Public and Private M&A
| Parties | Transaction | Deal value | HS role | HS team |
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| EQT Mid Market (Buyer), the three largest shareholders (Sellers) | Acquisition of IP-Only Telecommunication AB | Value not public | Counsel to EQT |
Jan Jensen Patrik Erblad Peter Forsberg Liana Thorkildsen Paula Röttorp Carolina Wahlby Carl-Magnus Uggla |
| HIG Europe (Buyer), JZ International Limited and others (Sellers ) | Acquisition of Freedom Finance Nordic | Value not public | Counsel to Sellers |
Jan Jensen Shoan Panahi Patrik Erblad |
| Intellectual Ventures, Raisio plc, Benemilk Oy | The creation of Benemilk Oy, an R&D and IP joint venture of Intellectual Ventures and Raisio plc | Value not public | Counsel to Intellectual Ventures |
Tuire Kuronen Panu Siitonen |
| CapVest Limited (Buyer), Lantmännen AB (Seller) | CapVest has agreed to acquire a 52% stake in Kronfagel Group | Value not public | Counsel to CapVest |
Jan Jensen Shoan Panahi Patrik Erblad Amanda Tonsgaard Kenni Svanholm Jensen Paula Röttorp Anders Carlsson Klara Eklöf Mikkel Fritsch Anders Schmidt Pedersen Peter Forsberg Liana Thorkildsen |
| INOM - Innovativ Omsorg (Buyer), Exelsis Vård Scandinavia AB (Seller) | Acquisition of Wikmansgården Aktiebolag and Norrbärke Sjukhem AB | Value not public | Counsel to INOM |
Jan Jensen Paula Röttorp Erik Bergerståhl Nimrod Badur Anders Carlsson Caroline Björlingson Anna Eriksson Patrik Erblad |
| Nippon Yusoki Co, Ltd. (Buyer), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Seller), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.’s motorized forklift operations (Target) | Nippon Yusoki Co, Ltd.’s acquisition of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.’s motorized forklift operations | Value not public | Finnish Counsel to Nippon Yusoki Co, Ltd. |
Johan Aalto Heidi Haanpää Daniel Villarreal |
| Anticimex Acquisition AB and subsidiaries (Bidder), ISS Global A/S and subsidiaries (Seller) | Anticimex AB has agreed to acquire the pest control activities Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland from ISS AB. | EUR 268 million | Counsel to Anticimex AB |
Jan Jensen Claes Kjellberg Peter Forsberg Paula Röttorp Liana Thorkildsen Klara Eklöf Nils Svantemark Amanda Tonsgaard Anne Hansen-Nord Tobias Bonde Frost |
| Filtrona plc (Buyers), Ulinco Invest AB (Sellers) | Filtrona plc has acquired 100% of the share capital of Ulinco Components AB from Ulinco Invest Aktiebolag for an undisclosed cash consideration funded from the Company’s existing facilities. | Value not public | Counsel to Filtrona plc |
Richard Åkerman Bruce McGinn Peter Larsson Nimrod Badur Caroline Wassdahl |
| Dustin AB (Buyer), Private individuals / founders (Sellers), Businessforum Oy (Target) | Dustin’s acquisition of Businessforum from private individuals / founders | Value not public | Counsel to Dustin AB |
Sten Olsson Selma Mustonen |
| The management of Solita Oy backed by Vaaka Partners Oy (Buyer), Heikki Halme (Seller), Solita Oy (Target) | Acquisition by the management of Solita Oy backed by Vaaka Partners Oy of Solita Oy from Heikki Halme | Value not public | Counsel to Vaaka Partners Oy |
Sten Olsson Heidi Haanpää Jesper Kostiainen Ilkka Osanen |
| Lindéngruppen AB and Foundation Asset Management (FAM) through the jointly owned company H Intressenter AB (Bidders), the shareholders in Höganäs AB (publ) (Sellers) | H Intressenter AB offers the shareholders in Höganäs to tender all shares in Höganäs to H Intressenter. | H Intressenter offers SEK 320 in cash per share in Höganäs. The total offer value for all shares in Höganäs amounts to approximately SEK 11.2 billion. | Counsel to the bidders |
Sören Lindström Sara Mindus Anna Partovi Ebba Werkell Marcus Lodin Peter Forsberg Liana Thorkildsen Fredrik Madani |
| New company Staffpoint Holding Oy (owners: GWS, Etera, Suomen Teollisuussijoitus, Varma and the company’s management), GWS Staff Oy, HR House Oy | The combination of GWS Staff Oy and HR House Oy under Staffpoint Holding Oy | Value not public | Counsel to GWS (transaction) and Staffpoint Oy (special tasks) |
Johan Aalto Maria Lassenius Heidi Haanpää Suvi Kettunen |
| Parties | Transaction | Deal value | HS role | HS team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldic B.V. (Buyer), Private persons (Sellers), Sollaari Oy (Target) | Acquisition of Sollaari Oy by Caldic B.V. from private persons. | Value not public | Finnish legal counsel to Caldic B.V |
Rabbe Sittnikow Olli-Pekka Veranen |
| Triton (Investor), Ad-hoc committee of Alcentra, GSO Capital Partners and the Royal Bank of Scotland (Representing the lenders), European Directories (Target) | A debt restructuring transaction of European Directories that sees Triton take control of the company | EUR 15 million of new equity and the cutting of the company’s debt from EUR 893 million to EUR 262 million | Finnish Counsel to Triton |
