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Hannes Snellman Advises Fazer in its Chocolate Factory Project

Hannes Snellman advises Fazer in the construction and financing of its greenfield project in Lahti, Finland, comprising a new, state-of-the-art chocolate factory intended to support Fazer’s long-term strategic growth and capacity expansion. The construction works will start this summer, and the factory is scheduled to be operational in 2028. The approximately EUR 400 million investment is the largest in Fazer’s history.

Hannes Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Katja Perätalo, Axel Rosengren, Rauli Elenius, Silja Piironen, Marjaana Martikainen, Matti Lajunen, Essi Peltoniemi, and Viola Karjalainen (Real Assets), Markus Bremer, Josefina Aalto, Anna Huttunen, and Ruusa Jumppanen (Financing), Karoliina Lempiäinen (M&A), Piia Ahonen (Tax), and Legal Assistants Victoria Reiter, Monika Parkkinen, and Zoe Röpelinen.