Sofi Lehtinen
Sofi Lehtinen
Sofi advises clients on mergers and acquisitions and on capital markets, corporate, commercial, and contract law.
She joined the firm as an associate trainee in 2020 and was appointed as an associate lawyer upon her graduation.
Prior to her graduation, Sofi spent one semester studying law at the University of Zürich in Switzerland.
References
Transaction
Counsel to YIT Oyj in relation to its EUR 33.5 million directed share issue, its issue of EUR 36 million convertible notes and certain amendments to its EUR 300 million revolving credit facility agreement with Nordea, Danske Bank, LähiTapiola, OP Corporate Bank, SEB, and Swedbank and its EUR 140 million term loan facility agreement with OP Corporate Bank, SEB, and Swedbank.
Role
Counsel to YIT Oyj
Parties:
Kemppi Group Oy, Kempower Corporation
Transaction:
Counsel to Kemppi Group Oy, the majority owner of Kempower Corporation, in the placing of 3.4 million shares in Kempower Corporation
Deal value:
EUR 102 million
Role:
Counsel to Kemppi Group Oy
Parties:
Terveystalo Plc
Transaction:
Counsel to Terveystalo Plc, a healthcare service provider listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, in the issue and listing of senior unsecured sustainability-linked notes.
Value:
EUR 100 million
Role:
Counsel to Terveystalo Plc
Parties:
Sega Europe Limited and SEGA Corporation (Buyers) Rovio Entertainment Corporation (Target)
Transaction:
Counsel to Sega Europe Limited and SEGA Corporation in the recommended public cash tender offer for all shares and options in Rovio Entertainment Corporation.
Deal value:
Approximately EUR 706 million
Role:
Counsel to Sega Europe Limited and SEGA Corporation
Parties
Citycon Oyj
Transaction
Counsel to Citycon Oyj in its tender offers of outstanding notes due 2024 of Citycon Treasury B.V. and capital securities issued by it in November 2019 and June 2021.
Deal value
Over EUR 40 million
Role
Counsel to Citycon Oyj
Counsel to F-Secure on its spin-off and listing on Nasdaq Helsinki.
Parties
The German State (Buyer), Fortum Oyj (Seller), Uniper SE (Target)
Transaction
Fortum Oyj’s arrangements related to stabilisation of its German subsidiary Uniper SE. The package will ensure multi-billion funding for Uniper, sale of Fortum’s shareholding in Uniper to the German State for approximately EUR 0.5 billion as well as repayment of Fortum’s EUR 4 billion receivables from Uniper and release of EUR 4 billion parent company guarantees.
Deal value
Approx. EUR 4.5 billion
Role
Finnish counsel to Fortum Oyj
Parties
Valmet, Neles
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as lead counsel to Valmet, a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation, and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries, in its merger with Neles, one of the leading providers of mission-critical flow control solutions and services for process industries in Finland.
Deal Value
The combined value of the merging companies is approximately EUR 7 billion.
Role
Lead counsel to Valmet
Parties
Virala Acquisition Company Plc
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as legal counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc on its IPO and the listing of its Class C shares on the SPAC segment of the regulated market of Nasdaq Helsinki
Deal Value
EUR 107.5 million
Role
Counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc
Education and Professional Background
- Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2021–
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2021
- Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2021
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2020
- Associate Trainee, Roschier Attorneys Ltd., 2020
- University of Zürich, Switzerland, 2019
- Legal Trainee, Ernst & Young Oy, 2018–2019