Recent work | January 9, 2018

Roschier represented KKR in its divestment of Välinge

Roschier represented KKR, a leading global investment firm, in its agreement to sell its 49.8% stake in Välinge, a Swedish industrial R&D company to KIRKBI, the holding and investment company of the Kirk Kristiansen family. The founding Pervan family will maintain its majority ownership of 50.2%.

Välinge, which develops flooring technology to easily assemble floors and flat-pack furniture, holds around 1,800 patents and it is waiting for approval of 10,000 more. All R&D activities take place in Viken, Sweden, which is considered to be one of the world’s most advanced R&D centers related to flooring and furniture technology.