Sara Heikfolk
Sara Heikfolk
Sara is part of Hannes Snellman’s cross-border IP & Technology practice.
Her focus is on data protection & privacy, IT/technology, intellectual property, media, marketing & consumer laws, gambling/gaming, retail/e-commerce and commercial agreements.
She has advised several clients operating in various industries in their GDPR preparation, including review of processing operations, data flow mapping and gap analysis as well as data protection impact assessments and data processing agreement negotiations. Sara has experience as an in-house lawyer following a secondment with one of Sweden’s largest telecom operators. She also advises on M&A in the IP & Technology field.
Sara is currently on external secondment.
References
Parties
Siemens AB, Vizendo
Transaction
Siemens has acquired Swedish service and software company Vizendo AB, a provider of virtual operator training for industrial companies.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Siemens AB

Claes Kjellberg

Ammar Khan

Ebba Almén

Josephine Lindgren

Sara Heikfolk
Parties
AAC Capital Partners, Intermediate Capital Group PLC and other shareholders (Sellers), Viking Redningstjeneste Topco AS (Target)
Transaction
P&C Insurance Ltd (publ) in its Acquisition of Viking Redningstjeneste Topco AS
Deal Value
EUR 32 million
Role
Swedish and Finnish counsel to Sweden-based insurance company If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ)

Richard Åkerman

Outi Raitasuo

Johanna Wärnberg

Moa Fritzon Torbjelt

Emmi Kantola

Anna Bergström

Sara Heikfolk
Parties
Calabrio Sweden AB (Buyer), HoldIT Communication AB (Seller), Teleopti (Target)
Transaction
Calabrio, a portfolio company of KKR, in its acquisition of Teleopti, a global provider of cloud-based workforce management (WFM) software
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Calabrio

Claes Kjellberg

Fredrik Olsson

Jonas Sjöberg

Aina Renström

Josephine Lindgren

Anna Bergström

Sara Heikfolk

Douglas Essehorn

Jenny Lundberg
Parties
Asiakastieto Group Plc (Buyer), UC AB (Target), Six Swedish banks (Sellers)
Transaction
Asiakastieto Group Plc’s pending acquisition of UC AB, a credit information company
Deal Value
Appr. EUR 340 million
Role
Counsel to Asiakastieto Group Plc

Klaus Ilmonen

Richard Åkerman

Markus Bremer

Elisabeth Vestin

Antti Kuha

Toni Malminen

Albert Danielsson

Elina Toivakainen

Maisa Cederström

Sara Heikfolk

Lauri Marjamäki

Nicole Jerad

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio

Jonas Sjöberg

Jenny Lundberg

Paula Röttorp

Annemari Rosi
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Data Protection Forum (Sw: Forum för Dataskydd)
Publications
- International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise, 2020
- The Franchise Law Review - Edition 6, 2019
- The Franchise Law Review - Edition 5, 2018
Education and Professional Background
- Associate, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2018
- Jur. kand (LL.M.), Uppsala University, 2018
- Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2017
- Studies in Law, University of Leeds, 2015-2016