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
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

Elias Laine

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Elisa Viiri

Ingrid Remmelgas

Josephine Lindgren

Jesper Nevalainen

Amanda Blick

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

Anna Räty

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

Anna Räty
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

Anna Räty
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