Outi Raitasuo Ossi Haapaniemi |
| Triton (Buyer), IK Investment Partners, Wihuri and Tradeka (Sellers), Lähikauppa (Target) | The acquisition of Lähikauppa from IK Investment Partners, Wihuri and Tradeka by Triton | Value not public | Counsel to Triton |
Sten Olsson Heidi Haanpää Tapani Manninen |
| Fiskars Corporation (Buyer), Royal Scandinavia A/S (Seller), Royal Copenhagen A/S and Royal Scandinavia Modern KK Japan (Targets) | The acquisition of Royal Copenhagen A/S and Royal Scandinavia Modern KK Japan from Royal Scandinavia A/S by Fiskars Corporation | DKK 490 million (enterprise value) | Danish counsel to Fiskars Corporation |
Philip Risbjørn Nicholas Lerche-Gredal |
| Niacet Corporation (Buyer), Kemira Oyj (Seller), Kemira ChemSolutions BV (Target) | Niacet Corporation’s acquisition of Kemira Oyj’s food and pharmaceutical businesses together with its acetate based chemicals business | EUR 82 million | Finnish Counsel to Niacet Corporation |
Rabbe Sittnikow Anna-Liisa Saukkonen Johannes Husa |
| Beneq Products Oy (Buyer), Planar Systems, Inc and Planar Systems Oy (Sellers), Planar’s Electroluminescence business (Target) | Beneq Products Oy’s acquisition of the electroluminescence (EL) business from US Planar Systems, Inc. and Planar Systems Oy | Value not public | Counsel to Beneq Products Oy |
Riikka Rannikko Panu Siitonen Heidi Haanpää |
| Fund managed by Triton Partners (Buyer), Hartwall Capital Oy Ab via subsidiary (Seller), Karelia-Upofloor Oy (Target) | Combination of AB Gustaf Kähr and Karelia-Upofloor Oy, resulting in Triton Fund III owning the majority and Hartwall Capital group becoming the second largest owner of the new combined entity | Value not public | Counsel to Hartwall Capital group |
Riikka Rannikko Tapani Manninen Maria Lassenius Anu Mattila Claes Kjellberg Daniel Villarreal |
| Sun Capital Partners Inc. (Buyer), Polycom Inc. (Seller), SpectraLink Corporation (Target) | Sun Capital Partners Inc’s acquisition of Polycom Inc’s enterprise wireless communications unit | EUR 84 million | Danish counsel to Sun Capital Partners Inc. |
Amanda Tonsgaard Mikkel Fritsch Nicholas Lerche-Gredal Anders Schmidt Pedersen Tobias Bonde Frost |
| Metsäliitto Cooperative (Buyer), UPM-Kymmene Corporation (Seller), Metsä Fibre Oy (Target) | Sale of 11% stake in Metsä Fibre Oy | EUR 150 million | Counsel to UPM-Kymmene Corporation |
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| Solteq Oyj (Buyer), Aldata Solution Oyj (Seller), Aldata Solution Finland Oyj (Target) | Solteq Oyj’s acquisition of Aldata Solution Finland Oy from Aldata Solution Oyj | Value not public | Counsel to Aldata Solution Oyj |
Sten Olsson Selma Mustonen Erkko Korhonen Ville Kivikoski |
| Stora Enso Oyj (Buyer), Finndomo Oy (Seller), Finndomo Oy's prefabricated housing business in Hartola (Target) | Sale of Finndomo Oy's prefabricated housing business in Hartola to Stora Enso Oyj | Value not public | Counsel to Finndomo Oy |
Antti Heikinheimo Jan Lilius Ilkka Osanen |
| eQ Plc (Buyer), ICECAPITAL Securities Ltd (Seller), ICECAPITAL Asset Management Ltd (Target) | ICECAPITAL Securities Ltd’s sale of ICECAPITAL Asset Management Ltd to eQ Plc | EUR 14,1 million | Counsel to the management of ICECAPITAL Securities Ltd |
Outi Raitasuo Ossi Haapaniemi |
| Evidensia Djursjukvård AB (Buyer), Private Finnish individuals (Sellers), All the shares in UniVet Oy (Target) | Evidensia Djursjukvård AB’s acquisition of UniVet Oy from UniVet Oy’s key employees | Value not public | Legal advisor to Evidensia Djursjukvård AB and Valedo Partners Fund II AB |
Rabbe Sittnikow Ville Kivikoski |
| Ramirent Plc's and Cramo Plc's Russian JV company (Buyer), Ramirent Plc and Cramo Plc (Sellers) | Ramirent Plc’s and Cramo Plc’s establishment of a 50/50 owned JV company. Once established, the joint company will acquire the existing subsidiaries of Ramirent and Cramo in Russia and Ukraine. | Value not public | Counsel to Ramirent Plc |
Henrik Carlborg Mikko Heinonen Ilkka Osanen Dmitry Yatsenko Olga Chirkova |
| AVIC International Investments (Buyer), All shareholders (all of which are Finnish private individuals) in Deltamarin Oy (Sellers), Deltamarin Oy (Target) | AVIC International Investments' acquisition of Deltamarin Oy from Deltamarin Oy's management shareholders | EUR 32.1 million | Counsel to the majority of the sellers |
Rabbe Sittnikow Olli-Pekka Veranen Ville Kivikoski |
| Investor AB (Buyer), Fiskars Group / Avlis AB (Seller) | Sale by Fiskars Group (Avlis AB) of 2.08 percent of the shares in Wärtsilä Corporation to Investor and agreement between Fiskars Group and Investor to combine their shareholding in Wärtsilä Corporation | EUR 126.8 million | Counsel to Fiskars Corporation |
Riikka Rannikko Sören Lindström |
