Public and Private M&A
| Parties | Transaction | Deal value | HS role | HS team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Anna Persson |
| 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 Anna Persson 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 Saara Marjavaara |
| 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 Saara Marjavaara 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 Carolina Bruce 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 |
| Metsäliitto (Buyer), UPM-Kymmene Oyj (Seller), Metsä-Botnia Oy (Target) | Acquisition of shares in Metsä-Botnia by Metsäliitto from UPM-Kymmene Oyj | 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 Fredrik von Baumgarten Björn Kristiansson Peter Forsberg Anett Kristin Lilliehöök Ebba Werkell Carolina Bruce |
| 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 Katja Persson 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 Fredrik von Baumgarten Björn Kristiansson Peter Forsberg Ebba Werkell Carolina Bruce |
| 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. | Undisclosed | Counsel to Vattenfall AB |
Richard Åkerman Claes Kjellberg Bruce McGinn Eleonore Bengtsson 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 Fredrik von Baumgarten 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 Andreas Philipson 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 Carolina Bruce |
| 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 |
Fredrik von Baumgarten Markus Bremer Christoffer Charpentier Mikael Wahlbeck Paula Röttorp Jon Cohen 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 Fredrik von Baumgarten Roger Johnson Andreas Philipson Anna Partovi Eleonore Bengtsson Linn Göransson 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 Eleonore Bengtsson Anna Persson Linn Göransson Mehrnoosh Aknooni |
| 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 Ludvig Blomqvist |
| 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 Jon Cohen Ludvig Blomqvist Heléne Johansson Anders Lindskog Linda Magnusson Anna Persson 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 Andreas Philipson Peter Larsson Eleonore Bengtsson |
| 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 Andreas Philipson Peter Larsson Linn Göransson Ludvig Blomqvist |
| Svenska Specialistpsykiatrigruppen (Buyer) | Acquisition of Sociala Tjänster Sverige AB | Undisclosed | Counsel to Svenska Specialistpsykiatrigruppen |
Jan Jensen Andreas Philipson Ludvig Blomqvist Linn Göransson 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 Ludvig Blomqvist 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 |
Roger Johnson Fredrik von Baumgarten Fredrik Madani Emma Lenné Andreas Philipson Jon Cohen Heléne Johansson Linn Göransson Anna Persson Eleonore Bengtsson 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 |