Hedman Law Firm advised NordicNinja VC on legal and regulatory due diligence, as part of $23m series B round investment into Lightyear

Hedman advised the client in performing the regulatory and legal DD of Lightyear Europe, subsidiary of UK-based Lightyear Financial.

Lightyear Financial and Lightyear Europe are investment firms operating under the Lightyear trademark. They offer a multi-award-winning, product-first investment platform available in 25 countries, providing services for investing in stocks, ETFs, and more. Alongside the investment, Lightyear announced a no less impressive milestone of $1bn in customer assets, further AI integration, and more.

NordicNinja VC in an operator-led VC fund investing in the best European teams building deeptech, climate tech, and digital society solutions. NordicNinja VC is also the largest Japanese-backed VC in Europe.

From Hedman Law Firm, associated partner Kati Pino, associate Vladislav Linko, associate Kristel Tael-Same, associate Brigitta Jõgi, junior associate Berta Ly Tepaskind, and tax advisor Marit Kelgo participated in the project.