| LSG Lufthansa Service Europa/Afrika GmbH (Buyer), Finnair plc (Seller), Finnair Catering Oy (Target) | Partnership agreement between Finnair and LSG concerning Finnair Catering Oy | Value not public | Counsel to Finnair plc |
Riikka Rannikko Kaisa Fahllund Tapani Manninen Selma Mustonen Ville Kivikoski |
| Procordia Food AB (Buyer), Fram Foods ehf (Seller), Boyfood Oy (Target) | Procordia Food AB's acquisition of Boyfood Oy from Fram Foods ehf | Value EUR 9.6 million | Counsel to Procordia Food AB |
Tuire Kuronen Ilkka Osanen |
| Munksjö AB (Buyer), Ahlstrom Corporation (Seller), Ahlstrom Corporation's Label and Processing business area (Target) | Ahlstrom Corporation will demerge its Label and Processing business area, and combine it with Munksjö AB, forming Munksjö Corporation | Value not public | Lead counsel to Ahlstrom Corporation |
Johan Aalto Ossi Haapaniemi Sonja Siggberg Suvi Kettunen Ebba Werkell |
| Ormco Corporation (Buyer), Dental Complex (Target) | Ormco Corporation, the US based company that engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of orthodontic products, has acquired Dental Complex, the Russia based distributor of dental equipment, for an undisclosed consideration | Value not public | Counsel to Ormco Corporation |
Henrik Carlborg Dmitry Yatsenko |
| Omatalo Oy (Buyer), Finndomo Oy (Seller), Finndomo Oy's prefabricated housing business in Sonkajärvi (Target) | Sale of Finndomo Oy's prefabricated housing business in Sonkajärvi to Omatalo Oy | Value not public | Counsel to Finndomo Oy |
Antti Heikinheimo Ilkka Osanen |
| Cherkizovo Group OJSC, Grupo Fuertes | Forming of joint venture | RUB 4.5 billion (over EUR 100 million) | Counsel to Cherkizovo Group OJSC |
Victoria Goldman Mikhail Timonov |
| Bure Equity AB (Buyer), RushRail AB (Target) | Share subscription in RushRail AB and acquisition of Bombardier locomotives by Bure Equity AB | SEK 245 million | Counsel to Bure Equity AB |
Claes Kjellberg Ingvar Zander Fredrik Madani |
| Beneq Oy and its existing shareholders, Rusnano Open Joint Stock Company | Investment by Rusnano in Beneq as a combination of capital injection and share purchase | EUR 25 million | Counsel to Beneq and its existing shareholders |
Riikka Rannikko Heidi Haanpää |
| Indra Sistemas S.A. (Buyer), NGC Denmark ApS (Seller), Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems AS (Target) | The acquisition of Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems AS from NGC Denmark ApS by Indra Sistemas, S.A | EUR 42 million (enterprise value) | Danish counsel to NGC Denmark ApS |
Nikolaj Bjørnholm Kenni Svanholm Jensen |
| Kirsis Incorporation (Buyer), Dynea Chemicals Oy (Seller), ZAO MetaDynea and OOO Karbodin (Targets) | Dynea Chemicals Oy’s sale of its shares in its Russian joint-venture companies ZAO MetaDynea and OOO Karbodin to Kirsis Incorporation | Value not public | Counsel to Dynea Chemicals Oy |
Anu Mattila Ekaterina Mironova Nikita Butenko Natalia Gritsenko |
| MOCON, Inc. (Buyer), PBI-Holding A/S (Seller), PBI-Dansensor A/S (Target) | The acquisition of PBI-Dansensor A/S from PBI-Holding A/S by MOCON, Inc. | USD 20,000,000 | Danish counsel to MOCON, Inc. |
Philip Risbjørn Kenni Svanholm Jensen |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Buyer), Group of private individuals (Sellers), Penta Group (Target) | ITW's acquisition of Penta Group | Value not public | Counsel to Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
Henrik Carlborg Dmitry Yatsenko |
| EQT VI Limited (Buyer), Ratos AB (Seller), Anticimex AB (Target) | Share sale and purchase of Anticimex AB | SEK 2,7 billion (enterprise value) | Counsel to EQT VI Limited |
Jan Jensen Claes Kjellberg Paula Röttorp Christoffer Saidac Sten Olsson Amanda Tonsgaard |
| BV Acquisitions AB (controlled by Battery Ventures IX (AIV II), L.P.) (Buyer), Jeeves Information Systems AB (Target) | Public offer for Jeeves Information Systems AB listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm | MSEK 237 | Counsel to the Board of Jeeves Information Systems AB |
Sören Lindström Björn Kristiansson Anna Partovi Ebba Werkell Caroline Folke |
| Elekta AB | Issue of convertible bonds with preferential rights for the company’s shareholders of Elekta AB | Approx. SEK 1.9 billion | Counsel to Elekta AB |
Björn Kristiansson Sören Lindström Sara Mindus Anna Partovi Caroline Folke Therese Eriksson Edward Jansson Jens Forzelius Klara Eklöf Liana Thorkildsen Anders Carlsson |
| Finda Oy, Oulu ICT Oy, PHP Holding Oy and Osuuskunta KPY (Buyers), Sanoma Entertainment Finland Oy (Seller), DNA Ltd (Target) | Sale of 21% of the shares in DNA Ltd by Sanoma Entertainment Oy to Finda Oy, Oulu ICT Oy, PHP Holding Oy and Osuuskunta KPY | EUR 181.5 million | Counsel to Sanoma Entertainment Finland Oy |
Riikka Rannikko Antti Kuha |
| Bonnier Books Finland Ltd (Buyer), Sanoma Corporation (Seller), Porvoon Kirjakeskus Oy (Target) | Sale of Porvoon Kirjakeskus Oy by Sanoma Corporation to Bonnier Books Finland Ltd | Value not public | Counsel to Sanoma Corporation |
