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Hannes Snellman Highlights brings together interesting news and current themes from the past quarter year. See below some of the most recent issues of the newsletter.
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Parties:
LähiTapiola Asuntosijoitus Suomi Ky
Transaction:
Counsel to LähiTapiola Asuntosijoitus Suomi Ky in its arrangement for syndicated loan facilities for refinancing its modern residential portfolio of 34 assets located within the Helsinki region and Finnish growth centres
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to LähiTapiola Asuntosijoitus Suomi Ky
LähiTapiola Asuntorahasto Prime Ky
Counsel to LähiTapiola Asuntorahasto Prime Ky in arrangement for refinancing of its residential portfolio comprising eight EU taxonomy compliant properties located in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Tampere and Jyväskylä
Counsel to LähiTapiola Asuntorahasto Prime Ky
Omniservices BPO Oy, Call Waves Solutions Finland Oy, Vakka-Suomen Puhelin Oy
Hannes Snellman advised Omniservices BPO Oy in the sale of Call Waves Solutions Finland Oy to Vakka-Suomen Puhelin Oy.
Counsel to Omniservices BPO Oy
MariaDB Plc, Codership Oy
Hannes Snellman advised MariaDB Plc in the acquisition of Codership Oy. Codership Oy is a technology company that specialises in data replication and clustering solutions for open-source databases.
Not public
Counsel to MariaDB Plc
APL
Hannes Snellman is advising APL, a privately held firm that invests in real estate, renewable energy, digital infrastructure, and private equity transactions based in the United States, on the development of a 100 MW data center located in Varkaus, Finland.
Located on a 28-hectare site, the data center is designed to support up to 100 MW of capacity, with the first phase delivering 60 MW and with a planned 40 MW expansion to follow. The facility will span up to 75,000 square meters and benefit from Finland’s highly reliable energy infrastructure and low-risk grid environment.
Counsel to APL
Lassila & Tikanoja, Stena Recycling Oy
Lassila & Tikanoja’s acquisition of Stena Recycling Oy’s pallet business. The transaction was completed following an in-depth Phase II review by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority.
Counsel to Lassila & Tikanoja