Sami Niemi
Sami Niemi
Sami advises clients on all types of financing arrangements and corporate transactions, with a particular focus on bank lending as well as real estate and acquisition financing. He also provides advice on questions related to general corporate, contract, commercial, and property law.
In addition, Sami has special experience in export credit financing.
References
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
Sini Paajanen
Olli-Pekka Veranen
Satu Kokko
Oliver Vesterlund
Joonas Vartia
Jesper Nevalainen
Sami Niemi
Anna Nyberg
Julia Ranta
Mikko Huimala
Lauri Putkonen
Parties
IK Partners (Buyer), Intera Fund II Ky, Intera Fund III Ky, management and other minority shareholders (Sellers), Renta Group Oy (Target)
Transaction
Intera Partners’ sale of Renta Group Oy to IK Partners
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Intera Partners
Sten Olsson
Olli-Pekka Veranen
Roosa Väre
Mikael Byman
Niclas Ruotsalainen
Antti Nyberg (Alanko)
Sami Niemi
Pauliina Sutinen
Risto Ojakoski
Jesper Nevalainen
Wilhelm Sanmark
Mikko Huimala
Susanna Kyllöinen
Claes Kjellberg
Douglas Essehorn
Alexander Lindqvist
Josephine Lindgren
Olof Östman
Amanda Alexandersson
Parties
NIAM and ICG
Transaction
Counsel to NIAM in its disposal of Thermo Fisher’s Finnish headquarter office and R&D facility with over 23,000 sqm of lettable area located in the Helsinki metropolitan area to ICG
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to NIAM
Tapio Teräkivi
Marjaana Martikainen
Ella Rinne
Sami Niemi
Parties
Altaal (Buyer), NIAM (Seller), CGI HQ (Target)
Transaction
NIAM's disposal of CGI HQ located in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to NIAM
Tapio Teräkivi
Marjaana Martikainen
Ella Rinne
Sami Niemi
Julia Ranta
Andreas Wingren
Parties
LAK Real Estate Oy, Kiinteistö Oy Apron
Transaction
Counsel to LAK Real Estate Oy in financing of hotel construction at Helsinki Airport
Deal Value
EUR 120 million
Role
Counsel to LAK Real Estate Oy and Kiinteistö Oy Apron and it's direct parent companies
Heikki Majamaa
Sami Niemi
Matias Moberg
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
Sten Olsson
Olli-Pekka Veranen
Klaus Metsä-Simola
Emmi Kantola
Sami Niemi
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Risto Ojakoski
Parties
Mayr-Melnhof Cartonboard International GmbH, Kotkamills Group Oyj
Transaction
Mayr-Melnhof Cartonboard International GmbH's acquisition of Kotkamills Group Oyj
Deal Value
Approx. EUR 425 million
Role
Counsel to Mayr-Melnhof Cartonboard International GmbH
Sten Olsson
Olli-Pekka Veranen
Roosa Väre
Sami Niemi
Outi Raitasuo
Mikko Huimala
Klaus Metsä-Simola
Laura Sainio
Noora Britschgi
Parties
Castellum (Buyer), Lindström Invest (Target)
Transaction
Castellum's acquisition of real estate group Lindström Invest
Deal Value
EUR 150 million
Role
Counsel to Castellum AB (publ)
Tapio Teräkivi
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Panu Vikberg
Sami Niemi
Parties
Altia Plc, Arcus ASA
Transaction
Merger of Altia Plc and Arcus ASA to form Anora Group
Deal value
Preliminary aggregated annual revenue EUR 640 million
Role
Lead counsel to Altia Plc
Sonja Siggberg
Klaus Ilmonen
Anniina Järvinen
Robert Gordin
Kaisa Himmanen
Ebba Almén
Mikko Huimala
Lauri Putkonen
Essi Ellman
Jenni Heurlin
Peter Forsberg
Sarah Ek
Heikki Vesikansa
Harri Vehviläinen
Isabella Kartila
Markus Bremer
Tuomas Toivonen
Sami Niemi
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Risto Ojakoski
Jenny Lundberg
Josephine Lindgren
Panu Siitonen
Sarita Schröder
Parties
OP Corporate Bank plc as the credit coordinator with Nordea and SEB as other creditors. Kesko as the Borrower
Transaction
EUR 300 million syndicated credit facility for Kesko Corporation, in which the interest is linked to sustainability targets
Deal Value
EUR 300 million and an additional EUR 300 million conditional loan
Role
Counsel to OP Corporate Bank plc
Sami Niemi
Markus Bremer
Counsel to Rapala VMC Corporation in a hybrid bond issue of EUR 25 million
Markus Bremer
Sami Niemi
Parties
Patrizia (Buyer), Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Seller)
Transaction
Patrizia's acquisition of the Dixi office property with a total lettable area of approximately 14,300 sqm located in Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA) from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Patrizia
Tapio Teräkivi
Tuuli Pikkarainen
Tuomas Toivonen
Sami Niemi
Ella Rinne
Counsel to Pankaboard Oyj in the outsourcing of steam production to Adven Oy
Mikko Heinonen
Maria Landtman
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Samuli Pirinen
Janne Veneranta
Jenni Parviainen
Noora Britschgi
Kaisa Himmanen
Sami Niemi
Parties
Nordea Bank Abp, Relais Group, Aktiebolaget Reservdelar, Huzell I Karlstad Aktiebolag
Transaction
Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp in financing the acquisition of Aktiebolaget Reservdelar and Huzell I Karlstad Aktiebolag by Relais Group
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp
Antti Nyberg (Alanko)
Sami Niemi
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Board member, Finnish Ski Sport Foundation, 2018−
Education and Professional Background
- Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2019
- Master of Laws, University of Lapland, 2019
- Project Trainee, Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., 2018
- Associate Trainee, Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., 2017
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