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: 26 FEBRUARY 2021
Podcast: The revised CSSF circular 12/552 and what it means for banks
Banks’ internal governance issues have, in recent years, received increased attention from regulators and international bodies, aimed primarily at correcting weak or superficial internal governance…
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News: 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Allen & Overy advises Glennmont on landmark EUR1.3 billion green synthetic securitisation
Allen & Overy has advised Glennmont Partners, one of Europe’s largest fund managers focusing on alternative energy investments, on the first green synthetic securitisation ever done in Italy.
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News: 22 FEBRUARY 2021
Allen & Overy lawyers from across Europe recognised as rising stars
Allen & Overy topped the list of firms with rising star lawyers at the Rising Stars Europe Awards 2020.
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News: 18 FEBRUARY 2021
A&O India Group maintains top ranking for foreign law firm in India
LONDON – Allen & Overy’s India Group practice has maintained its position as a Tier 1 Foreign Firm in India, by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021.
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