1.9.2025

Wise Group Sale of Wise People Group

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Private M&A

We advised Wise Group AB (publ) in its sale of all shares in Wise Group’s Finnish subsidiary Wise People Group Oy (“WPG”) to Tetos Oy.

The sale involves the divestment of Wise Group’s Finnish operations, and the purpose for the transaction is Wise Group’s ongoing streamlining of its operations, with a focus on the Swedish market.

Wise Group’s companies specialise in recruitment, consultant hiring, HR consulting and leadership development. Wise Group is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm’s Small Cap list, with offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Helsinki.

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