Riikka Kuha
Riikka Kuha
Riikka advises clients in the field of mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment (FDI) screening processes, as well as general corporate, commercial, and contract law.
As part of the firm’s cross-practice ESG team, Riikka focuses on ESG regulatory developments especially in the field of corporate governance and contracts and supply chains, and advises clients in navigating growing compliance obligations and incorporating sustainability into corporate strategy and operations.
In 2021, Riikka worked on a secondment at Tikkurila Oyj advising on a wide range of corporate law and contract negotiation matters and supporting the company’s M&A integration process following its acquisition by PPG Industries, Inc..
References
Parties:
Infranode, MPY Telecom Oyj
Transaction:
Infranode’s acquisition of MPY Telecom Oyj
Role:
Counsel to Infranode
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.
Parties
A consortium consisting of Security Trading, Fennogens Investments, Corbis, and Bain Capital (buyer), Caverion Oyj (Target)
Transaction
Counsel to the offeror consortium consisting of Security Trading, Fennogens Investments, Corbis, and Bain Capital in the recommended public cash tender offer for all shares in Caverion Oyj.
Deal value
EUR 955 million
Role
Counsel to the offeror consortium consisting of Security Trading, Fennogens Investments, Corbis, and Bain Capital
Parties:
Cargotec Corporation, Konecranes Plc
Transaction:
The announced, but subsequently abandoned, merger of Cargotec and Konecranes in 2021-2022
Deal value:
Approx. EUR 2.7 billion
Role:
Counsel to Konecranes Plc
Parties
Vungle, Inc. (Buyer), GameRefinery Oy (Target)
Transaction
Vungle, Inc.’s acquisition of GameRefinery Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vungle, Inc.
Parties
Telia Finland (Seller) and AddSecure (Buyer)
Transaction
Telia Finland’s divestment of Telia Alerta business to AddSecure
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Seller/Telia Finland
Parties
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (Buyer), shareholders of Pro Farm Technologies Oy (Sellers), Pro Farm Technologies Oy (Target)
Transaction
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., an international leader in sustainable bioprotection and plant health solutions, acquired Pro Farm Technologies Oy, a Finnish agriculture technology company supplying nutrient and biostimulant technology and products
Deal Value
USD 31.8 million
Role
Counsel to Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.
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
Parties
Telia Company (Buyer), AinaGroup Oyj (Seller), AinaCom Oy (Target)
Transaction
Telia Company’s acquisition of AinaCom Oy from AinaGroup Oyj
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Telia Company
Parties
Mimir Invest (Buyer), Caverion (Seller), Project piping & tank business and the related Ylivieska workshop (Targets)
Transaction
Caverion’s sale of project piping & tank business and the related Ylivieska workshop of the Industrial Solutions division.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Caverion
Parties
OP Financial Group (Seller), Vienna Insurance Group (Buyer), Seesam Insurance AS (Target)
Transaction
OP Financial Group's sale of the non-life insurance company Seesam Insurance AS (Seesam), including its Latvian and Lithuanian branches, to Vienna Insurance Group (VIG)
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to OP Financial Group
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
- Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
- Member of the Finnish Corporate Responsibility Law Association
- Member of AIJA – the International Association of Young Lawyers
Education and Professional Background
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2017-
- Secondment, Tikkurila Oyj, 2021
- Trained on the Bench, District Court of Helsinki, 2015
- Senior Associate, Waselius & Wist, 2014
- Associate Lawyer, Waselius & Wist, 2010
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2010
- Studies in EU law, University of Liège, Belgium, 2008