Jan Holmius is a partner of Mannheimer Swartling and a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity practice groups. Jan specialises in private M&A, in particular private equity, including acquisitions and divestments, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic partnerships and restructurings. As one of Sweden’s most preeminent M&A and private equity lawyers, Jan has a recurring client base that includes many of Europe’s major private equity funds, along with other global players, financial actors and household names. Recent work highlights include several complex international divestments for private equity clients, which counted among the largest European deals in the respective industries. He is ranked by numerous international ranking institutes for M&A and private equity, including both Chambers Global (Band 1) and Chambers Europe (Band 1) which state that “Jan Holmius is universally revered as a market-leading M&A and private equity practitioner”. In Who’s Who Legal, clients praise Jan as a “commercially minded and strategic thinker”, renowned for his “broad and deep knowledge of M&A” and for his ability “to take on any transaction”.
Jan Holmius
Partner, Advokat, Stockholm

- Experience
- Partner, Mannheimer Swartling, 2003-
- Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, 2001-2002
- General Counsel, Spray, 1999-2001
- Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, 1995-1999
- Trainee, Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, 1993-1994
- Education
- M.C.J. (New York University, School of Law, 1995)
- LL.M. (Stockholm University, 1993)
- Maritime Law (Oslo University, 1991)
- Memberships
- Swedish Bar Association, 2002
- New York State Bar, 1996
- Languages
- Swedish
- English
- Groups and industries
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity