Languages

English, Finnish

Emmi Kantola

Managing Associate M&A

Languages

English, Finnish

Emmi advises domestic and international clients in the field of mergers and acquisitions and, in particular, private equity, venture capital, and growth transactions. She has significant experience from working with private equity and venture capital sponsors, investee companies, and industrial clients on various transactions, including investment rounds and buy-side and sell-side auction processes. In addition, Emmi provides advice on general corporate, commercial, and contract law advice.

Selected References

Parties:

DevCo Partners, Vexve

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman advised DevCo Partners in EUR 521 million single-asset continuation fund transaction to support the next growth chapter of Vexve, a European leader in mission-critical valve solutions for energy infrastructure. The transaction provides DevCo with significant additional capital for the continued support of the long-term growth of Vexve within the accelerating energy transition space.

Deal Value:

EUR 521 million

Role:

Counsel to DevCo Partners

Contacts

Parties:

MariaDB Plc, Codership Oy

Transaction:

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.

Deal Value:

Not public

Role:

Counsel to MariaDB Plc

Contacts

Hannes Snellman advised BHG Group in the sale of IP-Agency Finland Oy to the founders of IP-Agency Finland Oy. IP-Agency Finland Oy is a leading direct-to-consumer e-commerce company and brand house specialised in products within sports and leisure. BHG Group is a major consumer e-commerce company listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

Hannes Snellman’s core advisory team comprised Erik Stenman and Emmi Kantola (M&A), and Stefan Stellato and Ville-Pekka Jokela (Tax).

Contacts

Parties

DevCo Partners Ltd

Transaction

Counsel to DevCo Partners Ltd in its strategic capital raise resulting in EUR 616 million of total commitments for its long-term single asset investment vehicle for Medix Biochemica

Deal Value

EUR 616 million

Role

Counsel to DevCo Partners Ltd

Contacts

  • Erik Stenman

    Partner +358 50 586 8065 erik.stenman@hannessnellman.com

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

  • Markus Bremer

    Partner +358 40 716 9676 markus.bremer@hannessnellman.com

  • Pauliina Sutinen

    Senior Associate +358 50 346 5280 pauliina.sutinen@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Haveli Investments, M-Files Corporation

Transaction

Haveli Investments' majority recapitalisation of M-Files Corporation, a leading platform for knowledge work automation.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Haveli Investments

Contacts

Parties

KWC Group AG (Seller), KWC Nordics Oy (Target), Alumbra Group AB (Buyer)

Transaction

The sale by Equistone’s portfolio company KWC Group AG of its Finnish subsidiary KWC Nordics Oy, a premium manufacturer, seller and distributor of medical washers, disinfectors and bed pan washers, drying cabinets, sterilizers and large-scale washers for clinics and hospitals, to Alumbra Group AB.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to KWC Group AG

Contacts

  • Erik Stenman

    Partner +358 50 586 8065 erik.stenman@hannessnellman.com

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

  • Lasse Riski

    Specialist Partner +358 50 571 0749 lasse.riski@hannessnellman.com

Parties

ScandiNova Systems AB (buyer) and International Electric Company Oy (target).

Transaction

Counsel to ScandiNova Systems AB in its acquisition of majority of shares in International Electric Company Oy, the provider of subsystems and precision instruments for the global health care, scientific and industrial markets.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to ScandiNova Systems AB (buyer)

Contacts

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

  • Oona Eerola

    Associate +358 40 729 6008 oona.eerola@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Varjo Technologies Oy, several new and existing investors including Volvo Car Tech Fund, EQT Ventures, Atomico, Mirabaud and Foxconn​.

Transaction

Counsel to Volvo Car Tech Fund and certain other lead investors in Varjo Technologies Oy’s EUR 41 million funding round.

