Annika Schauman
Annika Schauman
Annika advises clients in the field of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and in particular private equity transactions, and she also offers corporate, commercial, and contract law advice. Annika has several years’ experience of leverage finance, business strategy, and board work. Annika worked as an associate at EQT Partners in Stockholm and Helsinki in 2014–2018, and before that she had gained experience as an analyst at Access Partners in Stockholm and Helsinki and as an analyst trainee at J.P. Morgan Chase Investment Bank in London.
Very analytic M&A lawyer. She has a really strong VC background which makes her a unique talent in this field.
Commercial, Corporate & M&A | Legal 500, 2021
References
Parties:
Esperi Care (target), Danske Bank, SEB, and Ilmarinen (majority owners), Triton (buyer)
Transaction:
Counsel to Esperi Care and its majority owners Danske Bank, SEB, and Ilmarinen in the acquisition of the majority of Esperi Care’s shares by Triton Smaller Mid Cap Fund II advised by Triton.
Deal Value:
Value not public.
Role:
Counsel to Esperi Care and its majority owners
Sten Olsson
Antti Nyberg (Alanko)
Annika Schauman
Olli-Pekka Veranen
Tuomas Toivonen
Matias Moberg
Emmi Kantola
Heikki Vesikansa
Stefan Stellato
Maria Wasastjerna
Lauri Putkonen
Jenni Heurlin
Parties
MEKO (buyer), Koivunen (target)
Transaction
Counsel to MEKO in its acquisition of Koivunen, the provider of automotive spare parts and related services.
Deal Value
EUR 122 Million
Role
Counsel to MEKO
Sten Olsson
Erik Stenman
Annika Schauman
Emmi Kantola
Niclas Ruotsalainen
Axel Hård af Segerstad
Anna Nyberg
Parties
Silo AI Oy, Altor Equity Partners
Transaction
Counsel to the artificial intelligence company Silo AI Oy in Altor Equity Partners’ investment in the company.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Silo AI Oy
Annika Schauman
Mikael Byman
Parties
NEP Group, Inc. (a Carlyle Group portfolio company), Bright Group Oy (funds managed by CapMan Buyout)
Transaction
Counsel to global event technology leader NEP Group, Inc., a Carlyle Group portfolio company, in the acquisition of Bright Group, a 360 supplier of live event services in Northern Europe with presence in Finland, Sweden, and Norway.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to NEP Group, Inc. (a Carlyle Group portfolio company)
Outi Raitasuo
Annika Schauman
Johanna Wärnberg
Mikael Lustig
Antti Nyberg (Alanko)
Elisa Viiri
Ingrid Remmelgas
Josephine Lindgren
Jesper Nevalainen
Jenni Parviainen
Matleena Pälve
Parties
Volati (Buyer), Pisla Group Oy (Seller), Pisla Oy (Target)
Transaction
Volati's acquisition of Pisla Oy from Pisla Group Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Volati
Annika Schauman
Roosa Väre
Mikael Lustig
Pauliina Sutinen
Matias Moberg
Laura Sainio
Harri Vehviläinen
Sten Olsson
Olli-Pekka Veranen
Parties
Smartly.io Solutions Oy and its owners, Providence Equity Partners
Transaction
Counsel to Smartly.io and its owners in the sale of a majority stake to Providence Equity Partners
Deal Value
EUR 200 million
Role
Counsel to Smartly.io Solutions Oy and its owners
Sten Olsson
Annika Schauman
Olli-Pekka Veranen
Emmi Kantola
Jesper Nevalainen
Jenni Parviainen
Parties
EQT Fund VIII (Buyer), Agilitas Private Equity and other shareholders (Sellers), Recover Nordic (Target)
Transaction
EQT’s acquisition of Recover Nordic
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Finnish counsel to EQT Fund VIII
Sten Olsson
Annika Schauman
Mikael Lustig
Heidi Kärki
Parties
Verdane, CAP-Group
Transaction
Verdane's acquisition of CAP-Group, Finland’s largest driving school and a pioneer of simulator-based training for consumers and professionals.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Verdane
Annika Schauman
Mikael Lustig
Parties
Tieto Corporation, EVRY ASA
Transaction
The combination of Tieto and EVRY through a cross-border merger
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to EVRY ASA
Klaus Ilmonen
Outi Raitasuo
Elisabeth Vestin
Anna Ribenfors
Riikka Kuha
Annika Schauman
Stefan Stellato
Parties
Francisco Partners & SmartBear Software Inc. (Buyers), Bitbar Technologies Oy (Target)
Transaction
SmartBear's acquisition of Bitbar Technologies
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Francisco Partners backed SmartBear
Sten Olsson
Olli-Pekka Veranen
Annika Schauman
Emmi Kantola
Jesper Nevalainen
Rankings
- Rising stars, Commercial, corporate and M&A, Legal 500, 2022
- "Annika Schaumann is a very analytic M&A lawyer. She has a really strong VC background which makes her a unique talent in this field.", Commercial, Corporate & M&A, Legal 500, 2021
Education and Professional Background
- Managing Associate, Hannes Snellman, Helsinki, 2022-
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, Helsinki, 2018-2022
- Associate, EQT Partners, Helsinki, 2016-2018
- Associate, EQT Partners, Stockholm, 2014-2016
- Associate, Access Partners, Stockholm, 2013-2014
- Analyst, Access Partners, Helsinki, 2010-2013
- Master of Laws, Helsinki University, 2013
- MSc. (Finance), Helsinki School of Economics, 2011
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