Sofia Ericsson Holm

Professional Background

M&A specialist with advisory and management expertise from buy- and sellside M&A, IPOs, divestments and strategic partnerships
Head of M&A, CFO, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Investment Manager, Head of Alternative Investments in listed and private companies, working for Nordea, AddSecure, Framfab, Lazard, Industrifonden, Connecta, SEB
10+ non-executive board member positions in Swedish and European companies with chairperson experience
Master of Science with Business and Economics from Stockholm School of Economics
Certified board member
Based in Stockholm, Sweden
Native Swedish and fluent English

M&A Skills & Expertise

Post merger integration (PMI), M&A projects
Sectors: Financial Services, Professional Services IoT, PE/VC Investments
Strategy – leading several major strategy development projects: strategic partnerships, digitalisation, buy and build and internationalisation
Project lead & PMO of complex M&A transactions, PMI and carve-out projects
Transformation/change management/team building in corporate management roles
Extensive program and project management experience in a variety of cross-functional projects
Integrated understanding of business fundamentals in many industries

Project Highlights

Head of M&A and PMI several projects at AddSecure (IOT)
Head of Strategic partnerships at Nordea Transaction Banking (FINANCIAL SERVICES)
Invested in 6 early/growth stage companies at Industrifonden (GROWTH/VENTURE CAPITAL)
Special situation and restructuring at Swedbank: 4 Baltic/Swedish companies (FINANCIAL SERVICES)
CFO and head of corporate functions at a listed 600 employee management and IT consultant (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)
Head of Alternative Investments at public pension fund (FINANCIAL SERVICES)
VP with Nordic responsibility for TMT, consumer goods and retail at Lazard (FINANCIAL SERVICES)
Head of M&A at listed consultant with 3,000 employees (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)
Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Markets at SEB in Sweden and UK (FINANCIAL SERVICES)