Deal Value

EUR 41 million

Role

Counsel to Volvo Car Tech Fund and certain other lead investors

Contacts

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Remeo Holding II Oy (buyer), Delete Finland Oy (seller), Delete Ympäristöpalvelut Oy (target)

Transaction

Counsel to Remeo in its acquisition of Delete Ympäristöpalvelut Oy, a Finland-based environmental and recycling services provider.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Remeo

Contacts

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

Contacts

  • Antti Nyberg

    Partner +358 40 838 9375 antti.nyberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Matias Moberg

    Partner +358 40 867 4634 matias.moberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

  • Heikki Vesikansa

    Partner +358 40 844 2117 heikki.vesikansa@hannessnellman.com

  • Stefan Stellato

    Managing Associate +358 50 356 5566 stefan.stellato@hannessnellman.com

  • Jenni Heurlin

    Managing Associate +358 40 825 0405 jenni.heurlin@hannessnellman.com

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

Contacts

  • Erik Stenman

    Partner +358 50 586 8065 erik.stenman@hannessnellman.com

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

  • Anna Nyberg

    Senior Associate +358 41 501 9395 anna.nyberg@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Huuva Oy, several new and existing investors including General Catalyst Group and Lifeline Ventures.

Transaction

Counsel to Huuva Oy, a Helsinki-based food delivery company, on its EUR 5 million financing round.

Deal Value

EUR 5 million

Role

Counsel to Huuva Oy

Contacts

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Blossom Capital (lead investor), Maki.vc, Brightly Ventures and other co-investors, Zevoy Aktiebolag (target).

Transaction

Counsel to the lead investor Blossom Capital in the EUR 15 million series A funding round of Zevoy Aktiebolag, a Finland-based expense management solutions provider.

Deal Value

EUR 15 million

Role

Counsel to Blossom Capital

Contacts

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

Parties 

Mecenat AB (Buyer), shareholders of Oy Frank Students Ab (Sellers), Oy Frank Students Ab (Target)

Transaction 

Counsel to Mecenat, a portfolio company of IK Partners, in its add-on acquisition of Oy Frank Students Ab, a company known for its leading student identification and discount app Frank

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Mecenat AB and IK Partners

Contacts

  • Erik Stenman

    Partner +358 50 586 8065 erik.stenman@hannessnellman.com

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Smartly.io (Buyer), Ad-Lib.io (Target) and various sellers

Transaction

Acquisition of Ad-Lib.io, the next-generation creative optimization platform, by Smartly.io, the leading social advertising SaaS platform for creative and performance marketers.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Finnish counsel to Smartly.io

Contacts

Parties

Mindray (Buyer), HyTest Invest Oy (Target), Summa Equity and other shareholders (Sellers).

Transaction

Sale of HyTest, a Finland-based leading developer and producer of high-performance antibodies and antigens, to Mindray, a leading global medical technology company.

Deal Value

Estimated approx. EUR 545 million.

Role

Finnish counsel to Mindray

Contacts

Parties

Assemblin, Tom Allen Senera

Transaction

Counsel to Assemblin in its acquisition of Tom Allen Senera, a Finland-based systems supplier of energy solutions to properties.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Assemblin

Contacts

Parties 

Infinited Fiber Company Oy, several new and existing investors including H&M Group, Adidas, Invest FWD A/S, Security Trading Oy, Nidoco AB, and Sateri.

Transaction 

Counsel to Infinited Fiber Company Oy, a Finland-based circular fashion and textile technology company, on its EUR 30 million financing round.

Deal Value 

EUR 30 million

Role

Counsel to Infinited Fiber Company Oy

Contacts

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Amazon (Buyer), Umbra (Target)

Transaction

The acquisition of Umbra by Amazon. 

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Umbra

Contacts

Parties

Supermetrics Oy, Highland Europe LLP, IVP, Open Ocean 

Transaction

Counsel to Supermetrics Oy, a Finland-based global leader in data integration, on its EUR 40 million Series B investment round.

Deal Value

EUR 40 million

Role

Counsel to Supermetrics Oy

Contacts

  • Emmi Kantola

    Managing Associate +358 40 086 5252 emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

Memberships and Positions of Trust

  • Member of the Finnish Bar Association
  • Member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)     

Professional Background

  • Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2023-
  • Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2018

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2018
  • Legal studies, Lund University, Sweden, 2017
  • Legal studies, Bond University, Australia, 2015

Publications

  • European Compliance Benchmark on Corporate Criminal and Regulatory Liability (published in cooperation with ELSA International and K&L Gates), 2017 (co-author)

Speaking Engagements

  • AIJA 2023 Annual Congress on the topic “The Four Dimensions of Digital Assets and Blockchain in M&A”, speaker and moderator, 2023