Riikka Rannikko Kaisa Fahllund Tapani Manninen Arttu Lappi |
| Reitan Servicehandel AS (Buyer), Sanoma Corporation and Pressco Trade Services Ltd (Sellers), R-kioski Ltd, OÜ Lehepunkt and UAB Impress Teva (Targets) | Sale of R-kioski Ltd, OÜ Lehepunkt and UAB Impress Teva (100% of shares) by Sanoma Corporation and Pressco Trade Services Ltd to Reitan Servicehandel AS | EUR 130.7 million | Counsel to Sanoma Corporation and Pressco Trade Services Ltd |
Riikka Rannikko Kaisa Fahllund Tapani Manninen Sonja Siggberg Soila Miettinen Arttu Lappi |
| Atine Group Oy, Oral Hammaslääkärit Plc | Public tender offer (mandatory offer) for the shares of Oral Hammaslääkärit Plc | Value not public | Counsel to Atine Group Oy |
Riikka Rannikko Antti Kuha |
| Outokumpu Oyj, ThyssenKrupp AG, Inoxum Group | The combination of ThyssenKrupp's stainless steel unit Inoxum with Outokumpu | EUR 2.7 billion | Finnish counsel to ThyssenKrupp |
Johan Aalto Outi Raitasuo |
| Billerud Finland Oy (Buyer), UPM-Kymmene Oyj (Seller) | Sale of UPM-Kymmene's packaging paper business to Billerud Finland Oy (wholly-owned subsidiary of Billerud AB) | EUR 130 million | Counsel to UPM-Kymmene Oyj |
Sten Olsson Tuire Kuronen Heidi Haanpää |
| Investment AB Kinnevik (Buyer), Shareholders, warrant holders and holders of debentures of Metro International S.A (Sellers) | Public offer by Investment AB Kinnevik to the shareholders, warrant holders and holders of debentures of Metro International S.A | The total offer value (excluding Kinnevik’s holdings) for all Shares and Warrants in Metro amounts to approx. SEK 560.0 million and SEK 815.7 million including Debentures | Counsel to the Investment AB Kinnevik |
Björn Kristiansson Sören Lindström Peter Forsberg Ebba Werkell Liana Thorkildsen |
| Parties | Transaction | Deal value | HS role | HS team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intera Partners (Buyer), Pentti Asikainen (Seller) | Acquisition of the majority of shares in Tamtron Oy and certain affiliated companies | Value not public | Counsel to Intera Partners |
Rabbe Sittnikow Olli-Pekka Veranen |
| SMARTRAC N.V. (Buyer), UPM Raflatac Oy and UPM-Kymmene Investment Inc. (Sellers) | Sale of UPM's RFID business in exchange of 10.6% indirect ownership in SMARTRAC N.V. | Value not public | Counsel to UPM Raflatac Oy and UPM-Kymmene Investment Inc. |
Johan Aalto Tuire Kuronen |
| OP-Pohjola Group (Buyer), Old Mutual plc (Seller), Finnish branch of Skandia Life Assurance Company Ltd (Target) | Sale of the Finnish branch of Skandia Life Assurance Company Ltd from Old Mutual plc to OP-Pohjola Group. | EUR 1,3 billion | Counsel to Old Mutual plc and Skandia Life Assurance Company Ltd |
Juha Lindström Tapani Manninen Sonja Siggberg Kimmo Heikkinen Johanna Haltia-Tapio Antti Kuha Anna-Liisa Saukkonen Lauri Lehmusoja |
| Skandia Liv (Buyer), Old Mutual plc (Seller) | Skandia Liv purchases Skandia AB from Old Mutual plc | SEK 22,5 billion | Counsel to Lazard in its capacity as provider of a fairness opinion to Skandia Liv |
Sören Lindström Christoffer Saidac Björn Kristiansson |
| EQT Infrastructure Fund (Buyer), Fortum Corporation (Seller), Fortum Energiaratkaisut Oy and Fortum Termest AS (Targets) | The acquisition of Fortum Energiaratkaisut Oy and Fortum Termest AS by EQT Infrastructure Fund from Fortum Corporation. | EUR 200 million | Counsel to EQT Infrastructure Fund |
Johan Aalto Henrik Mattson Tapani Manninen Johannes Ahti Jesper Kostiainen Soila Miettinen Jukka Jyräsalo Sara Kymenvaara |
| Cidron Delfi Intressenter AB (Buyer), Shareholders of Orc Group AB (Sellers) | Public offer by Cidron Delfi Intressenter AB to the shareholders of Orc Group AB | The total offer value for all shares in Orc Group AB amounts to SEK 2,021 million | Counsel to Orc Group AB |
Sören Lindström Sara Mindus Björn Kristiansson Peter Forsberg Anna Partovi Ebba Werkell Caroline Folke Therese Eriksson Johan Nilsson |
| 3i, Goldman Sachs and Ilmarinen (Buyers), Vattenfall (Seller), Vattenfall's Finnish electricity distribution and district heat businesses (Target) | The acquisition of Vattenfall's Finnish electricity distribution and district heat businesses by a consortium including 3i, Goldman Sachs and Ilmarinen. | EUR 1.54 billion | Hannes Snellman acted as lead counsel to the consortium of 3i, Goldman Sachs and Ilmarinen. |
Rabbe Sittnikow Tapani Manninen Johan Aalto Matti Engelberg Markus Bremer Panu Siitonen Johanna Haltia-Tapio Erkko Korhonen Suvi Kettunen Ilkka Osanen Sara Kymenvaara Antti-Juhani Alanko Ville Kivikoski Jukka Jyräsalo |
| Klövern AB (Buyer), Shareholders of Dagon AB (publ) (Sellers) | Public offer by Klövern AB to the shareholders of Dagon AB (publ) | The total offer value for all shares in Dagon AB (publ) amounts to SEK 1 474 million | Counsel to Shareholders of Dagon AB (publ) |
Sören Lindström Björn Kristiansson Anna Partovi |
| Karnell (Buyer), Avlis AB (Fiskars) (Seller) | Karnell has acquired Silva Sweden AB from Avlis AB (a subsidiary of Fiskars Oyj Abp). | Value not public | Counsel to Avlis AB (Fiskars) |
Richard Åkerman Anett Kristin Lilliehöök Caroline Folke |
| Agilent Technologies Sweden AB (Buyer), Shareholders of Halo Genomics AB (Sellers) | Sale of all the shares in Halo Genomics AB to Agilent Technologies Sweden AB | Value not public | Counsel to Shareholders of Halo Genomics AB |
Sara Mindus Anna Partovi Caroline Folke |
| KK Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd (Buyer), EQT III (95%) and a number of private persons/investors (5%) (Sellers), VTI Technologies Oy (Target) | Sale of VTI Technologies Oy by EQT and a number of private persons/investors to KK Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd | EUR 195 million | Counsel to EQT |
Sten Olsson Ilkka Osanen Selma Mustonen |
| Phillips Plastics Corporation Inc. (Buyer), Ratos AB (98%) and the management of Medisize Oy (2%) (Seller), Medisize Oy (Target) | Sale of Medisize Oy by Ratos AB and Medisize Oy's management to Phillips Plastics Corporation Inc. | EUR 127.5 million | Counsel to Ratos AB |
Sten Olsson Heidi Haanpää Selma Mustonen Suvi Kettunen |
| Clyde Blowers through one of the funds it manages together with certain of its co-investors (Buyers), The bancruptcy of Moventas Oy (Seller), Moventas Santasalo Oy and Moventas Wind Oy (Target) | The acquisition of Moventas Santasalo Oy and Moventas Wind Oy by Clyde Blowers from the bankruptcy of Moventas | Value not public | Administrators and counsel to Moventas Santasalo Oy and Moventas Wind Oy |
Antti Heikinheimo Sten Olsson Markus Bremer Salla Suominen Mika Karppinen |
| Metsä-Botnia Oy (Buyer), UPM-Kymmene Oyj (Seller) | Share buyback of the 6.7% shares by Metsä-Botnia from UPM-Kymmene | EUR 140 million | Counsel to UPM-Kymmene Oyj |
Sten Olsson Tuire Kuronen |
| BPT Asset Management A/S (Buyer), Evli Bank Plc (Seller), Evli Property Investment Oy (Target) | Combination of Evli Property Investment Oy and BPT Asset Management A/S | Value not public | Counsel to Evli Bank Plc |
Amanda Tonsgaard Johan Aalto Tobias Bonde Frost |
| RusForest AB (publ) (Buyer), LLC RusForest Ust'-Ilimsk; LLC PIK-2005 (Target) | RusForest AB (publ) has acquired the outstanding minority stake in its subsidiaries LLC RusForest Ust' Ilimsk and LLC PIK-2005. The acquisitions were carried out by way of an issue in kind of a total of 847,645 RusForest shares to the previous owner. | 50,800,000 Rubles | Counsel to RusForest AB (publ) |
Maxim Sterin Anastasia Voloshina Roman Davydov |
| Itella Information Oy (Buyer), a team of private persons and the target's management (Sellers), Opus Capita Group Oy (Target) | The acquisition of Opus Capita Group Oy by Itella Information Oy from a team of private persons and the target's management | Undisclosed | Counsel to the sellers; a team of private persons and the target's management |
Mikko Heinonen Selma Mustonen |
| WS Atkins plc, UK (Buyer), Pöyry PLC (Seller), The oil and gas competence line of Pöyry PLC's Energy business group (Target) | Pöyry PLC has sold the oil and gas competence line of its Energy business group to WS Atkins plc, UK. | The total debt free sales price is EUR 17.25 million. | Special Finnish Counsel to Pöyry PLC |
Johan Aalto Johannes Ahti |
| Airbus S.A.S a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS N.V. (Buyer), Satair A/S (Target) | Recommended voluntary public tender offer for all of the shares and warrants in Satair A/S. Offer is subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. Cash offer. | Approx. DKK 2.5 billion | Co-counsel to Bidder (Airbus S.A.S) |
Peter Lyck Philip Risbjørn |
| Suominen Corporation (Buyer), Ahlstrom Corporation (Seller), Ahlstrom Home and Personal business area (Target) | Suominen Corporation's acquisition of Ahlstrom Corporation's Home and Personal business area | EUR 170 million | Finnish Counsel to Ahlstrom |
Klaus Ilmonen Johan Aalto Antti Kuha Ville Kivikoski Jouko Markkanen |
| Biolin Scientic Holding AB (Buyer), Neurosearch A/S, certain venture capitalists and present and former employees (Seller), Sophion Bioscience A/S (Target) | Acquisition by Biolin Scientic Holding AB of the entire share capital in Sophion Bioscience A/S from Neurosearch A/S, certain venture capitalists and present and former employees | DKK 145,000.000 plus an earn out of up to DKK 10,000,000 | Counsel to Biolin Scientific Holding AB and Ratos AB |
Mikkel Baaring Lerche Kenni Svanholm Jensen Michala Bylov Rath Tobias Bonde Frost Jeppe Høyer Jørgensen |
| TTM Technologies Inc. Group (Buyer), Aspocomp Group Plc (Target) | Various transactions resulting in a 19,7% shareholding of TTM Technologies, Inc (indirect through a subsidiary) in Aspocomp Group Plc | Aggregate deal value EUR 15+ million | Finnish Counsel to TTM Technologies, Inc. Group |
