal Group on its agreement to acquire the Virginia-based investment manager, which will greatly expand its U.S.…
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News: 12 MAY 2021
Mr Justice Snowden has just handed down his landmark judgment sanctioning the Virgin Active group’s three inter-conditional Part 26A restructuring plans (the "Plans").
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Publications: 12 MAY 2021
A new era of Securities Law has begun: Electronic Securities Act (eWpG) comes into force
On 6 May 2021, the German Bundestag adopted the Electronic Securities Act (eWpG) in the form proposed by the Finance Committee.
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