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:
Vitec Software Group AB (publ), Codea Oy
Transaction:
Vitec’s agreement to acquire all shares in the Finnish software company Codea Oy
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ)

Rabbe Sittnikow

Annika Schauman

Juha Ellonen

Oona Eerola

Wilhelm Sanmark
Parties:
SEB Private Equity, VaccinDirekt.
Transaction:
Counsel to SEB Private Equity in Its Divestment of VaccinDirekt
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to SEB Private Equity.

Mikael Klang

Astrid Trolle Adams

Annika Schauman

Jonas Sjöberg

Alexander Lindqvist

Emma Andersson

Santeri Jääskeläinen

Emma Johari

Sara Heikfolk

Louise Nordback

Angelica Berntsson

Jenny Lundberg

Jens Rönneholm

Elisa Viiri

Oscar Bengtsson

Amanda Alexandersson

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Douglas Essehorn

Nathalie Miskin
Parties:
SULO Group, (Buyer), Molok Group Oy (Target)
Transaction:
Hannes Snellman counsel to SULO Group, a global waste management leader, in its acquisition of Molok Group Oy from Vaaka Partners.
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to SULO Group

Rabbe Sittnikow

Annika Schauman

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Janna Pihanurmi

Sami Niemi

Isabella Kartila

Anna-Emilia Vuorenmaa
Parties:
Silo AI (Buyer), Combient Mix (Target)
Transaction:
Counsel to Altor backed Silo AI, one of Europe’s largest private AI labs, in the acquisition of Combient Mix.
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Silo AI

Claes Kjellberg

Annika Schauman

Jonas Sjöberg

Tanja Schnitt

Santeri Jääskeläinen

Olof Östman
Parties:
Vitec Software Group AB (publ), Neagen Oy
Transaction:
Vitec’s agreement to acquire all shares in the Finnish software company Neagen Oy
Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ)

Rabbe Sittnikow

Annika Schauman

Juha Ellonen

Simon Mittler

Anna Nyberg
Parties:
Infranode, MPY Telecom Oyj
Transaction:
Infranode’s acquisition of MPY Telecom Oyj
Role:
Counsel to Infranode

Rabbe Sittnikow

Annika Schauman

Janna Pihanurmi

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Santeri Jääskeläinen

Anniina Hämäläinen

Matias Moberg

Pauliina Sutinen

Ville Säteri

Heidi Haanpää

Riikka Kuha

Lasse Riski

Anna Mäkinen

Julia Ranta

Alisa Ainonen

Päivi Tammilehto

Laura Sainio
Parties:
Equip Capital, Lakers Group AB, Vestum AB
Transaction:
Equip Capital has acquired a portfolio of companies from Lakers Group by Vestum AB
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Equip

Johanna Wärnberg

Annika Schauman

Jonas Sjöberg

Emma Andersson

Tanja Schnitt

Carl Tengblad

Carolina H. Wahlby

Amanda Alexandersson

Abiram Soma

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Louise Nordback

Peter Forsberg

Philip Thorell

Santeri Jääskeläinen

Ingrid Remmelgas
Parties:
Suitespot AB (Target), Staria Oyj (Bidder)
Transaction:
Staria acquires Suitespot
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Staria Oyj

Claes Kjellberg

Annika Schauman

Jonas Sjöberg

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Nadine Lågland

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Sara Heikfolk
Parties:
Rebellion, Vihtan Oy
Transaction:
The acquisition of Vihtan Oy, a leading manufacturer of shower screens and glass doors, marked Rebellion’s establishment in Finland.
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Rebellion

Annika Schauman

Miklos Kovacs Scherlin

Jenni Parviainen

Ingrid Remmelgas

Isabella Kartila
Parties
Nordic Metal Holdings (Buyer), Alumeco Group (Target)
Transaction
Hannes Snellman advised Nordic Metal Holdings in its acquisition of Alumeco Group, a metal wholesaler primarily within aluminum.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Nordic Metal Holdings

Rabbe Sittnikow

Richard Åkerman

Annika Schauman

Moa Fritzon Torbjelt

Jonas Sjöberg

Santeri Jääskeläinen

Juha Ellonen

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Risto Ojakoski

Wilhelm Sanmark

Anniina Somppi

Hilma Mäkitalo-Saarinen

Philip Thorell

Tiia Mäki

Tanja Schnitt

Olof Östman

Andreas Wingren

Jens Rönneholm
Parties:
Vitec Software Group AB (publ), Oy Raisoft Ltd
Transaction
Vitec’s acquisition of all shares in Oy Raisoft Ltd
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vitec Software Group AB (publ)

Rabbe Sittnikow

Annika Schauman

Juha Ellonen

Risto Ojakoski

Wilhelm Sanmark
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

Matias Moberg

Emmi Kantola

Heikki Vesikansa

Stefan Stellato

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
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)

Annika Schauman

Johanna Wärnberg

Mikael Lustig

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Elisa Viiri

Ingrid Remmelgas

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Jesper Nevalainen

Jenni Parviainen
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
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

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

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

Annika Schauman

Emmi Kantola

Jesper Nevalainen
Parties:
Equip Capital, Lakers Group AB, Vestum AB
Transaction:
Equip Capital has acquired a portfolio of companies from Lakers Group by Vestum AB
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Equip

Johanna Wärnberg

Annika Schauman

Jonas Sjöberg

Emma Andersson

Tanja Schnitt

Carl Tengblad

Carolina H. Wahlby

Amanda Alexandersson

Abiram Soma

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Louise Nordback

Peter Forsberg

Philip Thorell

Santeri Jääskeläinen

Ingrid Remmelgas
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
Publications
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