Joonas Vartia
Joonas Vartia
Joonas advises clients on mergers and acquisitions and on general corporate, commercial, and contract law.
He joined the firm as an associate trainee and was appointed as an associate lawyer upon his graduation in 2021.
References
Parties:
Masco Corporation (Buyer), Nordic Mezzanine and other Sauna360 Group Oy’s shareholders (Sellers), Sauna360 Group Oy (Target)
Transaction:
Acquisition of Sauna360 Group Oy
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Finnish and Swedish Counsel to Masco Corporation
Tuire Kuronen
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Joonas Vartia
Wilma Montonen
Astrid Trolle Adams
Ulrika Wigart
Simon Mittler
Liisa Vaaraniemi
Louise Nordback
Ingrid Remmelgas
Anna Nyberg
Lisa Pålsson
Mikael Wood
Andreas Wingren
Peter Forsberg
Lars Lundgren
Sofia Saarelainen
Ville Säteri
Sofia Granberg
Emilia Reis
Rebecca Osola
Parties:
Thome Group, OSM Maritime Group
Transaction:
Merger of Thome Group and OSM Maritime Group
Value:
Value not public
Role:
Finnish counsel to Thome Group Holding Limited
Tuire Kuronen
Joonas Vartia
Heidi Haanpää
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Veera Heiskanen
Ingrid Remmelgas
Liisa Vaaraniemi
Parties:
Methode Electronics, Inc., Nordic Lights Group Corporation
Transaction:
Methode Electronics, Inc.'s recommended public cash tender offer for all shares in Nordic Lights Group Corporation
Deal Value:
EUR 132 million
Role:
Counsel to Methode Electronics, Inc.
Johan Aalto
Anniina Järvinen
Marcus Lehtinen
Robert Gordin
Joonas Vartia
Riikka Kuha
Heidi Haanpää
Essi Ellman
Päivi Tammilehto
Anna Mäkinen
Hilma Mäkitalo-Saarinen
Simon Mittler
Ingrid Remmelgas
Ville Säteri
Kerttu Pahta
Rebecca Osola
Monika Parkkinen
Karoliina Kaartinen
Parties
Stora Enso Oyj, UPM-Kymmene Group, Metsä Group, Sonoco-Alcore, other sellers (Sellers), Stena Recycling Oy (Buyer), Encore Ympäristöpalvelut Oy (Target)
Transaction
Sale of Encore Ympäristöpalvelut Oy to Stena Recycling Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Stora Enso Oyj, UPM-Kymmene Group, Metsä Group, Sonoco-Alcore, and other sellers
Tuire Kuronen
Susanna Purovirta
Joonas Vartia
Päivi Tammilehto
Klaus Metsä-Simola
Anna Mäkinen
Wilhelm Sanmark
Panu Vikberg
Marta Kauppinen
Parties
SARC Architects Oy (seller), CapMan Buyout (buyer)
Deal
CapMan Buyout’s investment in award-winning Finnish architectural firm SARC Architects
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to SARC Architects Oy
Mikko Heinonen
Joonas Vartia
Anna Nyberg
Parties
Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (Buyer), Pontos Oy, Taaleri Datacenter Ky, other sellers (Sellers), Ficolo Oy (Target)
Transaction
Sale of Ficolo Oy to Digital 9 Infrastructure plc
Deal Value
EUR 135 million
Role
Counsel to Pontos Oy, Taaleri Datacenter Ky, and other sellers
Tuire Kuronen
Satu Kokko
Oliver Vesterlund
Joonas Vartia
Jesper Nevalainen
Sami Niemi
Anna Nyberg
Julia Ranta
Mikko Huimala
Parties
Basware Corporation (target), a consortium consisting of Accel-KKR, Long Path Partners, and Briarwood Chase Management (buyer)
Transaction
Counsel to the offeror consortium of Accel-KKR, Long Path Partners, and Briarwood Chase Management in the tender offer for all outstanding securities in Basware Corporation.
Deal Value
EUR 620 million
Role
Counsel to the consortium
Klaus Ilmonen
Tommi Kovero
Aki Salmela
Robert Gordin
Joonas Vartia
Linnea Lehtonen
Roope Sevón
Heikki Vesikansa
Harri Vehviläinen
Sofia Ampuja
Mikko Huimala
Markus Bremer
Pauliina Sutinen
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Anna Nyberg
Outi Jousi
Annika Tiitola
Axel Hård af Segerstad
Parties
Angel Pond Holdings Corporation, MariaDB Corporation Ab
Transaction
Combination of Angel Pond Holdings Corporation and MariaDB Corporation Ab by way of a domestication merger and cross-border merger, and related transactions
Deal Value
USD 672 million (implied enterprise value of the combined company)
Role
Finnish counsel to Angel Pond Holdings Corporation
Tuire Kuronen
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Heidi Haanpää
Susanna Purovirta
Oliver Vesterlund
Joonas Vartia
Heikki Vesikansa
Harri Vehviläinen
Joakim Frände
Jesper Nevalainen
Liisa Vaaraniemi
Risto Ojakoski
Tuomas Toivonen
Hanna Lindberg
Parties
Citycon Oyj
Transaction
Citycon Oyj’s repurchase of a total amount of 9,500,000 own shares for a total purchase price of EUR 65.8 million as a result of a market based reverse accelerated bookbuild process
Deal Value
EUR 65.8 million
Role
Counsel to Citycon Oyj
Mikko Heinonen
Klaus Ilmonen
Aki Salmela
Joonas Vartia
Education and Professional Background
- Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2021–
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2021
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2021
- Trainee, Bird & Bird Attorneys Ltd, 2020–2021
- Legal Trainee, DNA Plc, 2020
- Junior Advisor, Business Finland, India, 2019–2020
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