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
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Experience highlights
Advising Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 and West Street Infrastructure Partners on their EUR2bn acquisition of HES International.
Advising a multinational media conglomerate 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.
Advising Investor-backed Savvy Gaming Group on the USD1.5bn acquisition of ESL Gaming (the world's largest independent esports company) and FaceIt Limited (the leading digital platform for competitive multiplayer games).
Advising Great-West Lifeco on the acquisition of Ark Life Assurance Co. through its Irish Life subsidiary business for EUR230m.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as advokat, Sweden, 1999
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2004
Academic
Stockholm University, 1993
University of California, Los Angeles, 1996