Johan Aalto Sonja Siggberg |
| Saxo Bank A/S (Buyer), Leverate (Target) | Saxo Bank A/S' acquisition of 25% of the shares in Israel-based brokerage service provider Leverate | Undisclosed | Counsel to Saxo Bank A/S |
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| Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Niscayah Group AB (publ) | Public takeover offer by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. to the shareholders of Niscayah Group AB (publ) | Approx. SEK 6.5 billion | Counsel to Niscayah Group AB (publ) |
Christoffer Charpentier Björn Kristiansson Peter Forsberg Anett Kristin Lilliehöök Ebba Werkell |
| Symphony Technology Group, IBS AB (publ) | Public offer from Symphony Technology Group to the shareholders of IBS AB (publ) | SEK 217,5 million | Counsel to IBS AB (publ) |
Sören Lindström Björn Kristiansson Kristin Anderson |
| Transmode Holding AB | Listing of Transmode Holding AB's shares on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm | Market value of the company SEK 1,27 - 1,54 billion | Counsel to Transmode Holding AB |
Sara Mindus Sören Lindström Björn Kristiansson Anna Partovi Ebba Werkell Kristin Anderson Caroline Folke Henrik Bergström Caroline Wassdahl Josefin Isaksson |
| Securitas AB (publ), Niscayah Group AB (publ) | Public takeover offer by Securitas AB (publ) to the shareholders of Niscayah Group AB (publ) | Approx. SEK 5.8 billion | Counsel to Niscayah Group AB (publ) |
Christoffer Saidac Björn Kristiansson Peter Forsberg Ebba Werkell |
| Akademikliniken Administration AB, Valedo Partners | Sale of 71 % of the shares in Akademikliniken managed by Akademikliniken Administration AB to Valedo Partners. | Undisclosed | Counsel to Akademikliniken Administration AB |
Richard Åkerman Anna Partovi Marcus Lodin |
| Pöyry PLC, Vattenfall AB | Sale of Vattenfall AB's engineering consulting business, Vattenfall Power Consultant AB. | Value not public | Counsel to Vattenfall AB |
Richard Åkerman Claes Kjellberg Bruce McGinn Emma Munde Joakim Lavér Peter Forsberg Liana Thorkildsen |
| Sulzer AG, Assa Abloy AB (publ) (and directly Cardo AB (publ)) | Acquisition of all the shares and entire business of the business division Cardo Flow Solutions from Cardo AB (publ) | SEK 5,900 million | Counsel to Sulzer AG |
Richard Åkerman Bruce McGinn Peter Larsson Peter Forsberg Liana Thorkildsen Eugenia Borzilo |
| Waldir AB (Bidder), NetOnNet AB (Target in mandatory bid) | Public Mandatory offer for NetOnNet AB, listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. | SEK 170 million | Counsel to Board of NetOnNet |
Sören Lindström Björn Kristiansson |
| Destia Ltd, NCC Roads | Divestment of Destia Lt's surfacing business | Undisclosed | Counsel to Destia Ltd |
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| Oy Orthex Ab (Buyer), Hammarplast Consumer AB (Seller) | Acquisition of Hammarplast Consumer AB’s shares and SmartStore and Hammarplast brands | Undislosed | Counsel to Oy Orthex Ab |
Richard Åkerman Claes Kjellberg Markus Bremer |
| Holiday Club Resorts Oy (Buyer), S Group/Sokotel Oy (Seller) | Acquisition of the business of the Saariselkä, Kuusamo, Katinkulta (Vuokatti) and Tampere spa hotels | Undisclosed | Counsel to Holiday Club Resorts Oy |
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| Funds managed by CapMan (Buyer), Ruukki Group Plc (Seller) | Sale of Ruukki Group Plc's Finnish house building business, Pohjolan Design-Talo Oy | EUR 76 million | Counsel to Ruukki Group Plc |
Rabbe Sittnikow Tiina Kerttula |
| Biotie Therapies Corp., Synosia Therapeutics Holding AG | Acquisition of Synosia Therapeutics Holding AG | EUR 93.6 million | Counsel to Biotie Therapies Corp. |
Mikko Heinonen Klaus Ilmonen Heidi Haanpää Ilona Tulokas |
| Trimble Navigation Limited (Buyer), Tekla Corporation (Seller) | Trimble Navigation Limited has made a tender offer to acquire Tekla Corporation | EUR 337 million | Counsel to Trimble Navigation Limited |
Klaus Ilmonen Antti Kuha Ville Kivikoski Ilona Tulokas Erkko Korhonen |
| Sanoma Plc, Bonnier Books AB (Buyers), Tammi Learning in Finland and Bonnier Utbildning AB in Sweden, Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö (Targets) | Acquisition by Sanoma of Tammi Learning in Finland and Bonnier Utbildning AB in Sweden from Bonnier and divestment by Sanoma of Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö (general literature) to Bonnier | Undisclosed | Counsel to Sanoma Plc |
Riikka Rannikko Tapani Manninen Kaisa Fahllund Richard Åkerman Johanna Haltia-Tapio Anett Kristin Lilliehöök Arttu Lappi Anders Floman Erkko Korhonen Erik Bergerståhl Henrik Bergström Jens Forzelius |
| Valedo Partners (Buyer), Sentica Partners (Seller), Corbel Oy (Target) | Valedo Partners acquires Corbel Oy from Sentica Partners | Undisclosed | Counsel to Valedo Partners |
