TM & Partners has assisted Departments & Stores Europe AB (DSE) in connection with the transfer of its business in the department stores of Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm and Gothenburg to NK Retail AB. The buyer is a subsidiary to AB Nordiska Kompaniet which is a subsidiary to Hufvudstaden. Through the sale approximately 40 departments will be transferred in NK Stockholm and Gothenburg. DSE generated revenues of SEK 773 million in the financial year of 2019/2020. All employees, about 400, will be offered employment at NK Retail AB.
TM & Partners team comprised Niclas Högström (Partner), Tobhias Brandell (Partner), Fredrik Gustafsson (Partner), Mikael Ahlberg (Associate), Sofia Lindh (Associate), Sara Jacobson (Associate), Karolina Kjellberg (Associate), John Park (Associate) and Robin Berqvist (Associate).