Anton Falkenberg
Anton Falkenberg
Anton advises clients in the field of taxation, with a particular focus on transfer pricing. He has extensive experience across several industries, including restructurings, transfer pricing model planning & implementation, tax function outsourcing, and defending the arm’s length nature of individual intra-group transactions.
In addition, Anton has been involved in some of the largest Finnish MAP, cross-border dialogue, and advance pricing agreement processes with tax authorities of such major trade partners of Finland as the U.S., Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, and Sweden.
Prior to joining Hannes Snellman, Anton worked in the Finnish Tax Administration and private tax consultancy firms.
References
Parties
YIT Oyj (Seller), Renta Oy (Buyer), YIT Kalusto Oy (Target)
Transaction
Sale of fleet and equipment business and related arrangements
Deal Value
EUR 37 million
Role
Counsel to YIT
Hannes Snellman advises NYAB Plc on its re-domiciliation and transfer of listing from Finland to Sweden. The re-domiciliation to Sweden is planned to be executed as a cross-border conversion, pursuant to the so-called EU Mobility Directive, whereby NYAB Plc, without being dissolved or liquidated, would be converted from a Finnish to a Swedish public limited liability company with its registered office in Sweden.
Counsel to Beneq, a leading developer and manufacturer of atomic layer disposition (ALD) technology and provider of R&D services in restructuring the group’s intellectual property holding to correspond to the requirements of the group’s business.
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
- Scholarship Trust Fund “Wiipurilaisen Osakunnan Stipendisäätiö sr”, Chair of the Board
- Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Publications
- Main author of the Finnish Tax Administration’s detailed guidance document “International tax dispute resolution procedure”, 2019
Education and Professional Background
- Counsel, Hannes Snellman, 2024
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2022
- Senior Associate, Alder & Sound Oy, 2021
- Senior Adviser, Finnish Tax Administration, 2019
- Tax Specialist (Transfer Pricing), Finnish Tax Administration, 2017
- Consultant, Deloitte & Touche Oy, 2015
- Thesis Trainee, Deloitte & Touche Oy, 2015
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2015
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 2012–2013