Sten Olsson Markus Bremer Johanna Haltia-Tapio Ilkka Osanen Anders Floman Jesper Kostiainen Selma Mustonen Linda Magnusson |
| Advent International plc (Buyer), HG Capital (Seller), Mondo Minerals B.V. (Target) | Advent International plc acquires Mondo Minerals B.V. from HG Capital | Undisclosed | Counsel to Advent International plc |
Sten Olsson Tapani Manninen Mikael Wahlbeck Ossi Haapaniemi Johanna Haltia-Tapio Heidi Haanpää Selma Mustonen Anders Floman Johannes Husa Suvi Kettunen Katja Jaakkola Pia Ek |
| International Paper Russia (Buyer), UPM-Kymmene Oyj (Seller), ZAO Tikhvinsky Komplexny Lespromkhoz (Target) | Sale of UPM-Kymmene Oyj's ownership in ZAO Tikhvinsky Komplexny Lespromkhoz | Undisclosed | Counsel to UPM-Kymmene Oyj |
Victoria Goldman Anatoly Sukhodolov |
| Arc Packaging Group AB (Buyer), Å&R Carton AB, Flextrus AB (Target) | Merger of Ahlström Capital's and Accent Equity's portfolio companies | Undisclosed | Counsel to Å&R Carton AB and Ahlström Capital |
Mikko Heinonen Richard Åkerman Peter Forsberg Nils Svantemark Jesper Kostiainen Eugenia Borzilo Mikael Wahlbeck |
| Nordstjernan AB (Buyer), Mandatum, Kaleva (Sellers), Salcomp Oy (Target) | Squeeze-out of minority shares in Salcomp Oy by Nordstjernan AB | EUR 8 million | Counsel to Nordstjernan AB |
Mikko Heinonen Antti Järvinen Niklas Lindström Soila Miettinen |
| TeliaSonera Finland Oyj (Buyer), TS-Yhtymä, the city of Turku, Förlags AB Sydvästkusten (Sellers), Oy Turun Kaapelitelevisio - Åbo Kabeltelevision Ab (Target) | Acquisition of the majority of shares and redemption of a minority of shares in Turun Kaapelitelevisio - Åbo Kabeltelevision Ab by TeliaSonera Finland Oyj | Undisclosed | Counsel to TeliaSonera Finland Oyj |
Mikko Heinonen Antti Järvinen Niklas Lindström Olli-Pekka Veranen |
| Amanda Capital Oyj (Buyer), Fennogens Investments S.A. and the management of the targets (Sellers), eQ Asset Management Group Oy, Advium Corporate Finance Oy (Targets) | Amanda Capital's acquisition of eQ Asset Management Group Oy and Advium Corporate Finance Oy | EUR 15 million | Counsel to eQ Asset Management Group Oy and Advium Corporate Finance Oy and their owners |
Nicolas Berner Sonja Siggberg |
| Parties | Transaction | Deal value | HS role | HS team |
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| Qeep Ventures (Buyer), Elekta AB (publ) (Seller) | Acquisition of Motala Verkstad AB | Undisclosed | Counsel to Elekta AB (publ) |
Jan Jensen Caroline Snellman Magnus Pärssinen |
| Pohjola Bank plc (Buyer), CapMan Plc (Seller) | Acquisition of 40% stake in Access Capital Partners | Undisclosed | Counsel to Pohjola Bank plc |
Sten Olsson Rabbe Sittnikow Tanja Koivistoinen |
| Access Capital Partners (Buyer), Pohjola Asset Management Ltd (Seller) | Acquisition of Pohjola Private Equity Funds Ltd | Undisclosed | Counsel to Pohjola Asset Management Ltd |
Sten Olsson Rabbe Sittnikow Tanja Koivistoinen |
| Langholm Capital LLC, CapMan Plc | Acquisition of additional 48% stake in LUMENE Oy. Following the sale Langholm Capital funds will hold 79 percent of LUMENE Oy. | Undisclosed | Counsel to Langholm Capital LLC |
Amanda Tonsgaard Markus Bremer Ossi Haapaniemi Eugenia Borzilo |
| UPM-Kymmene Oyj | Acquisition of Myllykoski Group, the Finland based publication paper producer and Rhein Papier GmbH, the Germany based paper manufacturer. | Undisclosed | Lead Counsel for Myllykoski and Rhein Papier |
Outi Raitasuo Maria Lassenius Matti Engelberg Mikael Wahlbeck Tiina Kerttula Hanna-Mari Manninen Soila Miettinen Ilkka Osanen Sirkku Soini Katja Jaakkola |
| Gunnebo AB (publ) (Seller), Accent Equity 2008 (Buyer) | Divestment of all shares in wholly-owned subsidiary Gunnebo Troax AB with group of subsidiaries. | The enterprise value of the Troax Group amounts to approximately MEUR 41. The purchase price amounts to approximately MEUR 31. | Counsel to Gunnebo AB (publ) |
Jan Jensen Claes Kjellberg Carolina Wahlby |
| Metso Corporation (parent company of Valmet Automotive Ltd), Finnish Industry Investment Limited (Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy) and Pontos Group | 34 % of Valmet Automotive Oy through an issue of new shares subscribed by Finnish Industry Investment Ltd and Pontos Group | EUR 20 million | Counsel to Metso Corporation |
Nicolas Berner Björn Söderblom Anders Floman |
| Shell (Seller), Keele Oy (Buyer) | Sale of the majority of Shell’s refining and marketing businesses in Finland and Sweden to Keele Oy | USD 640 million | Finnish and Swedish Local Counsel to Shell |
Markus Bremer Christoffer Charpentier Mikael Wahlbeck Paula Röttorp Peter Forsberg Ola Ilebrand Heikki Majamaa Toni Malminen Joni Paananen Heli Pohjavirta Liana Thorkildsen |
| Ford Motor Company (Seller), Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited (Buyer) | Sale of Volvo Cars Corporation | EUR 1,342 million (source: mergermarket) | Finnish Counsel to Ford Motor Company |
