M&A Disputes
- A major German company against a Finnish listed company in a multi-million euro M&A dispute concerning the validity of a non-competition clause in a M&A agreement. The case, which was resolved under the ICC Arbitration Rules in Sweden, involved difficult legal questions relating to application of EC competition rules and assessment of damages. After two extensive hearings and proceedings that lasted for several years, the arbitral tribunal dismissed all claims against our client.
- A manufacturer of fibre solutions, who had purchased the business of another company, in an ad hoc arbitration against the seller company regarding the significance of false business prognoses. The case ended in the parties settling it on terms favourable to the client manufacturer.
- A Finnish listed company as respondent against a US claimant in a complex international ad hoc arbitration concerning alleged breach of the Seller’s representations and warranties in a M&A agreement. The tribunal ruled in favour of our client, dismissing the claimant's claims which exceeded MEUR 10.
- A Norwegian company against a Finnish listed company in a dispute concerning alleged breach of a non-compete covenant set out in a M&A agreement. The case was settled before the arbitral award was rendered on terms favourable to our client.