Juha Lindström Nina Hakkarainen Björn Söderblom |
| Oriola-KD Corporation (Buyer) | Acquisition of OOO 03 Apteka, Russian real trader of pharmaceuticals | approx. EUR 12 million | Counsel to Oriola-KD Corporation |
Heikki Jaatinen Roman Zykov Dmitry Yatsenko Vadim Dankov Georgy Kaptyushkin |
| Tieto Corporation, I-Teco | Tieto Corporation and Russian leading IT service and consulting company I-Teco will establish a new joint venture company, TrustInfo, providing a full range of globally competitive infrastructure and cloud services in Russia. | Undisclosed | Counsel to Tieto Corporation |
Heikki Jaatinen Maria Miroshnikova Ekaterina Kitanina Vadim Dankov |
| Valedo Partners (Seller), CapMan (Buyer) | Divestment of Aspen i Jönköping AB | Undisclosed | Counsel to Valedo Partners |
Jan Jensen Anett Kristin Lilliehöök Erik Bergerståhl |
| Renesas Electronics Corporation (Buyer), Nokia Corporation (Seller) | Acquisition of Nokia Corporation’s wireless modem business | Approximately USD 200 million | Lead Counsel to Renesas Electronics Corporation |
Mathias Lindqvist Johan Aalto Tapani Manninen Ossi Haapaniemi Tuire Kuronen Pia Ek Johanna Haltia-Tapio Hanna Westenius Janne Joukas |
| EQT V | The public offer from EQT V, through the recently formed entirely-owned subsidiary Svensk Utbildning Intressenter AB, to the shareholders of AcadeMedia AB (publ). | SEK 2.5 billion | Counsel to EQT V |
Sören Lindström Anna Partovi Paula Röttorp Linda Magnusson Joakim Lavér Liana Thorkildsen |
| Oriola-KD Corporation (Seller), Mediq N.V. (Buyer) | Sale of Oriola-KD Corporation’s Healthcare Trade businesses to Mediq N.V. | EUR 85 million | Lead Counsel to Oriola-KD Corporation |
Johan Aalto Ilkka Osanen |
| AB Wilh. Becker (Seller), The Sherwin-Williams Company (Buyer) | Sale of Becker Acroma Group | Undisclosed | Counsel to AB Wilh. Becker |
Richard Åkerman Joakim Lavér Anett Kristin Lilliehöök Mehrnoosh Aknooni Ficks |
| Apotek Hjärtat (Buyer), Tamro Corporation (Seller) | Sale of 100% of Ada AB's shares including pharmacy operations of Apotek1 in Sweden | Undisclosed | Counsel to Tamro |
Richard Åkerman Fredrik Madani Peter Larsson |
| Glaston Corporation (Seller), Rakla Finland Oy (Buyer) | Sale of INTERPANE Glass Oy | Undisclosed | Counsel to Glaston Corporation |
Johan Aalto Heidi Haanpää Johannes Ahti |
| Orc Software (Bidder), Neonet AB | Public offer from Orc to the shareholders in Neonet with payment in new Orc shares. | Approx. SEK 1,277 million | Counsel to Orc Software AB |
Sören Lindström Klaus Ilmonen Jan Jensen Kaisa Fahllund Joakim Lavér Linda Magnusson Louise Rodebjer |
| Valedo Partners Fund 1 AB (and minority shareholders) (Sellers) Bridgepoint Development Capital (Buyer) | Sale of all shares in Solhagagruppen AB | Undisclosed | Lead Legal Advisor to Valedo Partners |
Jan Jensen Peter Larsson |
| Scandic Hotels Oy (Buyer) Next Hotels Finland Oy (Seller) | Acquisition of three hotels - Hotel Linnea, Hotel Rivoli and Hotel Salpaus, Finland (including personnel) as well as new hotel under construction in Helsinki, Finland. | Undisclosed | Counsel to Scandic Hotels Oy |
Juha Lindström Erkki Ikäheimo Ida Similä Suvi Kettunen |
| Svenska Specialistpsykiatrigruppen AB, a subsidiary of Valedo Partners Fund I AB (Buyer) Grothbolagen LAECA AB (Sellers) | Partnergruppen Svenska AB | Undisclosed | Counsel to Svenska Specialistpsykiatrigruppen AB, a subsidiary of Valedo Partners Fund I AB |
Jan Jensen Fredrik Madani Peter Larsson |
| Svenska Specialistpsykiatrigruppen (Buyer) | Acquisition of Sociala Tjänster Sverige AB | Undisclosed | Counsel to Svenska Specialistpsykiatrigruppen |
Jan Jensen Erik Bergerståhl Björn Söderblom Johan Zeidler |
| Oy Orthex Ab (Buyer) Volati AB (Seller) | Acquisition of Sveico AB and subsequent merger | Undisclosed | Counsel to Oy Orthex Ab |
Richard Åkerman Louise Rodebjer |
| Raisio plc (Buyer) | Public offer to acquire the entire issued ordinary share capital of Glisten plc | Approximately EUR 22.8 million | Finnish Counsel to Raisio plc |
Christoffer Charpentier Aino Kyytsönen |
| 3i Group Plc (Seller) Triton (Buyer) | Acquisition of Ambea AB | EUR 850 million (3i’s announcement, press release dated 23 February 2010) | Counsel to Triton |
Fredrik Madani Sten Olsson Outi Raitasuo Ossi Haapaniemi Johanna Haltia-Tapio Aino Kyytsönen Tiina Mikkola Sari Wallgren Saija-Leena Asikainen Mathias Eriksson Suvi Kettunen Erkko Korhonen Ilkka Osanen Joni Paananen Björn Söderblom Olli-Pekka Veranen |
| Gemalto Nordic Oy (Buyer) | Sale of Valimo Wireless Ltd | Undisclosed | Counsel to the Sellers |
Riikka Rannikko Heidi Haanpää Jennifer Nyström |
| Oriola-KD Corporation (Buyer), Mr Igor Yankov and Mr Oleg Yankov (Sellers) | Acquisition of the Russian pharmaceutical retail/wholesale companies Vitim & Co and Moron Ltd. (2010 - 2008) | EUR 70-90 million | Counsel to Oriola-KD Corporation |
Heikki Jaatinen Roman Zykov |